PitchBend Pro vs Marimba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PitchBend Pro
Control MIDI-compatible digital keyboards with precision pitch bend and modulation wheels. Supports multiple device connections via USB, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, offering versatile control for various keyboard types and DAWs.
- High-precision pitch bend
- High-precision modulation
- Adjustable pitch range
- Multiple device connections
- Supports USB, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi MIDI
- Channel control per device
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Play like a pro with pitch bend and modulation wheels with high precision. Th eapplication allows you control connected Digital keybaord that support MIDI messages. Features: - PitchBend with high precision - Modulation with high precision - Pitch Range (+2,+12,+24,+48) - Supports multiple device connections. - Supports also some non-standard USB MIDI (but protocol is compatible with USB MIDI) devices.(ex: YAMAHA, Roland, MOTU,etc) - Support Channels per device. - Support (USB, MIDI Bluetooth, WIFI (rtpMidi))) Compatibility - Beginner Keyboard - Arranger - Digital Workstation - Organ - Hybrid - Digital Piano - VST - DAW - MIDI APPS Powered VIA: - WIFI - BLE - USB Note: Please review your keybaord manual book to make sure that your keyboard support Midi message You have questions ? Please contact us - Email : contact@voltimusic.com - Whatsup : +15146298497
Marimba
This app offers a high-quality sampled marimba instrument for iOS devices. It functions as a standalone application or an AUv3 plugin, featuring adjustable keyboard settings and built-in effects like reverb and delay. It supports external MIDI input for enhanced musical expression.
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
- High-quality sample-based marimba
- Configurable keyboard
- Reverb and delay effects
- MIDI input support
- Mac support
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Marimba is a polyphonic sampled AUv3 instrument and standalone app for iPhone and iPad. It features a configurable keyboard, reverb and delay effects. It can be played using an external midi keyboard over Wifi or Bluetooth, or loaded in your favourite AUv3 compatible DAW, such as Garageband. Features • Standalone app and AUv3 • High quality sample based marimba instrument • Configurable keyboard key count • Reverb • Delay • Midi input support • Mac support System Requirements: iOS 15.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Marimba at $2.99 against PitchBend Pro's $24.99. Marimba also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5). PitchBend Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
PitchBend Pro costs $24.99 and Marimba $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marimba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PitchBend Pro | Marimba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 9390-0801 Quebec inc | Mellowmuse Ltd |
Customer experience
PitchBend Pro
Marimba
In-app purchases
PitchBend Pro
No in-app purchases
Marimba
No in-app purchases
Questions
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