Comparison

MIDImatic vs ShowMIDI

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

Head to head
About

MIDImatic

This app acts as a virtual MIDI port, allowing you to connect and customize any MIDI controller for use with other CoreMIDI compatible applications on iOS and iPadOS. It supports multiple controllers and offers extensive remapping capabilities.

Highlights
  • BLE MIDI to CoreMIDI virtual port
  • Multi controller support
  • MIDI Learn and Reset
  • Conversion recall on connect
  • Supports Notes, Aftertouch, Controller, Pitchbend, and more
Features
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MIDImatic by this.is.NOISE inc is the official iOS/iPadOS application for this.is.NOISE inc’s MIDI controller line up. About MIDImatic: MIDImatic is a CoreMIDI application where you can connect and remap any MIDI controllers for use with other applications. After connecting and mapping your controller, simply have the application running in the background and any CoreMIDI compatible application will recognize the MIDImatic’s virtual MIDI port. MIDImatic - developed by Audeonic - is this.is.NOISE inc’s first foray into MIDI software, made to tailor our already existing MIDI hardware and allow fully customizable configurations across iOS/iPadOS. Features: - BLE MIDI to CoreMIDI virtual port - Multi controller support - Conversion recall on connect - MIDI Learn and Reset (Hold for “Reset All”) USB MIDI/BLE MIDI conversions: - Notes - Aftertouch - Controller - Program Change - Channel Pressure - Pitchbend - Song Select - Start - Continue - Stop - Channel Selection

About

ShowMIDI

This application provides a real-time, glanceable view of all MIDI activity on your computer. It visualizes various MIDI messages and allows you to pause the flow for a data snapshot. It can be used as a standalone tool or an AUv3 plugin within your DAW.

Highlights
  • Real-time MIDI visualization
  • Auto-hides irrelevant messages
  • Pause and snapshot data
  • Standalone application
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Supports MPE configuration
Features
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ShowMIDI is an open-source multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity. Instead of wading through logs of MIDI messages to correlate relevant ones and identify what is happening, ShowMIDI visualizes the current activity and auto-hides what you don't care about anymore. It provides you with a real-time glanceable view of all MIDI activity on your computer. ShowMIDI is designed to be always on, using the spacebar or play/pause button you can pause the flow and focus on a data snapshot with the latest state of any MIDI entity. ShowMIDI can be ran as a standalone application that automatically detects all your MIDI devices, or as an AUv3 plugin in your DAW or host to visualize MIDI data in your sessions. ShowMIDI visualizes: * MIDI ports * channels * program change * note on/off * channel pressure * polyphonic pressure * continuous control change * pitchbend * RPN and NRPN * MPE configuration and channel modes ShowMIDI supports: * themes * standalone operation * AUv3 operation

Screenshots

MIDImatic1 screens
ShowMIDI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ShowMIDI at 18 against MIDImatic's 1. MIDImatic's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MIDImatic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShowMIDI has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MIDImatic's written reviews are positive against 88% of ShowMIDI's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MIDImatic versus ShowMIDI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDImaticShowMIDI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudeonic AppsUwyn, LLC

Customer experience

MIDImatic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShowMIDI

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MIDImatic

No in-app purchases

None

ShowMIDI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIDImatic free?
MIDImatic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowMIDI free?
ShowMIDI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIDImatic or ShowMIDI?
MIDImatic is rated higher. MIDImatic averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ShowMIDI averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do MIDImatic or ShowMIDI have ads?
Neither MIDImatic nor ShowMIDI shows ads.

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