UxMIDI Tools vs ZOOM Handy Control & Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UxMIDI Tools
Configure and update firmware for CME USB MIDI devices. Manage routing, mapping, and filtering of MIDI events for precise control over your music production hardware. Requires a USB lightning adapter for connection.
- Firmware updates for CME USB MIDI products
- Full product configuration
- MIDI routing management
- MIDI mapping capabilities
- MIDI event filtering
- USB lightning adapter required
Read full descriptionHide full description
UxMIDI Tools, the application dedicated to CME USB MIDI products owners. With this software, you will be able to update the firmware of your CME Pro USB products (C2MIDI Pro, U2MIDI Pro, U4MIDI-WC, U6MIDI Pro, etc). The software is also used to fully configure your product, you have an access to the routing, mapping and filtering features. With this software you will be able to configure routing to each MIDI and USB input, you can decide to route any input to any output. You can also decide to filter any incoming MIDI event so it is not forwarded to the routed output. The latest version also offers the possibility to map any incoming MIDI event to another one. This application requires using a USB lightning adapter connected to the iPad or iPhone to connect to CME device through USB cable.
ZOOM Handy Control & Sync
Control multiple compatible audio recorders simultaneously for synchronized recording. Monitor input levels, battery status, and remaining recording time. Files include synchronized timecode for easier post-production.
- Control multiple ZOOM recorders
- Synchronize dates and times
- Simultaneous recording control
- Monitor input signal levels
- Check battery and recordable time
- Synchronized timecode in files
Read full descriptionHide full description
ZOOM Handy Control & Sync is an app that can be used to control multiple compatible ZOOM recorders. Up to 10 can be connected, and those recorders can have their dates and times synchronized and be controlled for simultaneous recording. Furthermore, this app can be used to monitor input signal level meters, battery charges and remaining recordable times. Files recorded by multiple recorders connected to ZOOM Handy Control & Sync will include synchronized timecode, which is useful in post-production using those files. A dedicated BTA-1 wireless adapter might need to be installed in a recorder in order to connect it with this app. For details about supported products and the use of this app, see the following. www.zoomcorp.com
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UxMIDI Tools at 4.0 against ZOOM Handy Control & Sync's 1.3. UxMIDI Tools also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 9%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). ZOOM Handy Control & Sync's advantage is ratings volume (12 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UxMIDI Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZOOM Handy Control & Sync has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of UxMIDI Tools's written reviews are positive against 9% of ZOOM Handy Control & Sync's.
UxMIDI Tools ships an update weekly, ZOOM Handy Control & Sync every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | UxMIDI Tools | ZOOM Handy Control & Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 8.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CME PTE. LTD. | ZOOM CORPORATION |
Customer experience
UxMIDI Tools
ZOOM Handy Control & Sync
In-app purchases
UxMIDI Tools
No in-app purchases
ZOOM Handy Control & Sync
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is UxMIDI Tools free?
Is ZOOM Handy Control & Sync free?
Which has better reviews, UxMIDI Tools or ZOOM Handy Control & Sync?
Do UxMIDI Tools or ZOOM Handy Control & Sync have ads?
Which is updated more often, UxMIDI Tools or ZOOM Handy Control & Sync?
Other comparisons
