iLive Smart Bluetooth App vs Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
Control your music wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet. Manage stations, presets, and volume for a seamless listening experience on compatible speakers. Enjoy popular music streaming services without direct phone connection.
- Wireless music control
- Manage stations and presets
- Volume control
- Stream music from services
- Bluetooth connectivity
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"Take control with the iLive Smart Bluetooth app. This easy to use app lets you control your music from your smartphone or tablet to listen on your iLive speakers and more. With the app you can manage your music, stations and presets, control volume, and more. Enjoy listening to popular music streaming services without connecting your phone to the speakers. Just connect your iLive speaker and use the iLive Smart Bluetooth app to play music wirelessly via Bluetooth. To purchase or learn more about iLive visit us at https://iliveelectronics.com/platinum/speakers.html. Stay Tuned We will be updating the app regularly to introduce new music service providers and features."
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
This app allows you to connect and control various Bluetooth MIDI devices, including soft instruments, DAWs, and hardware music devices. It offers a full-range MIDI keyboard, pads matrix, and adjustable knobs and faders for comprehensive music production.
- MIDI Keyboard
- MIDI Pads Matrix
- MIDI Knobs
- MIDI Faders
- Multiple Control Views
- State Persistence
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If you liked Bluetooth MIDI Controller, Bluetooth MIDI Pads and Bluetooth MIDI Keyboard you will love Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro. All the functionality from the three apps in only one. Do you need a Bluetooth MIDI controller but you don't have it? Here you have BMC Pro: Connect and control every Bluetooth MIDI Host like soft instruments, DAWs, Hardware music devices, Mapping apps, lights... Features: -MIDI Keyboard full range with ajustable size. -MIDI Pads Matrix full range. -MIDI Knobs: 32 on iOS, 128 on iPadOS. -MIDI Faders: 32 on iOS, 64 on iPadOS. -4 Controls Views. -Help View. -The app keeps its state after restart it. -No app configuration needed: only connect with the Bluetooth MIDI Host, bind your parameters with the controls via MIDI learn and play the pads or the keyboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro at 67% against iLive Smart Bluetooth App's 0%. Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.7). iLive Smart Bluetooth App's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 32 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). 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.
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of iLive Smart Bluetooth App's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro's.
iLive Smart Bluetooth App ships an update every 9 days, Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLive Smart Bluetooth App | Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (25 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DPI (HK) LTD. | pablo lopez |
Customer experience
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
In-app purchases
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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