MIDI Expression Control vs JAX MIDI Control Pad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDI Expression Control
This application allows users to modify settings for MIDI Expression devices. Ensure your device has firmware version 2.6 or higher for iOS compatibility.
- Change device settings
- Compatible with MIDI Expression devices
- iOS firmware compatibility check
- Free to download
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This is the Control Application for MIDI Expression devices. It lets you change settings for the devices. Please note that the iOS version of the Control Application is only compatible with devices running firmware version 2.6 and up.
JAX MIDI Control Pad
Generate touch-based MIDI controller events for synthesizers and audio effects. This AudioUnit (AUv3) requires a supporting host application for MIDI connectivity and routing. Offers features like Channel Aftertouch, Pitch Bend, and preset management.
- Touch-based MIDI event generation
- Supports AUv3 host applications
- Channel Aftertouch and Pitch Bend
- Preset management
- User-defined colors per parameter
- Universal app for multiple Apple platforms
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With the JAX MIDI Control Pad you can generate touch based MIDI controller events for transmitting to your favorite synthesizers and audio effects. Please note, that the AudioUnit (AUv3) requires a supporting host application with extended MIDI connectivity to perform. The host app is responsible for connecting external devices and other audio units. The audio unit is created as an instrument (aumu) device for best compatibility and will send MIDI controller events to the connected devices or effects. The routing capacities usually depend on the support from the host application. One single instance of the JAX MIDI Control Pad can send 2 MIDI controllers at ones, but also can be configured to be merely one, Many instances of the audio unit can be used. The events are filtered to stop useless repeating values, as continuously sending redundant values can affect poerformance drastically and cause negative side effects on the receiver. This build is truly 'universal', meaning, unit is available for: - MacOS (Apple Silicon) - iOS (iPhone) - iPadOS (iPads) - visionOS (Apple Vision Pro)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MIDI Expression Control at Free against JAX MIDI Control Pad's $5.99. MIDI Expression Control also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). JAX MIDI Control Pad's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
MIDI Expression Control is free to download; JAX MIDI Control Pad costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MIDI Expression Control against 5.0 for JAX MIDI Control Pad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
MIDI Expression Control ships an update every 6 months, JAX MIDI Control Pad weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI Expression Control | JAX MIDI Control Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Jonkman | Jens Guell |
Customer experience
MIDI Expression Control
JAX MIDI Control Pad
In-app purchases
MIDI Expression Control
No in-app purchases
JAX MIDI Control Pad
No in-app purchases
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