Comparison

Mozaic Plugin Workshop vs Block Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

Mozaic Plugin Workshop

Design and build your own custom MIDI plugins for music production. This tool offers a simple yet powerful scripting language and pre-built components to create filters, sequencers, and generative music tools. It integrates with AUv3 MIDI hosts for seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Custom MIDI plugin creation
  • Easy-to-learn scripting language
  • Generative music tools
  • MIDI filters and sequencers
  • AUv3 support
  • Tilt sensor integration
  • Built-in script editor
Features
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Create your own MIDI plugins: MIDI filters, generative music tools, basic sequencers, MIDI control panels, chaos experiments... Let your imagination take you places. Mozaic runs inside your favorite AU MIDI host, and gives you practical building blocks such as LFOs, pre-fab GUI layouts, musical scales, AUv3 support (with AU Parameters, transport events, tempo syncing, etc.), random generators and a super-simple yet powerful script language. Mozaic even offers quick access to your device’s Tilt Sensors for expressive interaction concepts! The Mozaic Script language is designed from the ground up to be the easiest and most flexible MIDI language on iOS. A language by creatives, for creatives. You’ll only need to write a few lines of script to achieve impressive things - or to create that uber-specific thing that was missing from your MIDI setup. Check out the Programming Manual on Ruismaker.com to learn about the script language and to get inspiration for awesome scripts of your own. Mozaic comes with a sizable collection of tutorials and pre-made scripts which you can use out of the box, or which can be a starting point for your own plugin adventures. Features in a nutshell: - Easy to learn Mozaic Script language: easy to learn, easy to read - Sample-accurate-everything: the tightest MIDI timing possible - Built-in script editor with code-completion, syntax hints, etc. - 5 immediately usable GUI layouts, with knobs, sliders, pads, etc. - In-depth, helpful programming manual available on Ruismaker.com - Easy access to LFOs, scales, MIDI I/O, AU parameters, timers - Supports Sysex, with built-in checksum calculations - AUv3; so you'll get multi-instance, state-saving, tempo sync and resource efficiency out of the box Mozaic opens up the world of creative MIDI plugins to anyone willing to put in a few hours and a hot beverage or two. Practical notes: - Mozaic requires a plugin host with support for AUv3 MIDI plugins (AUM, ApeMatrix, Cubasis, Auria, Audiobus 3, etc.) - The standalone mode of Mozaic lets you edit, test and export projects, but for MIDI connections you need to run it inside an AUv3 MIDI host - MIDI is not sound; Mozaic on its own does not make noise... so bring your own synths, drum machines and other instruments! - AUv3 MIDI requires iOS11 or higher

About

Block Dashboard

Configure ROLI Blocks in real-time without a computer. Adjust sensitivity, MIDI channels, and modes for various ROLI Block models. Run alongside other music apps for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Real-time configuration
  • No computer needed
  • Multi-device support
  • Run with other music apps
  • MPE/Single/Multi mode support
  • MIDI channel changes
  • Sensitivity configuration
Features
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Block Dashboard lets you make realtime configuration changes of your ROLI blocks without the need of a computer. Features: - Support ROLI Lightpad Block M, ROLI Lightpad Block and ROLI Seaboard block - Support multi connected devices at the same - Run in parallel with other music applications (lets you control the settings of your blocks while playing software synths) - Support MPE/Single/Multi mode - Support changes of midi channel - Support configuration of the sensitivity of each dimension (strike, press, glide, slide, lift) - Support Scale and Chord modes - For ROLI Lightpad block only: support loading of the default littlefoot note program, choice of the block mode (5x5, 4x4, 3x3, 2x2 grid). Note: It does not currently support presets. Closing the application will reset to default parameters.

Screenshots

Mozaic Plugin Workshop4 screens
Block Dashboard2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mozaic Plugin Workshop at 95% against Block Dashboard's 51%. Mozaic Plugin Workshop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Mozaic Plugin Workshop costs $1.99 and Block Dashboard $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mozaic Plugin Workshop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mozaic Plugin Workshop has 81 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Mozaic Plugin Workshop's written reviews are positive against 51% of Block Dashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mozaic Plugin Workshop ships an update every 3 months, Block Dashboard every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mozaic Plugin Workshop versus Block Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMozaic Plugin WorkshopBlock Dashboard
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (81 ratings) — better2.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews — better51.3% of reviews
Number of ratings81 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.412.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBram BosChristophe Tornieri

Customer experience

Mozaic Plugin Workshop

All ratings81 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%

Block Dashboard

All ratings14 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative48.7%

In-app purchases

None

Mozaic Plugin Workshop

No in-app purchases

None

Block Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mozaic Plugin Workshop free?
Mozaic Plugin Workshop costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Block Dashboard free?
Block Dashboard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mozaic Plugin Workshop or Block Dashboard?
Mozaic Plugin Workshop is rated higher. Mozaic Plugin Workshop averages 5.0 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Block Dashboard averages 2.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Mozaic Plugin Workshop or Block Dashboard have ads?
Neither Mozaic Plugin Workshop nor Block Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mozaic Plugin Workshop or Block Dashboard?
Mozaic Plugin Workshop ships an update every 3 months, and Block Dashboard every 8 months. Most recently, Mozaic Plugin Workshop was updated on October 13, 2026 and Block Dashboard on October 11, 2026.

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