Comparison

Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin vs MIDI Tools

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

Head to head
About

Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin

This audio plugin provides real-time frequency spectrum analysis and a digital tuner for music production. It helps identify and eliminate noise, flatten mixes, and detect notes with precise frequency and deviation.

Highlights
  • Real-time frequency spectrum analysis
  • Digital tuner with note detection
  • Multiple display modes (linear, logarithmic, octave)
  • Selectable ANSI A and C weighting curves
  • Up to 64x oversampling for stable readings
  • AUv3 compatible plugin
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This is a AUv3 compatible analyser / tuner which can be used as plugin with your favourite DAW such as Cubasis, Meteor, Auria or GarageBand. This plugin can be used directly within your DAW to analyse either the monitored input signal from your audio device or your mixer output. It uses Apple's accelerate framework to perform fast high resolution 8K fast fourier transformations to display a real time frequency spectrum. The result is an accurate representation of the sampled sound broken down into its frequency components. You can use this plugin in conjunction with equalisers and parametric filters to obtain a nice flat mix or eliminate hard to find unwanted noise or hiss. Various display modes include, linear narrow band, logarithmic narrow band, Octave, 1/3 Octave, 1/6 Octave and Mixer Mode with selectable ANSI A and C weighting curves. Up to 64 times oversampling can be applied to obtain more stable readings. This plugin also includes a Digital Tuner mode which allows real time note detection, frequency and cents deviation from true pitch. This is one of a suite of AUv3 compatible plugins which will also soon be available from 4Pockets.

About

MIDI Tools

This application provides a suite of MIDI audio units for iOS, allowing users to manipulate MIDI messages within their DAW's effects chain. It offers tools for altering velocity, transposing keys, monitoring events, and routing MIDI to external hardware or internal buses.

Highlights
  • MIDI message manipulation within DAW effects chains
  • 8 AUv3 MIDI audio units
  • Velocity and aftertouch alteration
  • Key transposition and range restriction
  • MIDI event monitoring and reporting
  • Tempo-synced trigger blocking
  • External and internal MIDI routing
Features
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MIDI Tools is a suite of AUv3 MIDI audio units for iOS that lets you manipulate the MIDI messages inside your DAW’s effects chain, creating complex or otherwise impossible MIDI routings or effects. The app contains 8 MIDI audio units in a single package, which can be loaded in compatible hosts (BeatMaker 3, Cubasis 2, AUM, ApeMatrix etc.). Make sure your host is capable of loading, transmitting to, and receiving MIDI from audio unit MIDI effects. They’re intended to augment existing MIDI processing capabilities, or in scenarios where a host doesn’t provide the required functionality out of the box. 1) MIDI Curve: Alter velocity or aftertouch values (0-127) in a controlled or random manner. 2) MIDI Key Zone: Transpose and restrict the playable key range. Perform velocity fades across various pitch ranges. Generate polyphonic chord fade effects. 3) MIDI Monitor: Monitor MIDI events in an effects chain, with detailed reports. 4) MIDI De-Ghost: Tempo synced trigger block, useful for hardware pad controllers that double-trigger, or removing ghost notes. It can also be used creatively to generate polyrhythms and gate-shifting effects. 5) MIDI Route: External MIDI routing capabilities. Route MIDI to external hardware, loopback to other tracks or banks. Record MIDI audio units generator output in DAWs which lack the ability to perform complex in-app MIDI routing. 6) MIDI Bus: Internal MIDI busing capabilities, designed for DAWs which lack the ability to perform complex in-app MIDI routing. 7) MIDI Latch: Enable latching and sustain capabilities, in any DAW that supports MIDI audio units. 8) MIDI Clone & Filter: Clone and filter incoming MIDI across different channels, in any DAW that supports MIDI audio units.

Screenshots

Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MIDI Tools at 4.7 against Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin's 3.8. MIDI Tools also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 50%). Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin costs $8.99 and MIDI Tools $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MIDI Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin's written reviews are positive against 70% of MIDI Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 9 months, MIDI Tools every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin versus MIDI Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalyser & Tuner AUv3 PluginMIDI Tools
Price$8.99$4.99 — better
Rating3.8 (16 ratings)4.7 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1622 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comVictor Porof

Customer experience

Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.7%

MIDI Tools

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

None

MIDI Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin free?
Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIDI Tools free?
MIDI Tools costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin or MIDI Tools?
MIDI Tools is rated higher. Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin averages 3.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while MIDI Tools averages 4.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin or MIDI Tools have ads?
Neither Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin nor MIDI Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin or MIDI Tools?
Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 9 months, and MIDI Tools every 4 days. Most recently, Analyser & Tuner AUv3 Plugin was updated on November 6, 2026 and MIDI Tools on November 2, 2026.

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