Apollo Motion MIDI Controller vs jAmp IR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apollo Motion MIDI Controller
Transform your iPhone into a musical instrument using its accelerometer. Trigger MIDI notes and chords with motion, creating a natural and organic feel for music production. Ideal for adding unique percussive elements or expressive control to your compositions.
- Motion-controlled MIDI triggering
- Accelerometer-based input
- Wireless MIDI over Bluetooth
- USB MIDI via musicIO
- Customizable MIDI events
- Program and control change messages
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Apollo Motion MIDI Controller uses the accelerometer built into your iPhone, turning it into a unique musical instrument. Shake or tap your iPhone to trigger MIDI notes or chords; when used with the innovative synthesizer and drum apps on iOS, you have a new way of creating music. One of the best ways to keep time is through moving your body. Everyone can tap their feet or clap their hands to a beat; by using this motion to trigger MIDI, you can capture a natural, organic feeling. Use the app like a shaker, tambourine, or a cowbell, with the MIDI notes adding the accents you need; every song could use more cowbell. The app detects rapid acceleration in six different directions, to trigger six different MIDI events. Use the front for a cymbal, and the back for a bass drum. You can also use the app to send program change or control change messages. The app is not appropriate for speed-metal drum rolls; the response rate of the accelerometer limits how quickly notes can be triggered. Apollo Motion MIDI Controller works with Apollo MIDI over Bluetooth (the original Bluetooth MIDI solution for iOS). With low latency wireless MIDI from your phone to an iPad or Mac, you're free from a tangle of connections, and can move how you want. The app also works with musicIO, which provides both high speed MIDI and four channels of audio using a standard USB sync cable, connecting your iPhone to either a Mac or PC.
jAmp IR
This tool loads impulse responses for guitar and bass amp cabinet simulation. It allows mixing two impulse responses and offers fine control over filters, gain, and phase. The app includes five high-quality impulse responses.
- Impulse response loader
- Cabinet simulator for guitar and bass
- Mix two impulse responses
- High and low pass filters
- Gain control
- Phase inversion
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jAmp IR is a zero latency impulse response loader tool in AUv3 plugin format. It is designed to be a cabinet simulator for guitar and bass amps. Two impulse responses can be mixed. Furthermore there is fine level control in the form of high and low pass filters, gain control, and phase inversion. The app comes with 5 high quality impulse responses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: jAmp IR at 4.7 against Apollo Motion MIDI Controller's 3.6. jAmp IR also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (15 vs 5). Apollo Motion MIDI Controller's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
jAmp IR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Apollo Motion MIDI Controller's written reviews are positive against 67% of jAmp IR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Apollo Motion MIDI Controller | jAmp IR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Secret Base Design | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
Apollo Motion MIDI Controller
jAmp IR
In-app purchases
Apollo Motion MIDI Controller
No in-app purchases
jAmp IR
No in-app purchases
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