MIDI Sprout vs The WIDR App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDI Sprout
Connect a MIDI Sprout device to your iOS device to hear your plants produce harmonious sounds. Experience how environmental changes influence unique melodies and patterns.
- Listen to plant sounds
- Harmonious melodies
- Environmental pattern changes
- Connects via MIDI Sprout device
- Artist-designed sounds
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Use this app with your MIDI Sprout to listen to your plants! Plug your MIDI Sprout into the Lightning port using an iConnectMIDI1 cable. Turn on your MIDI Sprout and listen to your plants play harmonious sounds designed by our team of artists. Experience the way patterns and melodies change in relationship to fluctuations in your environment.
The WIDR App
Listen to live radio broadcasts, music, news, and talk shows from anywhere in the world. Engage in real-time conversations with DJs, friends, and other listeners, and stay updated on station events with interactive schedules and alerts.
- Live radio streaming worldwide
- Song information display
- Real-time messaging with DJs and listeners
- Access to social media feeds
- Interactive event schedule with alerts
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Listen to The WIDR App worldwide on your iPhone and iPad. Listen to music, sports, news, and talk shows from The WIDR App while being immersed in conversations with our DJs, friends, and fellow listeners. With the app you get: - Instant play of the radio station with song information - Real-time messaging with friends, listeners, and DJs - Quick access our station's social media feeds - Interactive schedule of radio events and programming - you can set alerts and be notified when your favorite shows are about to come on air For technical support for the app please contact RadioFX at contact@radiofxinc.com. For questions about content of the station, please use the contact information in the "i" icon in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The WIDR App at 5.0 against MIDI Sprout's 4.2. The WIDR App also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). MIDI Sprout's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The WIDR App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 10 respectively.
MIDI Sprout ships an update every 14 months, The WIDR App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI Sprout | The WIDR App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Data Garden | RadioFX |
Customer experience
MIDI Sprout
The WIDR App
In-app purchases
MIDI Sprout
No in-app purchases
The WIDR App
No in-app purchases
