Velocity Keyboard vs WoodTroller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Velocity Keyboard
This app offers a versatile MPE MIDI controller with advanced velocity sensing and multiple interface layouts. It provides extensive MIDI CC control and flexible modes for both MPE and non-MPE synthesizers, enhancing musical expression.
- Advanced velocity sensing algorithm
- Four interface layouts (Keyboard, String, Scale, Drum Pad)
- Standalone app and Audio Unit support
- 8 simultaneous MIDI CC sources
- Smooth MIDI pitch bending
- Custom scale highlighting
- Pitch bend correction algorithm
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Velocity Keyboard is a powerful velocity-sensitive MPE compatible MIDI controller. FEATURES - unique velocity sensing algorithm that tracks touch force like no other app - Four interface layouts: Keyboard, String, Scale, and Drum Pad - runs as an Audio Unit or as a standalone app - 8 simultaneous sources of MIDI CC parameter control: touch area, touch force (on devices that support 3D Touch), touch Y-coordinate, velocity to CC and up to four MIDI CC control knobs - smooth MIDI pitch bending between notes in both string and keyboard layouts - highlight custom scales in any key - dedicated MIDI modes for maximum flexibility when controlling non-MPE compatible synthesizers - pitch bend correction algorithm plays more in-tune with more freedom of expression when bending between notes (compared to similar MIDI controller apps) - can output velocity as a MIDI CC or aftertouch message to better support synths that aren't designed with velocity sensing in mind What does this app do differently from our iFretless apps? - It uses much less RAM because it doesn't load any audio samples - It has MIDI aftertouch controls, so changes in touch pressure and location that occur after after the start of a note can control MIDI CC parameters - It supports highlighting notes in custom scales - It has piano keyboard, scale, and drum pad layout options - It has updated velocity sensing and pitch correction algorithms - It has better visibility, making it feel more playable on smaller screens, or with a larger number of rows and columns
WoodTroller
This app functions as a multi-touch bar MIDI controller for MPE and MIDI V2. It offers customizable rotary controls and buttons to manage various parameters and send MIDI commands, with iCloud syncing for presets.
- MPE touch bar with individual pitch shift, pressure, and CC74 control
- 8 customizable rotary controls for sending multiple CC messages
- 8 programmable buttons for sending various MIDI commands
- User-definable rotary and button names, colors, and ranges
- Preset storage and automatic syncing via iCloud
- Stand-alone app and AUv3 plugin support
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WoodTroller is NOT an app to annoy people. It’s an MPE and midi V2 multi touch bar keyboard and midi controller : The MPE touch bar supports multiple notes with individual pitch shift (horizontal movement), pressure and cc74 (vertical movement). WoodTroller has 8 general purpose rotary controls : - Each can send 6 different CC messages to different channels. - Each of the 6 command values can be mapped differently to the full rotary range. - So 1 rotary can control several parameters on the same or on different instruments. - Rotary names, colour, unit, range can all be user set. WoodTroller also has 8 general purpose on-off or push buttons : - Each button can send up to 8 different midi commands (CC, PC, NoteOn, …) to different channels. - This allows to quickly switch multiple midi instruments or devices to another program or to other settings. - Each midi command’s data value can be auto incremented/decremented. - All button names, colour, type can be user set. All settings can be stored in presets in iCloud which yield automatic preset syncing between several WoodTrollers on different devices. WoodTroller is available as stand-alone app and as AUv3 plugin.
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Verdict
Velocity Keyboard and WoodTroller both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WoodTroller's written reviews are positive against 82% of Velocity Keyboard's. Velocity Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Velocity Keyboard costs $9.99 and WoodTroller $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Velocity Keyboard against 4.8 for WoodTroller. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Velocity Keyboard has 101 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Velocity Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of WoodTroller's.
Velocity Keyboard ships an update every 9 days, WoodTroller fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Velocity Keyboard | WoodTroller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (101 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited | Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio |
Customer experience
Velocity Keyboard
WoodTroller
In-app purchases
Velocity Keyboard
No in-app purchases
WoodTroller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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