PowerSample Live vs MIDI FX PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PowerSample Live
This application allows users to easily play and manage multiple sound samples. Organize sounds into different sets and customize each sample's configuration. Share your creations across devices and control the pads with a keyboard or MIDI device.
- Manage and edit sound sets
- Manage and edit individual samples
- Import/export sets for sharing
- Customize sample configurations
- Control pads with keyboard
- Connect MIDI devices for control
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PowerSample Live is an easy-to-use sampler to play different sounds. Manage multiple samples and sort them into different sets. Each sample can be configured differently to fit your needs. Key features: - Manage and edit different sets - Manage and edit different samples - Import export sets to share between different devices - Customize each sample - Controll the pads with your keyboard - Connect any midi device to controll the pads
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.
- 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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MIDI FX PRO at monthly against PowerSample Live's every 8 months. MIDI FX PRO also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). PowerSample Live's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On rating, 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
PowerSample Live costs $3.99 and MIDI FX PRO $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for PowerSample Live against 4.0 for MIDI FX PRO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of PowerSample Live's written reviews are positive against 50% of MIDI FX PRO's.
PowerSample Live ships an update every 8 months, MIDI FX PRO monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerSample Live | MIDI FX PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Linsenmeier | Jorge Arroyo |
Customer experience
PowerSample Live
MIDI FX PRO
In-app purchases
PowerSample Live
No in-app purchases
MIDI FX PRO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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