MIDI Scope vs UxMIDI Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDI Scope
Monitor MIDI activity on your iOS device. Filter events by type, group, or channel, with detailed packet interpretation in decimal and hexadecimal. Send feedback directly to the developer.
- Monitor MIDI activity
- Filter events by type, group, or channel
- Detailed event packet interpretation
- Raw packet data in decimal and hexadecimal
- iOS device compatibility
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MIDI Scope allows you to monitor MIDI activity using your iOS device. Features include the ability to filter events by individual type, continuous controller, or by group as well as MIDI channel. A comprehensive interpretation of each event packet is displayed. Raw packet data is shown in both decimal and hexadecimal formats. Please send feature requests and trouble reports to the support email listed on our web site. Please rate this app, there is a button on the settings page to make it easy.
UxMIDI Tools
Configure and update firmware for CME USB MIDI devices. Manage routing, mapping, and filtering of MIDI events for precise control over your music production hardware. Requires a USB lightning adapter for connection.
- Firmware updates for CME USB MIDI products
- Full product configuration
- MIDI routing management
- MIDI mapping capabilities
- MIDI event filtering
- USB lightning adapter required
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UxMIDI Tools, the application dedicated to CME USB MIDI products owners. With this software, you will be able to update the firmware of your CME Pro USB products (C2MIDI Pro, U2MIDI Pro, U4MIDI-WC, U6MIDI Pro, etc). The software is also used to fully configure your product, you have an access to the routing, mapping and filtering features. With this software you will be able to configure routing to each MIDI and USB input, you can decide to route any input to any output. You can also decide to filter any incoming MIDI event so it is not forwarded to the routed output. The latest version also offers the possibility to map any incoming MIDI event to another one. This application requires using a USB lightning adapter connected to the iPad or iPhone to connect to CME device through USB cable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MIDI Scope at 100% against UxMIDI Tools's 50%. MIDI Scope also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). UxMIDI Tools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. MIDI Scope sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. UxMIDI Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
MIDI Scope holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIDI Scope has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MIDI Scope's written reviews are positive against 50% of UxMIDI Tools's.
MIDI Scope ships an update every 9 months, UxMIDI Tools weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI Scope | UxMIDI Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kinematic Systems | CME PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
MIDI Scope
UxMIDI Tools
In-app purchases
MIDI Scope
- Small$0.99
- Small$2.99
- Large$4.99
UxMIDI Tools
No in-app purchases
