Jack the beat maker app vs MIDI FX PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jack the beat maker app
Create music on the go with this pocket-sized drum machine. Record live beats using drum pads, add basslines, and export your creations in WAV or MIDI formats. It offers synthesized bass and sampled drum sounds for easy music production.
- Pocket-sized drum machine
- Live recording with drum pads
- Add simple bass lines
- 2 drum kits with 12 tweakable sounds
- Customizable bass sound
- Export to WAV or MIDI
- Metronome
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Pocket size drum machine, perfect for making beats. You can record live with the drum pads and even add simple bass line to the beat. 2 drum kits with 12 tweakable drum sounds and customisable bass sound Easy to use! - real synthesised bass sounds - sampled drum sounds - export to WAV or MIDI - metronome - real-time parameters Jack the beat maker is simplified but yet powerful rhythm greater tool.
MIDI FX PRO
This app is a powerful MIDI workstation for iOS and Mac, allowing users to control and process MIDI signals. It offers features like harmonization, transposition, arpeggiation, and sequencing for external or virtual synths. It also includes internal instruments and effects for mobile music creation.
- MIDI signal processing
- Harmonize, Transpose, Arpeggiate
- Sequencer for synths
- Delay/looper
- Internal instruments (drums, piano, synth)
- Filter notes by velocity
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Buy once and get the iOS and Mac apps (with Family Sharing) This is the Unlocked Version of MIDI FX. You can buy this version instead of unlocking the free one through IAP Control your MIDI signals and process them in any combination of ways: Harmonize, Transpose, Arpeggiate, etc... Or use the Sequencer to play any external or virtual synth. Use a MIDI interface to unlock the power of the app to control multiple synths with one keyboard, play one note and generate chords, basslines, etc... Use the delay/looper or filter notes based on velocity or other parameters to send to different synths/effects. A MIDI workstation in your pocket (or your iPad/Mac) You can also use some internal instruments (drums sampler, piano or synth) if you are away from your MIDI gear, and sequence whole songs inside the app, or use other synth apps as input/output for MIDI FX. Your imagination is the limit!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Jack the beat maker app at $1.99 against MIDI FX PRO's $9.99. Jack the beat maker app also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.7). MIDI FX PRO's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 38 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Jack the beat maker app costs $1.99 and MIDI FX PRO $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jack the beat maker app ships an update every 38 months, MIDI FX PRO monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jack the beat maker app | MIDI FX PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandar Mlazev | Jorge Arroyo |
Customer experience
Jack the beat maker app
MIDI FX PRO
In-app purchases
Jack the beat maker app
No in-app purchases
MIDI FX PRO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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