Comparison

iDOS 3 vs BMC Editor

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

Head to head
About

iDOS 3

Experience classic DOS games and applications on your iPhone and iPad. This app emulates a DOS PC, offering modern controls for enhanced playability. It also supports productivity tasks like word processing and programming.

Highlights
  • On-screen keyboard with custom layouts
  • Virtual gamepad with customizable bindings
  • Trackpad mouse emulation
  • MT-32 emulation and MIDI support
  • Bluetooth keyboard and gamepad support
  • Bluetooth mouse support
Features
Currently charting
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Play classic DOS games on your iPhone and iPad! iDOS turns your device right into a powerful DOS gaming PC, with modern game control to make your old favorites as playable as possible. You can also use iDOS for non-gaming purposes, such as word processing, casual programming. Apps in the DOS days are often simpler and surprisingly productive. KEYBOARD iDOS provides a PC compatible on-screen keyboard with carefully designed layouts for different devices and orientations. The keyboard has a sliding control in landscape mode so that you can keep it from covering critical part of the screen. Bluetooth keyboard is fully supported on iOS 14+. GAMEPAD iDOS provides a virtual gamepad with key bindings that are fairly common in DOS games. You can customize the bindings. The DPAD works in 8-axis way. It can also be toggled into a joystick. External bluetooth game controllers are supported. Make sure your game controller is connected (System Settings->Bluetooth). To customize button bindings, go to iDOS in landscape mode, tap on bluetooth icon on the auto-hiding top bar. MOUSE The screen area serves as a trackpad for moving mouse pointer. Tap on the screen for left click. If direct touch is enabled, the mouse pointer will move to where you tap. Hold one finger on the screen, and tap with another finger for right click. On-screen mouse buttons are also provided for your convenience. Bluetooth mouse are fully supported on iOS 14+. AUDIO iDOS supports mt32 emulation, MIDI sound fonts, cuesheet based CDimage with compressed audio tracks (ogg/mp3/flac). SUPPORT - Visit https://litchie.com/dospad for more information - Send email to idos@litchie.com - Follow the developer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/litchiedev - iDOS is open source, report issue on https://github.com/litchie/dospad

About

BMC Editor

Features
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The BMC Editor App for iPad is the official companion editor for the Badass MIDI Controller (BMC) Library, built for creating fully customizable MIDI controllers using Teensy and ESP32 boards. It offers a complete, code-free editing experience—right from your iPad. Features: • Visual editor for buttons, LEDs, encoders, pots, displays, and more • Real-time parameter editing—no need to re-upload firmware • Full support for USB, Serial, and BLE MIDI connections • Integrated Knowledge Base with board info and FAQ Requirements: • USB connections on Lightning iPads require a Lightning to USB adapter • BLE MIDI requires the free app midimittr, available on the App Store Note: The Serial Monitor is not available in the iPad version. Start building your dream MIDI controller today at roxxxtar.com/bmc

Screenshots

iDOS 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iDOS 3 at $4.99 against BMC Editor's $9.99. iDOS 3 also leads on chart position (#108 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). BMC Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases 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

iDOS 3 costs $4.99 and BMC Editor $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDOS 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, BMC Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
iDOS 3 versus BMC Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDOS 3BMC Editor
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.3 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#108 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer潮激 李Hans Arroba

In-app purchases

None

iDOS 3

No in-app purchases

None

BMC Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDOS 3 free?
iDOS 3 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BMC Editor free?
BMC Editor costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iDOS 3 or BMC Editor have ads?
Neither iDOS 3 nor BMC Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDOS 3 or BMC Editor?
iDOS 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, and BMC Editor every 3 weeks. Most recently, iDOS 3 was updated on October 24, 2026 and BMC Editor on October 8, 2026.

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