Mini HKI vs DS18 iDSP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini HKI
Manage your MINI HKI audio processor through a Bluetooth connection. Optimize and protect your sound system with features like channel routing, gain control, equalization, and limiting. Save and recall custom configurations with presets.
- Channel Routing
- General and Channel Gain Control
- Polarity Inversion
- Input and Channel Equalizer
- Crossover Settings
- Limiter
- Delay
- Configurable Presets
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Application for managing the MINI HKI processor via bluetooth. MINI HKI processors have everything you need to optimize and protect your sound system. - Channel Routing - General gain - Channel gain - Polarity Inversion - Input Equalizer - Channel Equalizer - Crossover - Limiter - Delay - Configurable presets
DS18 iDSP
Control specific digital sound processor models with a user-friendly interface. Adjust audio settings like routing, gain, crossover, and equalization in real-time. Includes a demo mode for learning and battery/limiter monitoring.
- Channel Routing
- Gain Control (General & Channel)
- Crossover Settings
- Limiter & Equalizer Adjustments
- Time Alignment
- Configurable Memories
- Battery & Limiter Monitoring
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This application is designed to control only these DSP models: i48DSP, i26DSP and i24DSP. Now with a simple and intuitive interface you can manage your sound system completely using the following settings: • Channels Routing • General Gain • Channels Gain • Crossover • Limiter • Input Equalizer • Output Equalizer • Phase Selector • Time Alignment • Configurable Memories • Battery Monitoring • Limiter Monitoring Through a didactic and intuitive interface, it is possible do all the DSP configurations from this App using a smartphone or tablet, making easier the system adjustments, it can be done from your audio system in real time and there is a demo mode for the people who don't have some experience with this yet and can learn how it works.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini HKI at 3.2 against DS18 iDSP's 1.0. Mini HKI also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mini HKI holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini HKI has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mini HKI ships an update weekly, DS18 iDSP every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini HKI | DS18 iDSP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (17 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Expert Electronics Comercio e Fabricacao de Produtos Eletronicos Ltda | SPIRIT LLC |
In-app purchases
Mini HKI
No in-app purchases
DS18 iDSP
No in-app purchases
