UxMIDI Tools vs Starrypad
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
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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.
Starrypad
Transform your device into a versatile music creation tool. Record and import audio, then assign it to velocity-sensitive pads for playback. Create loops, add layers, and export your work as WAV or MIDI.
- 16 velocity-sensitive pads
- Built-in drum kits and synth phrases
- Microphone and audio import
- Loop recording and layering
- WAV and MIDI export
- USB MIDI controller support
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Starrypad turns your iPhone into a drum pad, looper and sampler. Play sixteen velocity-sensitive pads with acoustic drums, 808 sounds and original synth phrases. The C Synth kit follows your tempo while keeping note pitch independent. Shape each pad with level, pan and tuning in the Mixer. Record from the microphone or import audio from a video you choose, trim the sound and assign it to a pad. Record loops, add layers and undo the latest pass. Switch from recording to playback without stopping the loop. Play along with music from another audio app. Background playback depends on the other app and your audio route. This does not import or record protected streaming audio. Export loops as WAV or MIDI. Connect an optional class-compliant USB MIDI controller. No controller, account or subscription is required. Settings and help support English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Familiar performance legends stay in English. Audio processing and your recordings stay on the device. Salamander Drumkit by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0) TR-808 Sound Sample Set by Michael Fischer via TidalCycles (CC0 1.0) Additional percussion from FreePats (CC0 1.0) Original synthesized rhythm phrases by Starrypad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Starrypad at 100% against UxMIDI Tools's 50%. Starrypad also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). UxMIDI Tools's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Starrypad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of UxMIDI Tools's written reviews are positive against 100% of Starrypad's.
UxMIDI Tools ships an update weekly, Starrypad every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UxMIDI Tools | Starrypad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CME PTE. LTD. | Ryo Ijuin |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
UxMIDI Tools
No in-app purchases
Starrypad
No in-app purchases









