MIDI Scope vs Midi Amuser
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.
Midi Amuser
This app allows you to connect, control, and record up to 10 MIDI instruments and controllers across 10 tracks. It manages routing, recalls instrument states, and enables live looping and complex song arrangements with a stable clock and zero latency.
- Connect up to 10 MIDI instruments
- Connect up to 10 MIDI controllers
- Zero latency
- Step sequencer
- Manage synth patches
- Record and arrange MIDI events on 10 tracks
- Arrange up to 16 song parts
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Midi Amuser lets you connect, control and record up to 10 instruments on 10 tracks with up to 10 input devices. It will take care of your routing, recall your instruments’ CC states across songs and arrangements. It lets you make live loops as well as create complex song arrangements. - make it the center of your MIDI setup - connect up to 10 MIDI instruments - connect up to 10 MIDI controllers - zero latency - stable clock - step sequencer - use a foot switch to record after the fact - manage all your synths’ patches - automatically save and recall Control Change states of your instruments - record, copy, quantise Midi events on up to 10 tracks - arrange up to 16 song parts - make templates for live performances - loop and arrange live - import and export songs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Midi Amuser at none against MIDI Scope's 3. Midi Amuser also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). MIDI Scope's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 6). On price, rating, ads 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. MIDI Scope sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Midi Amuser asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MIDI Scope against 4.8 for Midi Amuser. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively.
MIDI Scope ships an update every 9 months, Midi Amuser every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI Scope | Midi Amuser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kinematic Systems | Tilmann Schuepfer |
Customer experience
MIDI Scope
Midi Amuser
In-app purchases
MIDI Scope
- Small$0.99
- Small$2.99
- Large$4.99
Midi Amuser
No in-app purchases
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