Comparison

touchAble Pro vs TouchOSC

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

Head to head
About

touchAble Pro

This app provides deep, customizable control over music production software, allowing users to perform and edit without a mouse. It offers waveform views, piano roll editing, and full access to device parameters, all from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • Audio clip view with waveforms
  • Piano roll view for pattern editing
  • Draw and edit clip automations
  • Customizable device templates
  • Access track I/O
  • Control transport, clips, and scenes
  • Play instruments with grid/piano layouts
Features
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touchAble Pro makes it easy to produce and perform music in Ableton Live by putting everything you need directly at your fingertips. Eight years ago touchAble defined what a touch controller app for Live could do. touchAble Pro has been reimagined and recoded from the ground up, incorporating years of feedback from musicians at every level. touchAble Pro provides a cleaner interface, allows much more powerful customisation and gives you the deepest access possible to Ableton Live. From waveform views to editors to automations - with touchAble Pro, you now have the complete Ableton Live experience literally at your fingertips. You can perform and edit without ever touching a mouse, you can customize your experience to access exactly the controls you need to edit or play. You’ll gain complete control that’s as portable as the smartphone, tablet or laptop you’re carrying with you. - Audio clip view with waveforms, including side-by-side waveform view - Edit patterns easier and faster than ever with the new piano roll view - Draw and edit Clip-Automations - Templates for Live devices are now included at no added cost - Create your own custom Device Templates for M4L or Live Devices, VSTs & AUs - Access a tracks I/O right from the app. - Make your own Device templates, with complete support for third-party plug-ins and Max for Live (IAP - soon to come) - Build your own complete custom layouts with the overhauled Template Editor - Make performance-friendly templates that include focus on individual clips and scenes, custom controls and even full modules. - New layout options: view modules fullscreen or duplicate them side by side - For iPhone & iPad (Universal) touchAble lets you access all of Ableton Live via simple, robust connections, either wired or wireless, and provides access to nearly every aspect of the software. touchAble Pro builds on that support with an updated interface for all of the features that made touchAble popular: - Control the transport, metronome, cues, and quantization - Trigger clips and scenes and control looping - Arm, mute, and solo tracks - Adjust monitoring - Mix, pan, crossfade, and control sends and returns - Play instruments with grid or piano-style layouts, with scales, note repeat, aftertouch, and velocity (based on finger position) - Control device parameters, using faders or assignable X/Y pad modules - X/Y Pad: assign physics, make and morph snapshots or even record full gestures - Navigate Live’s Browser, and drag and drop Devices and samples Please find the Server and installation instructions on https://zerodebug.com/#/touchable Requires iOS 9.3 Requires the latest version of Ableton Live 9 or 10 Introduction: https://youtu.be/H6EnpjfztNw (Youtube) Features: https://youtu.be/R4_GRVPbDn8 (Youtube) Multiplatform demo: https://youtu.be/-NPXlJcyELY (Youtube)

About

TouchOSC

This app provides a powerful and flexible modular control surface for MIDI and OSC messages. It features a GPU-powered editor for creating complex layouts, cross-network synchronized editing, and a scripting engine for deep customization. It's designed for musicians and audio professionals seeking advanced control over their digital audio workstations and other compatible software.

Highlights
  • Modular control surface
  • Powerful integrated editor
  • MIDI and OSC message support
  • Cross-network synchronized editing
  • Scripting engine for customization
  • Wired & wireless MIDI connections
Features
Currently charting
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Brand-new app. Brand-new powerful editor. We've listened for the past 10 years and we've re-written the application from the ground up - with speed, features and usability in mind. A GPU-powered, fast and advanced integrated editor is part of TouchOSC on all platforms - create the most complex of control layouts with ease and precision. MIDI, OSC and more... TouchOSC supports sending and receiving any number of MIDI and OSC messages on many connections simultaneously. On top of OSC over UDP & TCP, we support every type of wired & wireless MIDI connection your device can offer, including MIDI over USB. Cross-Network. Synchronized editing. Multiple instances of TouchOSC can be connected on the network for synchronized editing. Use the precision of your desktop's mouse and keyboard for fine-grained, detailed editing - test-drive and preview in real-time on all connected touch-screen devices at the same time. Scripting and local messages. A lightweight and fast scripting engine allows deep access to all aspects of your controller and enables limitless customization and interactivity. For less complex tasks we've added local messages - simply wire up controls to transmit or display values; no need to break out the big (code) guns. Easy. This is only the beginning... We've supported and updated TouchOSC Mk1 for more than 10 years and we're planning to do the same for this new version. We've already got a whole bunch of features cooking that were just not quite ready yet. There is so much more to come... Welcome to the next generation!

Screenshots

touchAble Pro4 screens
TouchOSC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TouchOSC at $19.99 against touchAble Pro's $29.99. TouchOSC also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.9) and review sentiment (72% vs 41%). touchAble Pro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

touchAble Pro costs $29.99 and TouchOSC $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TouchOSC holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 211 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of touchAble Pro's written reviews are positive against 72% of TouchOSC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

touchAble Pro ships an update weekly, TouchOSC every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
touchAble Pro versus TouchOSC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertouchAble ProTouchOSC
Price$29.99$19.99 — better
Rating2.9 (54 ratings)4.5 (211 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews71.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54211 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#80 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppBCHexler LLC

Customer experience

touchAble Pro

All ratings54 ratings
Positive42.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative48.1%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive41.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative51.6%

TouchOSC

All ratings211 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative19.2%

User reviews

touchAble Pro

From 54 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎛️ Comprehensive Ableton Live control surface with multitouch capabilities
  • 🚀 Superior to Push 2 in many ways with unlimited grid control
  • 👍 Intuitive interface design and clean layout
  • 🎹 Powerful isomorphic keyboard with scale highlighting
  • 🎚️ Excellent device control and custom MIDI CC control panels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and instability issues
  • ❌ No longer maintained or supported by developer
  • 🔌 Connection problems (both USB and WiFi)
  • ⚠️ Incompatible with Ableton Live 11 and 12
  • 🚫 Broken download links for required server software

TouchOSC

From 211 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎛️ Highly customizable control surfaces
  • 💡 Powerful Lua scripting capabilities
  • 🔄 Cross-platform compatibility
  • ⚡ Stable and reliable performance
  • 🎨 Built-in editor for real-time design

Room to improve

  • 📖 Poor documentation and manual
  • 🎓 Steep learning curve for beginners
  • 🖱️ Clunky and unintuitive UI/UX
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and connection issues
  • 📱 Limited Bluetooth MIDI support on iOS

Bugs and requests

touchAble Pro

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes on startup or during use
  • Connection drops after wake-up requiring force quit
  • Server software download links return 404 errors
  • Version mismatch between iPad app and Mac/Windows server
  • Clip recording glitches (records only one bar, records indefinitely)
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  • Clip triggering delays and quantization issues
  • Undo history pollution from slider interactions
  • Waveform not loading in Simpler plugin
  • Repeat/hold function glitches causing endless playback
  • Freezing when using sliders
  • App crashes when enabling arm button in keyboard section
  • Detached track headers in clip view when scrolling
  • Incompatibility with Ableton Live 11.3+ and Live 12
  • Server executable flagged as malicious by Windows security
  • MIDI not registering from iPad to Ableton
  • Laggy piano roll and automation recording

Requested features

8 requests
  • Larger Scenes Launch button with adjustable size
  • Arrangement view option
  • Customizable UI color scheme for outdoor/bright environments
  • Light mode theme option
  • Chord mode functionality
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  • Automatic version synchronization between app and server
  • Better font size and label visibility for device controls
  • Improved X/Y pad mirroring in split-screen mode

TouchOSC

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes and won't reopen
  • Connection drops between iPad and computer
  • OSC not transmitting despite showing connected
  • Screen goes blank when typing text
  • Document tree scrolling jumps erratically
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  • Pen input unresponsive on iPad
  • Control surfaces appearing upside down
  • Inconsistent mirror editing from desktop
  • MIDI over USB connection issues on Windows
  • Automatic 'untitled' file creation on connection
  • Studio One integration failures
  • Logic Pro mapping inconsistencies

Requested features

17 requests
  • Bluetooth MIDI support on iOS devices
  • VST/AU plugin version for DAWs
  • Better documentation and video tutorials
  • Cross-control scripting capabilities
  • Image and background customization
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  • Global variables for state management
  • Improved document tree navigation
  • Batch editing for multiple controls
  • Real-time cloud synchronization
  • Radial radio button controls
  • Audio analyzer for frequency/BPM detection
  • Background mode operation
  • Joycon controller support
  • NRPN MIDI support
  • Better grid snapping options
  • Position lock for interface elements
  • Standalone app compilation/export

In-app purchases

None

touchAble Pro

No in-app purchases

None

TouchOSC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is touchAble Pro free?
touchAble Pro costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TouchOSC free?
TouchOSC costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, touchAble Pro or TouchOSC?
TouchOSC is rated higher. touchAble Pro averages 2.9 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while TouchOSC averages 4.5 from 211 ratings.
Do touchAble Pro or TouchOSC have ads?
Neither touchAble Pro nor TouchOSC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, touchAble Pro or TouchOSC?
touchAble Pro ships an update weekly, and TouchOSC every 5 weeks. Most recently, touchAble Pro was updated on August 30, 2026 and TouchOSC on September 23, 2026.

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