Comparison

KORG iWAVESTATION vs MidiQuesti

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

KORG iWAVESTATION

This app recreates a legendary 1990s synthesizer, offering time-varying timbre creation and advanced vector synthesis. Experience its unique sound-shaping potential with a renewed graphic interface and touch-based operation for iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Faithful reproduction of original WAVESTATION sound
  • Graphical wave sequence view with touch control
  • 1,500 sounds, 700+ waveforms, 55 effects
  • Powerful random sequence engine
  • AUv3 support for Logic Pro and GarageBand
  • Integration with KORG Gadget DAW
Features
Currently charting
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Creating sounds with time-varying timbre, on your mobile device. KORG iWAVESTATION - A wave sequence synthesizer for iOS. The WAVESTATION synthesizer went on sale in 1990. This instrument featured an advanced vector synthesis system which created new sounds by combining and connecting multiple waveforms; it provided a mix/morphing function that let you use a joystick to change the balance of four oscillators, and a distinctive wave sequence function that allowed you to place waveforms in a desired sequence to create sequence patterns. To this day, it continues to be considered a legendary and still-unique instrument. Now in 2016, the WAVESTATION has been reborn as "KORG iWAVESTATION," an app for iPad/iPhone. In addition to completely reproducing the programs, it also features a renewed design that lets everyone experience the stupendous sound-shaping potential of the WAVESTATION. It features touch-based operation that's distinctive of iOS, in conjunction with a new graphic interface that allows you to visualize and edit the time-varying timbral changes that are distinctive of the WAVESTATION. [ Features ] - A faithful reproduction of the original WAVESTATION sound: In addition to providing the sounds from all PCM memories of the WAVESTATION, the new iWAVESTATION also reproduces in software every detail of the parameters, based on an analysis of the original hardware circuit diagram. - A new wave sequence view that can be graphically controlled: The iWAVESTATION, we advance another step with a graphical user interface that takes advantage of the touch operations that are a characteristic of iOS. Even more than ever, we've updated the screen design with an emphasis on creating sequences. - 1,500 sounds, more than 700 waveforms, 55 effects, and a powerful random sequence engine: This new instrument includes a stupendous number of presets and waveforms, covering all models of the series. iWAVESTATION also provides a new random sequence function which will give you different perspectives to inspire new sounds. - Use with KORG Gadget and AUv3 for song production: iWAVESTATION can be used in conjunction with the "KORG Gadget" music production DAW app that has won numerous awards around the world. If both apps are installed, it can be used as the "Milpitas" gadget inside the KORG Gadget app. And also supports AUv3, so it can also be used as a sound module for Logic Pro and GarageBand. With a convenient and richly varied set of sounds, iWAVESTATION can be the foundation for either of these music production environments. More info at korg.com

About

MidiQuesti

This app is a comprehensive MIDI SysEx editor and librarian for managing and organizing patches, banks, and other data from a vast array of MIDI instruments. It offers advanced editing capabilities, real-time parameter control, and the ability to manage multiple devices simultaneously.

Highlights
  • Supports 900+ MIDI instruments from 50+ manufacturers
  • Store, organize, and edit banks and patches
  • Multi-instrument and multi-port support
  • Real-time parameter editing
  • Drag and drop bank editing
  • Import/export .syx and .mid files
  • Block Copy/Swap for parameter groups
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Unparalleled SysEx Management for MIDI Hardware... Midi Quest supports 900 of the most popular MIDI instruments and other devices from over 50 different manufacturers including Korg, Roland, Yamaha, Kurzweil, Alesis, Waldorf, Kawai, Akai, and E-mu.. Store, organize, and edit banks and the individual patches, combinations, multis, performances, drums settings, and other SysEx loaded from your MIDI hardware. Midi Quest is a true multi-instrument editor/librarian designed from the ground up to effectively support multiple MIDI ports, multiple manufacturers, and multiple MIDI devices. Midi Quest "talks" to each MIDI device individually so it can simultaneously send SysEx to as many as 250 different instruments and still edit another instrument - all at the same time. Try doing that with any other editor/librarian... Midi Quest is not a panel editor. Midi Quest is a professional, integrated system capable of fully managing, editing, and organizing the simplest to the most complex workstation class MIDI devices and hardware synthesizers such as Korg's flagship workstation, the Kronos. Midi Quest natively reads and writes industry standard .syx and .mid files so that you can easily take advantage of SysEx downloaded from the internet or received from a friend. Midi Quest for iPad imports Set, Collection, individual Patch, and individual Bank files from Mac and Windows versions of Midi Quest so existing SysEx can easily be stored and edited on an iPad. Midi Quest can store an entire studio configuration - in a single file. First, what every editor/librarian should have (but may not)... Midi Quest will easily handle all of your bank editing tasks. Copy and Paste, Swap, or Insert single or multiple patches within the same bank or with other banks using menu commands or drag and drop. Along with a dozen other standard commands to rename, sort, shift patches, and so on. 1-tap audition automatically sends selected patches. Midi Quest's unique and powerful bank editing capabilities are highlighted in multi-timbral instruments with parent/child linked editing and display. Just like its bank editors, Midi Quest's parameter editors cover all of the basics with the features you expect - multiple ways to edit each parameter: grab and drag editing, extended popup editing, and true rotary knob editing. Unlike most panel editors, Midi Quest can retrieve and display all of the current values of all parameters. Of course, Midi Quest performs edits in real time so the instrument immediately reflects the changes made on screen. It also offers a range of both manual and automatic auditioning options. Scale each editor to a customizable size (up to 3X) so editing is fast and easy. Along with the editor's many features, take advantage of the Block Copy/Swap options which allows for the selection of a logical group of parameters such as an envelope, oscillator, effect, or LFO and copy/swap them within the same patch, or a different patch. Midi Quest is not just for the patch tweaker. Midi Quest has many users who have never created a new patch by editing individual parameters. Their secret is Midi Quest's five different patch generators: Mix, Blend, Mix All, Morph, and Gen 4. Each takes existing sounds and combines them in different ways to create entire banks of new sounds in a matter of seconds. This type of experimentation, without Midi Quest, would require days but with Midi Quest there are results in seconds. Looking for new inspiration? Looking for a sound but no time for programming? Midi Quest has the answer for you. Sound Quest's latest patch collection contains over 180,000 unique patches and is now accessible to everyone with Midi Quest using the unique Patch Zone view. This context sensitive view tracks the instrument and type of SysEx and automatically lists the available patches. For more detailed information on Midi Quest for iPad, visit Sound Quest's web site at www.squest.com

Screenshots

KORG iWAVESTATION4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KORG iWAVESTATION at 69% against MidiQuesti's 10%. KORG iWAVESTATION also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (135 vs 11). MidiQuesti's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

MidiQuesti is free to download; KORG iWAVESTATION costs $29.99 up front. KORG iWAVESTATION sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MidiQuesti asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KORG iWAVESTATION holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KORG iWAVESTATION has 135 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of KORG iWAVESTATION's written reviews are positive against 10% of MidiQuesti's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KORG iWAVESTATION ships an update every 5 months, MidiQuesti weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
KORG iWAVESTATION versus MidiQuesti: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKORG iWAVESTATIONMidiQuesti
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (135 ratings) — better1.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings135 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKORG INC.Sound Quest

Customer experience

KORG iWAVESTATION

All ratings132 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral17.2%
Negative13.8%

MidiQuesti

All ratings11 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative85.0%

Bugs and requests

KORG iWAVESTATION

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when saving user presets
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add AUv3 support
  • Improve preset management and browsing
  • Enhance MIDI functionality (channel selection, more CCs)
  • Expand filter options (high-pass, band-pass)

MidiQuesti

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

KORG iWAVESTATION

One-time1
  • Expansion Card Pack$4.99
None

MidiQuesti

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KORG iWAVESTATION free?
KORG iWAVESTATION costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MidiQuesti free?
MidiQuesti is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KORG iWAVESTATION or MidiQuesti?
KORG iWAVESTATION is rated higher. KORG iWAVESTATION averages 4.2 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while MidiQuesti averages 1.5 from 11 ratings.
Do KORG iWAVESTATION or MidiQuesti have ads?
Neither KORG iWAVESTATION nor MidiQuesti shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KORG iWAVESTATION or MidiQuesti?
KORG iWAVESTATION ships an update every 5 months, and MidiQuesti weekly. Most recently, KORG iWAVESTATION was updated on November 6, 2026 and MidiQuesti on November 3, 2026.

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