miRack vs H6essential Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
miRack
This app offers a comprehensive Eurorack-style modular synthesizer environment for creating custom synths, audio/MIDI effects, and controlling other applications. It features a vast library of modules and integrates with hardware and software for flexible music production and live performance.
- Polyphonic Eurorack-style modular environment
- Over 800 third-party modules
- AUv3 plugin hosting
- Multi-channel audio input/output
- MIDI input/output with clock sync
- Ableton Link support
- iCloud patch syncing
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miRack is a polyphonic Eurorack-style modular environment. It aims to provide user experience and audio quality close to those of the real Eurorack hardware. miRack can be used to build custom synthesizers, audio and MIDI effects, control other apps and equipment, as a playground to explore and learn modular synths, and for live performances. miRack is also available on macOS, including Audio Unit and VST plugins. * Comes with more than 800 modules created by third-party developers and adapted for mobile devices by miRack team. New modules are added regularly. * Includes AUv3 plugin. Can work as an instrument, audio effect or MIDI processor. Supports parameter automation to record and automate changes of almost any virtual module control. * AUv3 hosting capabilities (in-app purchase). Incorporate any AUv3 instrument, effect or MIDI effect plugins into your patches. * Controller module (in-app purchase) allows to design AUv3 user interface for your patch. * Multi-channel audio input and output (in both standalone and AUv3 modes), with full support for Expert Sleepers audio interface modules to integrate with hardware Eurorack equipment. * MIDI input and output, including MIDI clock sync, and MIDI learn function. Automate and control your patch, or control other software and hardware instruments with powerful sequencer modules. * Ableton Link support to synchronise with other music software on the same device or over network. * iCloud support to sync patches between iOS and macOS app versions. * Visit patchstorage.com/platform/mirack for inspiration and to share your patches.
H6essential Control
Control your H6essential Handy Recorder wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Manage recording, playback, add marks, and adjust parameters remotely. Monitor waveforms, battery, and remaining recording time.
- Wireless remote control
- Record/playback control
- Add marks
- Parameter adjustment
- Waveform monitoring
- Battery status
- Remaining recording time
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H6essential Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM H6essential Handy Recorder. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an H6essential. In addition to the fundamental operations of starting/stopping recording/playback and searching forward/backward, this app can be used to add marks and to set various parameters. The app can also be used to check the waveforms of input signals and the remaining battery charge as well as to monitor the remaining recording time. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an H6essential with H6essential Control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: miRack at 86% against H6essential Control's 33%. miRack also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). H6essential Control's advantage is price (Free vs $14.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads 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
H6essential Control is free to download; miRack costs $14.99 up front. miRack sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. H6essential Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
miRack holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: miRack has 674 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of miRack's written reviews are positive against 33% of H6essential Control's.
miRack ships an update weekly, H6essential Control every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | miRack | H6essential Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (674 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 674 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 359 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIFKI PTY LTD | ZOOM Corporation |
Customer experience
miRack
H6essential Control
Bugs and requests
miRack
Reported bugs
3 issues- Knob controls sometimes become unresponsive
- Saving and loading patches can be unreliable
- Compatibility issues with older iPad models
Requested features
5 requests- Add polyphonic support
- Implement undo/redo functionality
- Integrate with popular DAWs and audio apps
- Provide more comprehensive module library
- Add preset management and sharing options
H6essential Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
miRack
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- AUv3 Hosting Modules$4.99
- Controller Module$4.99
H6essential Control
No in-app purchases








