Comparison

MIDI Camera vs FieldKit Pro

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

Head to head
About

MIDI Camera

Control your iOS device's camera using MIDI signals. Trigger photos or record video wirelessly or via adapters. Ideal for synchronized multi-camera setups, time-lapse, and stop-motion animation.

Highlights
  • Trigger photos and video recording
  • Wireless MIDI control (WiFi/Bluetooth)
  • Adapter support
  • Synchronize multiple cameras
  • Time-lapse photography
  • Stop-motion animation
Features
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MIDI has been used to control synthesizers and sequencers for years. It's easy to use, and there are hundreds of inexpensive controllers. With MIDI Camera, Secret Base Design brings MIDI to iOS photography. Use a MIDI controller, foot pedal, or an app, to take photographs or record video. MIDI signals can be sent wirelessly, using either WiFi or Bluetooth, or using adapters with a camera connection kit. The precise timing available with MIDI makes it easy to synchronize multiple cameras, or to take carefully spaced photos for time lapse photography. Triggering camera photos and videos electronically can make stop-motion animation easier!

About

FieldKit Pro

Capture high-fidelity audio with studio-quality recording, real-time waveform and spectrogram monitoring, and advanced editing tools. Organize and export your recordings with metadata and custom tags.

Highlights
  • Studio-quality 24-bit, 48kHz WAV recording
  • Real-time waveform and spectrogram monitoring
  • Geotagging and custom tagging for organization
  • Non-destructive trimming and editing
  • Silence detection and auto-cropping
  • Export in multiple formats with embedded metadata
  • External microphone support
Features
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FieldKit is a focused, no-nonsense field recorder built for sound designers, foley artists, ambient musicians, and anyone who needs to capture the world in high fidelity. RECORD IN STUDIO QUALITY Capture 24-bit, 48kHz WAV audio with real-time waveform monitoring. Adjust input gain, apply a low-cut filter to tame wind and handling noise, and monitor your input live — all before you hit record. SEE THE SOUND Watch a real-time spectrogram as you record, so you can spot frequency content the waveform alone won't show you. Perfect for catching hums, resonances, and details you'd otherwise only notice on playback. STAY ORGANIZED Every recording can be automatically geotagged, so you always know where a sound was captured. Tag recordings by type, add timestamped markers while recording or editing, and search your entire library instantly. EDIT WITHOUT LEAVING THE APP Trim recordings non-destructively, drop markers to bookmark key moments, normalize levels, adjust gain with one-tap undo, and automatically detect and strip silence — all without needing a separate editor. EXPORT YOUR WAY Export to WAV, AIFF, M4A, or FLAC with embedded metadata (title, location, tags, markers). Split a recording into separate files at your markers, or batch export your whole library at once. BUILT FOR EXTERNAL MICS FieldKit supports external microphones and includes a screen-flip mode for rigs where your phone ends up mounted upside-down. PRIVACY FIRST All processing happens on your device. FieldKit doesn't collect any data, doesn't use analytics or tracking, and doesn't require an account. Your recordings never leave your phone unless you export them yourself. FieldKit Pro is a one-time purchase — not a subscription — and unlocks: • Unlimited recordings • Real-time spectrogram view • Unlimited tags • Batch export • Export as slices • Normalize & gain tools • Silence detection & auto-crop Everything else is free, forever.

Screenshots

MIDI Camera4 screens
FieldKit Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FieldKit Pro at Free against MIDI Camera's $0.99. MIDI Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment and 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

FieldKit Pro is free to download; MIDI Camera costs $0.99 up front. FieldKit Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MIDI Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MIDI Camera against 5.0 for FieldKit Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIDI Camera has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MIDI Camera versus FieldKit Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDI CameraFieldKit Pro
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick MaddenJohn Reading

Customer experience

MIDI Camera

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

FieldKit Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MIDI Camera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FieldKit Pro

One-time1
  • FieldKit Pro Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is MIDI Camera free?
MIDI Camera costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldKit Pro free?
FieldKit Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MIDI Camera or FieldKit Pro?
MIDI Camera and FieldKit Pro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MIDI Camera or FieldKit Pro have ads?
Neither MIDI Camera nor FieldKit Pro shows ads.

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