Comparison

oogieAR vs MIDI FX PRO

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

Head to head
About

oogieAR

This app is a 3D musical synthesizer laboratory that generates music algorithmically using images and colors. Create complex arpeggios and harmonies by applying colors from your photos, with infinite creative possibilities through various tools.

Highlights
  • 3D musical synthesizer laboratory
  • Algorithmic music creation
  • Image and color-based sound generation
  • Create arpeggios and harmonies
  • Pro Mode with additional features
Features
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oogieAR is a 3D musical synthesizer laboratory that uses images and colors to create music algorithmically. Create complex arpeggios and harmonies live using colors from your photos. When you throw in Pipes, Scalars and Gravity, there are Infinite creative possiblities. Upgrade to Pro Mode and release more features.

About

MIDI FX PRO

This app is a powerful MIDI workstation for iOS and Mac, allowing users to control and process MIDI signals. It offers features like harmonization, transposition, arpeggiation, and sequencing for external or virtual synths. It also includes internal instruments and effects for mobile music creation.

Highlights
  • MIDI signal processing
  • Harmonize, Transpose, Arpeggiate
  • Sequencer for synths
  • Delay/looper
  • Internal instruments (drums, piano, synth)
  • Filter notes by velocity
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Buy once and get the iOS and Mac apps (with Family Sharing) This is the Unlocked Version of MIDI FX. You can buy this version instead of unlocking the free one through IAP Control your MIDI signals and process them in any combination of ways: Harmonize, Transpose, Arpeggiate, etc... Or use the Sequencer to play any external or virtual synth. Use a MIDI interface to unlock the power of the app to control multiple synths with one keyboard, play one note and generate chords, basslines, etc... Use the delay/looper or filter notes based on velocity or other parameters to send to different synths/effects. A MIDI workstation in your pocket (or your iPad/Mac) You can also use some internal instruments (drums sampler, piano or synth) if you are away from your MIDI gear, and sequence whole songs inside the app, or use other synth apps as input/output for MIDI FX. Your imagination is the limit!

Screenshots

oogieAR4 screens
MIDI FX PRO1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: oogieAR at Free against MIDI FX PRO's $9.99. oogieAR also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.7). MIDI FX PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On rating, ads and device support 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

oogieAR is free to download; MIDI FX PRO costs $9.99 up front. oogieAR sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. MIDI FX PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for oogieAR against 5.0 for MIDI FX PRO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

oogieAR ships an update every 3 months, MIDI FX PRO monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
oogieAR versus MIDI FX PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteroogieARMIDI FX PRO
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.7
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB263 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDave ScrutonJorge Arroyo

Customer experience

oogieAR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MIDI FX PRO

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

oogieAR

One-time9
  • Pro Mode$0.99
  • oogieAR Around House$0.99
  • oogieAR Body Sounds$0.99
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  • oogieAR Metal Shop$0.99
  • oogieAR SG Pepper$0.99
  • oogieAR Urbanity$0.99
  • oogieAR Sports Shorts$0.99
  • oogieAR Woodworks$0.99
  • oogieAR Water$0.99
None

MIDI FX PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is oogieAR free?
oogieAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MIDI FX PRO free?
MIDI FX PRO costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, oogieAR or MIDI FX PRO?
oogieAR and MIDI FX PRO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do oogieAR or MIDI FX PRO have ads?
Neither oogieAR nor MIDI FX PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, oogieAR or MIDI FX PRO?
oogieAR ships an update every 3 months, and MIDI FX PRO monthly. Most recently, oogieAR was updated on October 16, 2026 and MIDI FX PRO on October 24, 2026.

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