Comparison

OSC/PILOT vs CoMote

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

Head to head
About

OSC/PILOT

Control and build user interfaces for your desktop applications on your iPad. This utility app supports MIDI and up to five OSC destinations, mirroring desktop functionality. It also features remote updates, allowing direct connection to a desktop copy for seamless UI iteration.

Highlights
  • Build and control UIs on iPad
  • Supports MIDI input/output
  • Up to 5 OSC destinations
  • Load desktop project files
  • Remote update feature
  • Seamless UI iteration
Features
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OSC/PILOT is now on iPad! Use the simple and sleek UIs built using the desktop version of OSC/PILOT, on your iPad using the free OSC/PILOT iPad app. This app allows loading any project file created via the desktop version of OSC/PILOT (both Windows and macOS). Support for MIDI as well as up to 5 OSC destinations is supported, just like the desktop version. Additionally, a remote update feature has been include that allows the iPad app to connect directly to a copy of OSC/PILOT running on a desktop. Edits to a project file being done on the desktop version can directly be sent to the iPad, allowing for quick and easy iteration and building of your UIs. OSC/PILOT for iPad supports both OSC and MIDI input and output. You can connect to up to 5 OSC peers, 1 MIDI input and 1 MIDI output as well.

About

CoMote

Transform your smartphone into a gestural musical instrument by transmitting movement sensor data in real-time over WiFi. Easily connect to compatible software using QR codes for seamless integration into your creative workflow.

Highlights
  • Real-time sensor data transmission
  • WiFi connectivity
  • QR code network setup
  • OSC and Websockets protocol support
  • Transform smartphone into musical instrument
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CoMote is an application that transmits the smartphone movement sensors values (accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers) in real time using WiFi. Connected to applications such as CoMo or Koral, the smartphone becomes a gestural musical instrument, enabling sounds to be triggered and modified by movement. Setting the WiFi network parameters is made easy by using a QR code generated by the application. The CoMote application can be used with any software that uses the OSC protocol or Websockets. CoMote is being developed by the Interaction-Sound-Music-Movement team at IRCAM (STMS-lab Ircam - CNRS - Sorbonne University) in partnership with the association Arts Convergences. With the support of : Fondation MAAF, Fondation Falret, Département des Yvelines, and the Afnic Foundation (Fondation de France). Until version 1.2 CoMote was produced with the support of: Éducation Nationale (Edu-up) and Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ELEMENT project).

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CoMote at every 4 weeks against OSC/PILOT's every 2 months. CoMote also leads on device support (3 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OSC/PILOT ships an update every 2 months, CoMote every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OSC/PILOT versus CoMote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOSC/PILOTCoMote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWin Epic LtdIrcamLab

Customer experience

OSC/PILOT

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CoMote

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OSC/PILOT

No in-app purchases

None

CoMote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OSC/PILOT free?
OSC/PILOT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoMote free?
CoMote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OSC/PILOT or CoMote have ads?
Neither OSC/PILOT nor CoMote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OSC/PILOT or CoMote?
OSC/PILOT ships an update every 2 months, and CoMote every 4 weeks. Most recently, OSC/PILOT was updated on September 18, 2026 and CoMote on September 24, 2026.

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