Comparison

Glissandoo vs KeyPad MIDI Controller

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

Head to head
About

Glissandoo

This app helps manage musical groups like bands, choirs, and orchestras. It provides a digital workspace for communication, organization, and real-time coordination of rehearsals and concerts. Streamline ensemble management and engage members effectively.

Highlights
  • Member engagement tools
  • Digital workspace
  • Group creation and management
  • Real-time event organization
  • Attendance tracking
  • Reminders
  • Repertoire management
Features
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ENGAGE WITH MEMBERS Glissandoo is an innovative solution for managing musical groups. Create your community, connect with members and coordinate your ensemble in the easiest and simplest way. YOUR DIGITAL WORKSPACE Through the tool, you will be able to engage members as you never did before. Messaging, surveys, repertoire... Everything from a single place. CREATE YOUR GROUP Do you have a project in mind? Take control of your institution, save time on organization and use all available data to grow your ensemble. We make life easier for you. IN REAL-TIME Organize rehearsals and concerts. Attendance, reminders, repertoire. Through Glissandoo, you will have real-time information about your institution.

About

KeyPad MIDI Controller

Transform your device into a professional MIDI controller with touch-optimized piano keys, drum pads, and performance controls. It supports SFZ, SF2, WAV, and M4A samples, and can control iOS apps, hardware synths, and Mac software wirelessly or wired.

Highlights
  • Touch-optimized piano keyboard
  • 9-pad drum grid
  • XY performance pad
  • Built-in sound engine (SF2, SFZ, WAV, M4A)
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Network MIDI for Mac control
  • Aftertouch and MPE expression
Features
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Transform your iPad or iPhone into a professional MIDI controller with a touch-optimized piano keyboard, isomorphic grid, drum pads, and XY performance controls. Control iOS apps, hardware synths, and Mac software wirelessly or wired, as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin in your favorite DAW. Perfect for mobile producers, live performers, beat makers, and sound designers. CORE FEATURES • Built-in sound engine for SF2, SFZ, WAV, and M4A. • Piano keyboard, isomorphic grid, 9-pad drum grid, XY pad, and CC faders. • Scale mode with 12 scales and any root key, on both piano and grid. • Aftertouch and MPE with Mono AT, Poly AT, and XY MPE modes. • Aftertouch and Mod Wheel remapping to any MIDI CC or Pitch Bend. • Velocity, Pitch Bend, and Modulation faders, plus a latching sustain button. • AUv3 plugin for GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, BeatMaker, and Drambo. • Network MIDI, OSC output, and 16 MIDI channels + Omni. • Adaptive interface for all iPad and iPhone sizes. VIEW MODES Switch between six layouts from the View menu: Piano: a familiar 2-octave keyboard with height-based velocity. Piano Fader: four CC faders in place of the XY pad and drum pads. Assign any CC to each fader and save CC sets as presets. Grid: Isomorphic: every row and column keeps the same interval, so chords and scales have one shape anywhere. Grid: 2 Rows: a piano-style pair of rows, naturals below, sharps above. Grid: Minor Thirds: columns step up by 3 semitones, rows move chromatically. Grid: Big Piano: large naturals with quarter-size sharps. Your view, layout, and root note persist across sessions. SCALE MODE Choose from 12 scales - Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, Pentatonic Major, Pentatonic Minor, Blues, and Whole Tone - in any of the 12 root keys. On the grid, cells remap so only in-scale notes are laid out, putting every note under your fingers. On the piano, the keyboard keeps its familiar black and white pattern. Out-of-scale keys dim and stop responding to touch, so only the keys in your key are labelled and playable. Switch back to Chromatic anytime for the full keyboard. GRID EXPRESSION Every grid layout includes a dedicated mod-wheel row. A vibrant gradient highlights roots and notes, optional labels show note names, and per-note MPE with pitch bend gives each finger independent control. BUILT-IN SOUND ENGINE Play sounds without any external app. Load SF2 SoundFonts with multi-preset selection, or import SFZ, WAV, and M4A samples. The low-CPU engine maps samples across the keyboard automatically, and sounds persist across sessions. AFTERTOUCH & MPE EXPRESSION Mono AT applies uniform pressure across chords, Poly AT sends independent pressure per note, and XY MPE allocates per-note MIDI channels (2-16) with Y on CC74 and X on Pitch Bend. Remap aftertouch or mod wheel to any MIDI CC or Pitch Wheel. A green gradient on pressed keys shows pressure in real time. CONNECT TO YOUR MAC Control Logic Pro, Ableton Live, or any Mac music software from your iPad or iPhone. Connect wirelessly over your local network with Bonjour, or plug in via USB for a rock-solid, zero-latency link. STANDALONE OR AUV3 Load KeyPad inside GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, BeatMaker, Drambo, or any AUv3 host to play your instruments without switching apps, with settings saved in your project. Or run it standalone to drive hardware synths, route MIDI to other iOS apps, or control your Mac. TOUCH-OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE Height-Based Velocity: Touch keys at different vertical positions for dynamic velocity, with three curves to shape the response. XY Performance Pad: Control two parameters at once with multi-touch. Assign any MIDI CC to each axis for filter sweeps, effect morphing, or live sound manipulation. Smart Layout: Scales to the window, keeping the full layout with controls and pads on iPhone, iPad, Split View, and AUv3 plugin windows.

Screenshots

Glissandoo4 screens
KeyPad MIDI Controller3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KeyPad MIDI Controller at 4.9 against Glissandoo's 3.0. KeyPad MIDI Controller also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KeyPad MIDI Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KeyPad MIDI Controller has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Glissandoo's written reviews are positive against 100% of KeyPad MIDI Controller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glissandoo ships an update every 11 days, KeyPad MIDI Controller every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Glissandoo versus KeyPad MIDI Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlissandooKeyPad MIDI Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlausible Technologies S.L.DiscoDSP LLC

Customer experience

Glissandoo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

KeyPad MIDI Controller

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Glissandoo

No in-app purchases

None

KeyPad MIDI Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glissandoo free?
Glissandoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeyPad MIDI Controller free?
KeyPad MIDI Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glissandoo or KeyPad MIDI Controller?
KeyPad MIDI Controller is rated higher. Glissandoo averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while KeyPad MIDI Controller averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do Glissandoo or KeyPad MIDI Controller have ads?
Neither Glissandoo nor KeyPad MIDI Controller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glissandoo or KeyPad MIDI Controller?
Glissandoo ships an update every 11 days, and KeyPad MIDI Controller every 4 days. Most recently, Glissandoo was updated on October 20, 2026 and KeyPad MIDI Controller on October 18, 2026.

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