Comparison

Aerophone GO Plus vs YDS Controller

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

Head to head
About

Aerophone GO Plus

Enhance your digital wind instrument experience with a companion app offering over 50 additional sounds, practice tools, and customization options. Connect wirelessly to explore new musical possibilities and refine your playing style.

Highlights
  • Over 50 extra sounds
  • Play along with favorite tunes
  • Tempo and key changes
  • 11 tutorial songs
  • Customizable setup configurations
  • Metronome function
  • Bluetooth wireless connection
Features
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More sounds, better practice and deeper customization for Aerophone GO Aerophone Go Plus is the essential companion app for the Aerophone GO digital wind instrument, offering extra sounds, useful practice features and additional customization options. This free app uses Bluetooth to wirelessly connect your Aerophone GO and iPhone or iPad; once connected there are over 50 extra sounds to explore, which you can try out by playing along with favorite tunes from your smartphone or working through 11 included tutorial songs. And there are several ways to learn specific songs, including slowing the tempo or looping a section so you can study it in detail. You can even customize Aerophone GO’s fingering setup or adjust the bite sensor and breath control to match your playing style. If you own an Aerophone GO, take the next step with Aerophone GO Plus. FEATURES ・Access over 50 extra sounds on the app to expand your musical repertoire ・Play along with your favorite tunes from your iPhone or iPad ・Various song playback options help you to learn to play, including tempo and key changes, playback level adjustment, A/B repeat and center cancel function ・Build skills quickly with 11 tutorial songs ・Customize all setup configurations for comfortable playing ・Metronome function helps develop your sense of time ・Connect with your iPhone or iPad wirelessly via Bluetooth In-App Purchase not available in your region

About

YDS Controller

This app allows for detailed sound creation and editing for specific musical instruments. Users can customize instrument tones, adjust effects, and modify fingering configurations. It also provides instrument settings like breath resistance and tuning, offering a more intuitive visual interface than the instrument itself.

Highlights
  • Edit saxophone, synthesizer, and shakuhachi tones
  • Adjust effects and detailed sound parameters
  • Customize fingering configurations
  • Adjust breath resistance and response
  • Change instrument tuning
  • Display registered fingering lists
Features
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This dedicated app enhances the performance of the YDS-150 and further expands the range of sound creation—and includes instrument settings and sound editing. You can make detailed settings intuitively and visually from the app, that cannot be done on the instrument itself. ≪Function≫ * Editing voices  You can easily change saxophone tones such as alto, soprano, tenor, and baritone tones, as well as synthesizer tones and shakuhachi tones. You can also adjust effects and make detailed sounds. * Edit fingering You can customize the fingertips by changing them or adding new ones. * Instrument settings You can adjust the blowing feeling such as breath resistance and response, and change the settings such as tuning. * Fingering list It is possible to display the registered fingers in a list. It is useful to check the fingering.

Screenshots

Aerophone GO Plus4 screens
YDS Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: YDS Controller at 4.7 against Aerophone GO Plus's 2.6. YDS Controller also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (175 vs 10). Aerophone GO Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Aerophone GO Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. YDS Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YDS Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YDS Controller has 175 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Aerophone GO Plus's written reviews are positive against 38% of YDS Controller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aerophone GO Plus ships an update every 3 months, YDS Controller every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Aerophone GO Plus versus YDS Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAerophone GO PlusYDS Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (10 ratings)4.7 (175 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews38.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10175 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoland CorporationYamaha Corporation

Customer experience

Aerophone GO Plus

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

YDS Controller

All ratings175 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral9.2%
Negative52.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Aerophone GO Plus

One-time1
  • not available in your region3 variants$2.99
None

YDS Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aerophone GO Plus free?
Aerophone GO Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YDS Controller free?
YDS Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aerophone GO Plus or YDS Controller?
YDS Controller is rated higher. Aerophone GO Plus averages 2.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while YDS Controller averages 4.7 from 175 ratings.
Do Aerophone GO Plus or YDS Controller have ads?
Neither Aerophone GO Plus nor YDS Controller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aerophone GO Plus or YDS Controller?
Aerophone GO Plus ships an update every 3 months, and YDS Controller every 4 months. Most recently, Aerophone GO Plus was updated on October 13, 2026 and YDS Controller on October 13, 2026.

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