Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Motion-controlled MIDI triggering
  • Accelerometer-based input
  • Wireless MIDI over Bluetooth
  • USB MIDI via musicIO
  • Customizable MIDI events
  • Program and control change messages
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Impulse response loader
  • Cabinet simulator for guitar and bass
  • Mix two impulse responses
  • High and low pass filters
  • Gain control
  • Phase inversion
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Apollo Motion MIDI Controller3 screens
jAmp IR1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Apollo Motion MIDI Controller versus jAmp IR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApollo Motion MIDI ControllerjAmp IR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings515 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecret Base DesignJan Maes

Customer experience

Apollo Motion MIDI Controller

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

jAmp IR

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Apollo Motion MIDI Controller

No in-app purchases

None

jAmp IR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apollo Motion MIDI Controller free?
Apollo Motion MIDI Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is jAmp IR free?
jAmp IR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Apollo Motion MIDI Controller or jAmp IR?
jAmp IR is rated higher. Apollo Motion MIDI Controller averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while jAmp IR averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Apollo Motion MIDI Controller or jAmp IR have ads?
Neither Apollo Motion MIDI Controller nor jAmp IR shows ads.

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