Comparison

Ampero Control vs Mooer Prime

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

Head to head
About

Ampero Control

This app simplifies the setup and control of a Bluetooth MIDI controller. Easily manage presets, effects, and MIDI messages with a clean interface and pre-made or custom templates. Take full command of your musical gear without complex menus.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-use UI for MIDI controller setup
  • MIDI template management for presets and effects
  • Save and customize your own MIDI templates
  • Control MIDI messages via footswitches and expression pedals
  • On-the-fly controller adjustments
  • Supports standard, USB, and Bluetooth MIDI
Features
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● Easy-to-use UI We believe a lot of people have been suffering from setting up a MIDI controller. Now we offer you this smart app to setup your Ampero Control with a clean, straight forward user interface. With this, you can take fully control of your unit like a walk in the park. No complex menus and matrixes anymore! ● MIDI Template In the app we offer you several templates for you to achieve essential/advanced controlling of your musical gear: Select a footswitch, load a template and you’re ready to change presets, turn on/off effects, etc. You can also save your own templates and write notes on them. ●About Ampero Control Ampero Control is a compact, sturdy, fully programmable Bluetooth MIDI controller, that gives musicians flexible MIDI-based control via MIDI port, USB jack and Bluetooth. It features 4 footswitches, with each footswitch, you can send up to 16 different MIDI messages by different actions. You can also attach expression pedals or more footswitches to your Ampero Control depending on your needs. Furthermore, a dedicated smart mobile app lets you take control of every detail of your Ampero Control without any confusion. ● Features • Compact, smart 4-footswitch Bluetooth MIDI controller • Supports standard MIDI, USB MIDI and Bluetooth MIDI input/output/thru • Sending/transferring MIDI messages to separated/combined MIDI outputs • Send max. 16 MIDI messages by one footswitch (32 for A/B groups) • 100 banks (each bank includes 4 footswitches settings, 2 CTRL/EXP jack settings and more) • Different footswitch triggering actions for flexible switching and various uses • Dedicated mobile app lets you easily set your controller on the fly • 2 CTRL/EXP TRS jacks for adapting external footswitches/expression pedals • 3-digit LED for MIDI message info and Bluetooth connection status display • DC 9-18V or 5V USB bus power supply

About

Mooer Prime

Control and monitor your guitar effects pedal wirelessly via Bluetooth. Switch between effect models, access practice tools like a metronome and drum machine, and share your custom tones on a cloud platform.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Real-time effect status display
  • Effect model switching
  • Tuning table
  • Metronome
  • Drum machine
  • Cloud tone sharing
Features
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1. The stable and low-latency Bluetooth solution realizes the communication with the hardware system of the Prime effect, and displays the working status of the Prime effect in real time. 2. A stable and fast switching control effect model can be realized. 3. Very intuitive operation mode and user-friendly quick guidance for novice users. 4. With tuning table, metronome, drum machine practice tool software. 5. The sharing service of cloud platform tone upload/download can be realized through software.

Screenshots

Ampero Control4 screens
Mooer Prime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mooer Prime at 2.3 against Ampero Control's 1.9. Mooer Prime also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 13%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Mooer Prime holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Ampero Control's written reviews are positive against 24% of Mooer Prime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ampero Control ships an update every 14 months, Mooer Prime every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ampero Control versus Mooer Prime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmpero ControlMooer Prime
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (61 ratings)2.3 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.0% of reviews23.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB234 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotonemooer

Customer experience

Ampero Control

All ratings17 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral17.6%
Negative41.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral13.0%
Negative73.9%

Mooer Prime

All ratings23 ratings
Positive21.7%
Neutral17.4%
Negative60.9%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral14.3%
Negative61.9%

In-app purchases

None

Ampero Control

No in-app purchases

None

Mooer Prime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ampero Control free?
Ampero Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mooer Prime free?
Mooer Prime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ampero Control or Mooer Prime?
Mooer Prime is rated higher. Ampero Control averages 1.9 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Mooer Prime averages 2.3 from 23 ratings.
Do Ampero Control or Mooer Prime have ads?
Neither Ampero Control nor Mooer Prime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ampero Control or Mooer Prime?
Ampero Control ships an update every 14 months, and Mooer Prime every 2 months. Most recently, Ampero Control was updated on October 22, 2026 and Mooer Prime on October 22, 2026.

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