Comparison

Bluetooth Midi Controller vs ShowMIDI

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

Head to head
About

Bluetooth Midi Controller

Transform your iOS or iPadOS device into a wireless MIDI controller. Seamlessly manage your favorite DAWs, instruments, and effects on iOS, iPadOS, and desktop via Bluetooth LE. Offers extensive fader control for precise adjustments.

Highlights
  • Wireless MIDI control
  • Bluetooth Low Energy support
  • Up to 64 faders (128 on iPad)
  • Control DAWs, instruments, and effects
  • iOS and iPadOS compatible
Features
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Bluetooth Midi Controller turns your iOS and iPadOS devices in a wireless Midi controller. Control your favourites iOS, iPadOS and desktop Bluetooth LE Midi DAWs , instruments and effects from your iPhone and iPad. -Up to 64 faders that sends cc midi messages, 128 on iPad. -Bluetooth Low Energy Midi. Demo videos on the developer's page. 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 control your MIDI host from B.M.C.. If your MIDI host don't support Bluetooth MIDI there are some free apps on the market that creates virtual Bluetooth Midi Ports.

About

ShowMIDI

This application provides a real-time, glanceable view of all MIDI activity on your computer. It visualizes various MIDI messages and allows you to pause the flow for a data snapshot. It can be used as a standalone tool or an AUv3 plugin within your DAW.

Highlights
  • Real-time MIDI visualization
  • Auto-hides irrelevant messages
  • Pause and snapshot data
  • Standalone application
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Supports MPE configuration
Features
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ShowMIDI is an open-source multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity. Instead of wading through logs of MIDI messages to correlate relevant ones and identify what is happening, ShowMIDI visualizes the current activity and auto-hides what you don't care about anymore. It provides you with a real-time glanceable view of all MIDI activity on your computer. ShowMIDI is designed to be always on, using the spacebar or play/pause button you can pause the flow and focus on a data snapshot with the latest state of any MIDI entity. ShowMIDI can be ran as a standalone application that automatically detects all your MIDI devices, or as an AUv3 plugin in your DAW or host to visualize MIDI data in your sessions. ShowMIDI visualizes: * MIDI ports * channels * program change * note on/off * channel pressure * polyphonic pressure * continuous control change * pitchbend * RPN and NRPN * MPE configuration and channel modes ShowMIDI supports: * themes * standalone operation * AUv3 operation

Screenshots

Bluetooth Midi Controller4 screens
ShowMIDI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShowMIDI at 4.8 against Bluetooth Midi Controller's 4.2. ShowMIDI also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). 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

ShowMIDI holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 18 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluetooth Midi Controller ships an update every 33 months, ShowMIDI every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bluetooth Midi Controller versus ShowMIDI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth Midi ControllerShowMIDI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.8 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings518 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpablo lopezUwyn, LLC

Customer experience

Bluetooth Midi Controller

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

ShowMIDI

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Midi Controller

No in-app purchases

None

ShowMIDI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth Midi Controller free?
Bluetooth Midi Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowMIDI free?
ShowMIDI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bluetooth Midi Controller or ShowMIDI?
ShowMIDI is rated higher. Bluetooth Midi Controller averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ShowMIDI averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do Bluetooth Midi Controller or ShowMIDI have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Midi Controller nor ShowMIDI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Midi Controller or ShowMIDI?
Bluetooth Midi Controller ships an update every 33 months, and ShowMIDI every 2 months. Most recently, Bluetooth Midi Controller was updated on September 20, 2026 and ShowMIDI on September 20, 2026.

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