Comparison

PowerPlay5 vs ddtctmcc

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

Head to head
About

PowerPlay5

This app functions as a MIDI controller, allowing users to play musical power chords by moving their iPhone and tapping the screen. It requires a separate synthesizer app to produce sound, offering a unique, choreography-like approach to music creation.

Highlights
  • MIDI controller functionality
  • Power chord playing
  • Motion-based input
  • Requires external synthesizer app
  • Interactive choreography-like gameplay
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This app is a unique MIDI controller, and fun to play, but there are three concepts to understand first. Concept 1 - POWER CHORDS - There is a musical chord, called a power chord, usually associated with guitar playing. Think of yourself as a guitar player on stage, but instead of holding a guitar you're moving around while holding an iPhone. Concept 2 - MIDI CONTROLLER - PowerPlay5 is a midi controller app. It doesn't create any sound on its own. Instead it tells another app which notes to play. The other app (a synthesizer app) then creates the sound of the chord being played. Concept 3 - THE SETUP - Usually you will open the synthesizer app first, choose a sound, and then make sure "Background Audio" is on. After that, open PowerPlay5 and start playing. (Note that some synthesizer apps also require a MIDI bridge app. See the instructions at the support website for more information.) This app is interesting because you play chords by aiming the iPhone in different directions while tapping with your thumb on the screen. It's almost like a form of choreography. Learning what direction to aim the phone to get the chord you want next is part of the fun of playing. The best way to understand where all the chords are is to look at the instructions pdf found at the support website.

About

ddtctmcc

This app translates touch gestures into MIDI Control Change messages. It offers two recording modes, scene management for storing settings, and extended timing controls for loops. It can run standalone or as an AUv3 plugin.

Highlights
  • 2D touch area for MIDI values
  • Loop and Once gesture recording
  • Scene support with transition times
  • Extended timing and host tempo sync
  • Multiple output settings per instance
Features
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ddtctmcc "2D Touch Control To MIDI Control Change" This is a touch control app that is designed to work with touch gestures and output MIDI Control Change messages. This app is available as standalone version that can run in background and as an AUv3. It features basic features: - 2D Touch Area where you can set 3 MIDI values (X, Y and Touch On / Off) that will be sent as MIDI CC messages - Two gesture recording modes: "Loop" and "Once": -- In "Loop" mode the gesture is immediately repeated infinitely. You can restart it and change the direction of gesture loop -- In "Once" mode the gesture is recorded silently and only played back later when "trigger" or "+pause" buttons are pressed. ... and some important extras: - Scene support. You can store all settings in a "scene" and switch between them. There is an option to set a transition time between scenes to morph loops. - Extended timing support. Start/stop and speed of the loop can also be recorded and played back. The recorded gesture loop can follow the host tempo when running in plugin mode. - Layers. Each instance of the app supports multiple output settings; scene switch is synchronised across all layers.

Screenshots

PowerPlay53 screens
ddtctmcc3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PowerPlay5 at Free against ddtctmcc's $5.99. ddtctmcc's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

PowerPlay5 is free to download; ddtctmcc costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PowerPlay5 against 5.0 for ddtctmcc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerPlay5 ships an update every 23 months, ddtctmcc daily. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
PowerPlay5 versus ddtctmcc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerPlay5ddtctmcc
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMalcolm MugglinAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

PowerPlay5

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ddtctmcc

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PowerPlay5

No in-app purchases

None

ddtctmcc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerPlay5 free?
PowerPlay5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ddtctmcc free?
ddtctmcc costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerPlay5 or ddtctmcc?
PowerPlay5 and ddtctmcc are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do PowerPlay5 or ddtctmcc have ads?
Neither PowerPlay5 nor ddtctmcc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerPlay5 or ddtctmcc?
PowerPlay5 ships an update every 23 months, and ddtctmcc daily. Most recently, PowerPlay5 was updated on June 24, 2026 and ddtctmcc on September 24, 2026.

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