YDS Controller vs Aerophone Pro Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YDS Controller
This app allows for detailed sound creation and editing for specific musical instruments. Users can customize instrument tones, adjust effects, and modify fingering configurations. It also provides instrument settings like breath resistance and tuning, offering a more intuitive visual interface than the instrument itself.
- Edit saxophone, synthesizer, and shakuhachi tones
- Adjust effects and detailed sound parameters
- Customize fingering configurations
- Adjust breath resistance and response
- Change instrument tuning
- Display registered fingering lists
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This dedicated app enhances the performance of the YDS-150 and further expands the range of sound creation—and includes instrument settings and sound editing. You can make detailed settings intuitively and visually from the app, that cannot be done on the instrument itself. ≪Function≫ * Editing voices You can easily change saxophone tones such as alto, soprano, tenor, and baritone tones, as well as synthesizer tones and shakuhachi tones. You can also adjust effects and make detailed sounds. * Edit fingering You can customize the fingertips by changing them or adding new ones. * Instrument settings You can adjust the blowing feeling such as breath resistance and response, and change the settings such as tuning. * Fingering list It is possible to display the registered fingers in a list. It is useful to check the fingering.
Aerophone Pro Editor
This app allows users to customize sound creation and performance settings for compatible digital wind instruments. It enables remote control for scene selection, sound layering, and detailed parameter editing. Users can also manage and share custom sound libraries.
- Wireless connectivity via Bluetooth
- Layer up to four tones
- Full editing of scene parameters
- Favorite scene selection
- Scene management with Librarian
- Control parameter assignment
- Detailed built-in effects settings
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Customize your Aerophone Pro / Aerophone AE-20 for maximum expression Applicable models: Aerophone Pro AE-30/ Aerophone AE-20 Aerophone Pro Editor is an application that allows you to customize the sound creation and performance settings of the Aerophone Pro/Aerophone AE-20 to bring out its full potential. It can also be used as a remote control to select and switch favorite Scenes* on the screen. You can also use the Librarian function to load/write user Scenes from the Aerophone Pro/Aerophone AE-20 and save them as files on mobile devices or cloud services. You can prepare a set of Scenes to match your playing environment, share them with other players, and enjoy Aerophone more in accordance with your preferences and playing style. *Scenes are the tones that are managed on Aerophone. For more information about Aerophone Pro and Aerophone AE-20, please visit https://roland.cm/aerophone_products Main features ・Wireless connectivity via Bluetooth®. ・Layer up to four tones to create original Scenes ・Full editing of scene parameters*. ・Favorite Scenes can be selected at any time from the Favorite screen ・Manage Aerophone Pro/Aerophone AE-20 Scenes with Librarian ・Assign control parameters for breath control, bite control, and thumb control ・Detailed settings for built-in effects. *Full editing of scenes and ZEN-Core tones
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YDS Controller at 4.7 against Aerophone Pro Editor's 3.2. YDS Controller also leads on ratings volume (164 vs 6). Aerophone Pro Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YDS Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YDS Controller has 164 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of YDS Controller's written reviews are positive against 40% of Aerophone Pro Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YDS Controller | Aerophone Pro Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (164 ratings) — better | 3.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.5% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation | Roland Corporation |
Customer experience
YDS Controller
Aerophone Pro Editor
In-app purchases
YDS Controller
No in-app purchases
Aerophone Pro Editor
No in-app purchases
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