MIDI vs Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDI
This app provides a portable MIDI keyboard and controller for musicians, allowing them to play notes, trigger drum samples, and control parameters. It connects wirelessly or via USB to popular DAWs and synthesizers without extra software.
- Play MIDI notes with piano keys
- Trigger drum samples with drum pads
- Control pitch bend with a slider
- Adjust parameters with rotary knobs
- Connect via Bluetooth, USB, or Network MIDI
- Compatible with major DAWs
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MIDI Controller App is a Midi Keyboard designed to easily fit in the musician's pocket and still can be used in big music studio. Use the piano keys to play midi notes, trigger drum samples using drum pads, apply pitch bend and modulation with sliders and control midi cc (control change) with rotary controller knobs. MIDI controller does not required any additional software or drivers and can connect to any DAW including Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Studio One, FL Studio, Bitwig Studio, Reaper, Garageband etc. Just connect it either via Bluetooth or with just a USB cable in IDAM mode. Overview: - Trigger MIDI notes using piano keys - Trigger Drum Samples using MIDI Drum Pads - Pitchbend control using pitchbend slider - Mod and Vibrato control suing modulation slider (CC1) - Control parameters using 8 control knobs (CC1 to CC8) - Change octave and keyboard size Midi Connectivity: - Inter App MIDI - Inter App connectivity with iOS apps - USB MIDI - IDAM (Inter Device Audio MIDI) connectivity with USB cable - BLE MIDI - Bluetooth connectivity (wireless) - Network MIDI You can use MIDI Learn feature available in most of Digital Audio Workstations and Synthesizers to link the control knobs easily. Also you can adjust pitch bend sensitivity in your instrument to use the pitch bend slider according to the requirement. Midi Controller app works best with iOS and macOS.
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
This app allows you to connect and control various Bluetooth MIDI devices, including soft instruments, DAWs, and hardware music devices. It offers a full-range MIDI keyboard, pads matrix, and adjustable knobs and faders for comprehensive music production.
- MIDI Keyboard
- MIDI Pads Matrix
- MIDI Knobs
- MIDI Faders
- Multiple Control Views
- State Persistence
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If you liked Bluetooth MIDI Controller, Bluetooth MIDI Pads and Bluetooth MIDI Keyboard you will love Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro. All the functionality from the three apps in only one. Do you need a Bluetooth MIDI controller but you don't have it? Here you have BMC Pro: Connect and control every Bluetooth MIDI Host like soft instruments, DAWs, Hardware music devices, Mapping apps, lights... Features: -MIDI Keyboard full range with ajustable size. -MIDI Pads Matrix full range. -MIDI Knobs: 32 on iOS, 128 on iPadOS. -MIDI Faders: 32 on iOS, 64 on iPadOS. -4 Controls Views. -Help View. -The app keeps its state after restart it. -No app configuration needed: only connect with the Bluetooth MIDI Host, bind your parameters with the controls via MIDI learn and play the pads or the keyboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro at Free against MIDI's $3.99. Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 29%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). MIDI's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 10). On 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
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro is free to download; MIDI costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of MIDI's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro's.
MIDI ships an update every 12 months, Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI | Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (33 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yugal Sharma | pablo lopez |
Customer experience
MIDI
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
In-app purchases
MIDI
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MIDI free?
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