MIDI Sprout vs Droidnet Comlink
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.
Droidnet Comlink
This app allows users to control DIY robots and custom hardware directly from their iPhone or Apple Watch. It offers voice control, customizable commands, and real-time data from connected devices, all while prioritizing user privacy.
- Voice control for DIY robots
- Control hardware modules (battery, sound, logic)
- Create unlimited custom commands
- Apple Watch integration
- On-device speech recognition
- Privacy-focused design
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The companion app for DroidNet Signal Booster. Droidnet Comlink connects your iPhone to your Signal Booster—a custom Raspberry Pi image that bridges your phone to your droid's control systems. Download the free Signal Booster image at: github.com/travisccook/DroidNetSignalBooster-releases GROWING MODULE LIBRARY Control popular community hardware directly from your phone: • Victron Smart Shunt – Live battery voltage, current, state of charge, and time remaining. Also available as an Apple Watch complication. • HCR Vocalizer – Volume control for your sound system • R-Series Logic Controller – Trigger logic display effects • Free-form Serial – Send any custom command More modules coming soon! BUILD YOUR COMMAND LIBRARY • Create unlimited custom commands • Multiple voice triggers per command • Send any serial command string • Organize by category • Import/export to share with other builders CONTROL YOUR WAY • Tap commands on your iPhone • Trigger from your Apple Watch • Voice control with a customizable wake phrase and safe word • Haptic feedback confirms every command PRIVACY • Speech is recognized on your device whenever iOS supports it for your language • Commands go straight to your Signal Booster over your own WiFi - never through our servers • Commands are stored on your device; iCloud sync is off until you turn it on • No accounts, no tracking, no analytics REQUIREMENTS • Raspberry Pi running DroidNet Signal Booster • WiFi network • iPhone or iPad with iOS 17.0 or later • Apple Watch app requires watchOS 11.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Droidnet Comlink at 5.0 against MIDI Sprout's 4.2. Droidnet Comlink also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months). MIDI Sprout's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Droidnet Comlink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIDI Sprout has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MIDI Sprout ships an update every 14 months, Droidnet Comlink every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MIDI Sprout | Droidnet Comlink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Data Garden | Travis Cook |
Customer experience
MIDI Sprout
Droidnet Comlink
In-app purchases
MIDI Sprout
No in-app purchases
Droidnet Comlink
No in-app purchases
Questions
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