CarolPlayMidi vs Bluetooth Midi Motion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarolPlayMidi
This app allows you to play carols and hymns in four-part harmony using simple two-finger controls. You can expressively manage tempo, volume, and articulation. It functions as a MIDI controller, sending musical data to a separate synthesizer app for sound production.
- Four-part harmony
- Two-finger play
- Expressive control
- Tempo and volume adjustment
- MIDI controller functionality
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CarolPlayMidi enables you to perform favorite Christmas carols or classic hymns in four-part harmony, most of the time playing with just two fingers. You can play expressively, controlling tempo, volume, and articulation. Note: CarolPlayMidi is a "midi controller." It works by sending chord and note information to a synthesizer app. The synthesizer app then creates the sound. There are many synthesizer apps which can be used to create the sound. Setup instructions are found on the CarolPlayMidi "Setup" page, and at the support website.
Bluetooth Midi Motion
Transform your iOS and iPadOS devices into wireless motion controllers. Send MIDI messages to control DAWs, instruments, and effects on your devices and desktop via Bluetooth LE. Offers roll and pitch control with up to 32 customizable motion controllers.
- Wireless motion control
- Bluetooth LE MIDI support
- Up to 32 CC MIDI controllers
- Roll and Pitch axes
- Control DAWs and instruments
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Bluetooth Midi Motion turns your iOS and iPadOS devices in a wireless motion controller. Control your iOS, iPadOS and desktop Bluetooth LE Midi DAWs , instruments and effects from your iPhone and iPad with motion. -Up to 32 motion controllers that sends cc midi messages -Roll and Pitch axes. -Bluetooth LE Midi. How does it works: Push connect button and in the opened view turn on the switch button. This will make your device discoverable by your Bluetooth MIDI host, connect it from it and you will can control your MIDI host from B.M.M. If your MIDI host don't support Bluetooth MIDI there are some free apps on the market that creates virtual Bluetooth Midi Ports. B.M.M. uses channel 4. Demo video on the developer's page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CarolPlayMidi at every 6 weeks against Bluetooth Midi Motion's every 66 months. CarolPlayMidi also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CarolPlayMidi against 5.0 for Bluetooth Midi Motion. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CarolPlayMidi has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CarolPlayMidi ships an update every 6 weeks, Bluetooth Midi Motion every 66 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarolPlayMidi | Bluetooth Midi Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 66 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malcolm Mugglin | pablo lopez |
Customer experience
CarolPlayMidi
Bluetooth Midi Motion
In-app purchases
CarolPlayMidi
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Midi Motion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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