Comparison

Bluetooth Midi Keyboard vs iKeys Station

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

Head to head
About

Bluetooth Midi Keyboard

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless MIDI keyboard. Control your favorite music software and hardware from your device using Bluetooth Low Energy. Offers customizable note settings and velocity sensitivity for expressive playing.

Highlights
  • Wireless MIDI keyboard
  • Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI
  • Selectable base note
  • Selectable number of notes
  • Velocity sensitive
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Bluetooth Midi Keyboard turns your iOS and iPadOS devices in a wireless keyboard.  Play your iOS, iPadOS, desktop or hardware BLE Midi DAWs and instruments from your iPhone and iPad. -Selectable base note. -Selectable number of notes. -Velocity sensitive. -Bluetooth Low Energy Midi. How does it works: Push connect button and in the opened view turn on the switch button. This will make your device discoverable by your Bluetooth MIDI Host, connect it from it and you will can play your MIDI Host from B.M.K.. If your MIDI Host don't support Bluetooth MIDI there are some free apps on the market that creates virtual Bluetooth MIDI Ports. B.M.K.. uses MIDI channel 1. Demo video on the developer's page.

About

iKeys Station

This app transforms your iPad into a versatile music creation tool when paired with specific hardware. Explore a range of instruments, rhythms, and looping capabilities with advanced sound processing.

Highlights
  • Instrument collection
  • Rhythm machine
  • Backing tracks
  • Looper functionality
  • DSP mixer
  • Pitch Bend, Vibrato, Sustain controls
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iKeys Station works exclusively with iDance GROOVE KEYS JX-1 hardware, connected in wireless Bluetooth to your device. iKeys Station turns your iPad into a collection of instruments, Rhythms Machine / Backing Tracks, as well as a Looper, and a mixer with a super DSP. Once you connect both iKeys Station and GROOVE KEYS JX-1, user can play on the 49 keys of the GROOVE KEYS, and access to Pitch Bend, Vibrato, or Sustain’s functions, as well as some Direct Tones Access: Piano, Organ and more. This unique combination of an iOS APP + controller Keyboard, at an extremely consumer retail price, makes the GROOVE KEYS JX-1 + iKeys Station, the perfect musical friend companion at an unbeatable price. Access to sounds, styles, looper, at a price never reached before, and with such high quality.

Screenshots

Bluetooth Midi Keyboard2 screens
iKeys Station4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iKeys Station at 5.0 against Bluetooth Midi Keyboard's 3.0. iKeys Station also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.6). Bluetooth Midi Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

iKeys Station holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluetooth Midi Keyboard ships an update every 33 months, iKeys Station every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bluetooth Midi Keyboard versus iKeys Station: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth Midi KeyboardiKeys Station
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpablo lopeziDance

Customer experience

Bluetooth Midi Keyboard

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

iKeys Station

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

In-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Midi Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

iKeys Station

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth Midi Keyboard free?
Bluetooth Midi Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iKeys Station free?
iKeys Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bluetooth Midi Keyboard or iKeys Station?
iKeys Station is rated higher. Bluetooth Midi Keyboard averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while iKeys Station averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bluetooth Midi Keyboard or iKeys Station have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Midi Keyboard nor iKeys Station shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Midi Keyboard or iKeys Station?
Bluetooth Midi Keyboard ships an update every 33 months, and iKeys Station every 7 months. Most recently, Bluetooth Midi Keyboard was updated on October 7, 2026 and iKeys Station on October 6, 2026.

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