Comparison

bismark CtrlSlide vs Scale Navigator Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

bismark CtrlSlide

Features
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bismark CtrlSlide is a touch-based MIDI controller that allows you to send Control Change (CC) and Program Change (PC) messages to external MIDI devices or apps. With an intuitive multi-slider interface, CtrlSlide makes it easy to adjust MIDI parameters in real time. Whether you're controlling hardware synthesizers, virtual instruments, or exploring MIDI behavior, this app provides a flexible and reliable control surface at your fingertips. Designed for musicians, producers, and sound designers, CtrlSlide supports various MIDI connection methods including USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and virtual MIDI routing (depending on your device and operating system). Key Features: • Send MIDI Control Change (CC) and Program Change (PC) messages • Customize multiple sliders for flexible real-time control • Connect to external MIDI devices or other apps • Supports USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and virtual MIDI • Includes predefined CC numbers for quick setup • Clean, responsive interface optimized for touch Use CtrlSlide to fine-tune your synths, experiment with sound design, or enhance your live performance setup — all from your iPhone or iPad.

About

Scale Navigator Dashboard

Explore musical harmony by navigating scales and chords. Save interesting progressions, build songs step-by-step, and sync with other musicians or DAWs in real-time. Visualize the interconnected network of scales in 2D or 3D.

Highlights
  • Navigate interconnected scales
  • Explore and save chord progressions
  • Build songs step-by-step
  • Real-time ensemble syncing
  • DAW integration
  • 3D scale network visualization
  • Instrument tablature display
Features
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What key are we in, what’s the chord right now, and what comes next? Scale Navigator answers that question by giving you a way to explore harmony and keep what you find. You can move through scales and chords, try things, and hear how they connect. Stay in one area or move somewhere new. When you come across something you like, you can save it. Build sequences of harmonic states and chain them into a progression or a full song. Whether you’re exploring or building, the foundation stays the same: a shared harmonic state. Once it’s set, everything can follow it. Your playing, your instruments, your DAW, or other musicians in the room. THE SCALE NETWORK Scales are arranged in a connected network: think of it like the circle of fifths on steroids. Each scale sits next to neighbors that are related, so moving between them feels smooth. Move locally for subtle changes, or jump across the network for contrast. CHORD PROGRESSIONS Every scale contains its own set of chords. You can adjust chord quality, control how roots move, and shape the voice leading. This gives you a structured way to explore chords, try ideas, and keep what works as you move through different harmonic areas. SKETCHPAD When you land on something you like, you can save it. Each saved state keeps the scale and chord together, so you can return to it, compare it, and build from it. Write music step by step by chaining together the moments you want to keep. ENSEMBLE Create an ensemble and share a link. The host controls the harmonic state. Anyone who joins stays in sync with the same scale and chord in real time. Each person or instrument can use it differently. Play directly, improvise, read notation or tablature, or route it into MIDI. It works just as well for coordinating multiple instruments on your own as it does for playing with other people. TABLATURE View scales and chords on piano, guitar, bass, mandolin, and other instruments, along with standard notation. 3D VIEW The network can also be explored in 3D, with zooming and rotation control. DAW INTEGRATION Connects to your DAW, so your session stays in sync with the current harmonic state.

Screenshots

bismark CtrlSlide3 screens
Scale Navigator Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scale Navigator Dashboard at Free against bismark CtrlSlide's $1.99. Scale Navigator Dashboard also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Scale Navigator Dashboard is free to download; bismark CtrlSlide costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bismark CtrlSlide ships an update every 2 months, Scale Navigator Dashboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
bismark CtrlSlide versus Scale Navigator Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbismark CtrlSlideScale Navigator Dashboard
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbismark LLCNathan Turczan

In-app purchases

None

bismark CtrlSlide

No in-app purchases

None

Scale Navigator Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bismark CtrlSlide free?
bismark CtrlSlide costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scale Navigator Dashboard free?
Scale Navigator Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do bismark CtrlSlide or Scale Navigator Dashboard have ads?
Neither bismark CtrlSlide nor Scale Navigator Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bismark CtrlSlide or Scale Navigator Dashboard?
bismark CtrlSlide ships an update every 2 months, and Scale Navigator Dashboard every 5 days. Most recently, bismark CtrlSlide was updated on October 9, 2026 and Scale Navigator Dashboard on October 24, 2026.

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