miniMIDI vs Midi Amuser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
miniMIDI
Transform your iPhone into a powerful MIDI controller for your Mac. Easily connect wirelessly or via wire to control software instruments in Logic Pro X and GarageBand. Features include customizable pads and a velocity-sensitive keyboard.
- Wired or wireless MIDI connection
- 16 customizable pads
- Velocity-adjustable keyboard
- Logic Pro X and GarageBand integration
- Pad and Keyboard modes
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Turn your iPhone into a wired or wireless MIDI controller. Connect to your Mac (or another MIDI-compatible device), load an instrument in your DAW, and start playing! Play notes on 1 to 12 pads or a 13-key transposable keyboard with adjustable velocity, shaped with sustain, mod wheel, and arpeggiator controls. Nothing connected? A built-in demo sound gives you instant audio feedback when you just want to play. Make your controller your own with a custom background and glow colors. Free features include pad and keyboard modes, velocity and transposition adjustment, sustain control, and the demo sound. The mod wheel, arpeggiator, and appearance customization are unlocked with miniMIDI Pro, a one-time purchase.
Midi Amuser
This app allows you to connect, control, and record up to 10 MIDI instruments and controllers across 10 tracks. It manages routing, recalls instrument states, and enables live looping and complex song arrangements with a stable clock and zero latency.
- Connect up to 10 MIDI instruments
- Connect up to 10 MIDI controllers
- Zero latency
- Step sequencer
- Manage synth patches
- Record and arrange MIDI events on 10 tracks
- Arrange up to 16 song parts
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Midi Amuser lets you connect, control and record up to 10 instruments on 10 tracks with up to 10 input devices. It will take care of your routing, recall your instruments’ CC states across songs and arrangements. It lets you make live loops as well as create complex song arrangements. - make it the center of your MIDI setup - connect up to 10 MIDI instruments - connect up to 10 MIDI controllers - zero latency - stable clock - step sequencer - use a foot switch to record after the fact - manage all your synths’ patches - automatically save and recall Control Change states of your instruments - record, copy, quantise Midi events on up to 10 tracks - arrange up to 16 song parts - make templates for live performances - loop and arrange live - import and export songs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Midi Amuser at every 5 weeks against miniMIDI's every 55 months. Midi Amuser also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
miniMIDI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively.
miniMIDI ships an update every 55 months, Midi Amuser every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | miniMIDI | Midi Amuser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jack Edmonds | Tilmann Schuepfer |
Customer experience
miniMIDI
Midi Amuser
In-app purchases
miniMIDI
No in-app purchases
Midi Amuser
No in-app purchases
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