Comparison

Midi Amuser vs MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

This app combines a multi-touch performance keyboard, a 16-channel step sequencer, and a real-time oscilloscope. It allows seamless integration with hardware synthesizers and audio gear via USB, enabling music creation and analysis.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch velocity-sensitive keyboard
  • 16-channel step sequencer with piano roll
  • Real-time 8-channel oscilloscope
  • USB MIDI and audio interface support
  • Network and Bluetooth MIDI compatibility
  • Live recording and transposition
  • Sub-millisecond sequencer timing
Features
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A powerful all-in-one studio companion for hardware synthesizers, drum machines, and audio gear. Connect your USB MIDI devices and audio interfaces and start playing, sequencing, and analyzing instantly. KEYS — Multi-Touch Performance Keyboard • 3-octave velocity-sensitive piano with multi-finger support • Velocity from touch position — soft on top, loud at the bottom • Spring-loaded pitch bend wheel (14-bit precision) • Mod wheel (CC#1) for expressive control • Program change selector with quick recall • Octave shifting from -2 to +5 • Per-channel routing to different synths • Transpose mode — keyboard transposes the live sequence SEQ — 16-Channel Step Sequencer • 16 independent MIDI channels, up to 32 steps each • Mono mode for melody and bass lines • Poly mode with full piano roll editor • Swing control for groove (0-50%) • Live recording from your external keyboard • MIDI clock sync — auto-detects tempo from incoming clock • Per-channel destination routing — each track plays a different synth • Live transpose during playback • Adjustable note range and pattern length SCOPE — Real-Time Multi-Channel Oscilloscope • Up to 8 channels simultaneously from USB audio interfaces • 1-2-5 standard time/division (10 microseconds to 500 ms) • Configurable voltage/division with auto-scale • Rising and falling edge trigger with adjustable level • Auto and Normal trigger modes • Per-channel color, vertical offset, and on/off • Phosphor persistence with adjustable decay • Glow effect with intensity control • Three background themes — Classic, Space, Shockwave • Metal-accelerated rendering CONNECTIVITY • USB MIDI — plug in your hardware controllers and synths • USB audio interfaces — multi-channel input for the oscilloscope • Network MIDI / Bluetooth MIDI compatible • Companion iPhone app — record video while iPad captures audio over Wi-Fi (Bonjour) DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE • Sub-millisecond sequencer timing • Lock-free audio buffers for glitch-free capture • Optimized for iPad landscape — full immersive UI • Per-app settings for every channel, every parameter, persistent across sessions Whether you're sketching ideas in the studio, performing live, debugging a Eurorack patch, or learning synthesis, this app brings keyboard, sequencer, and oscilloscope into a single, fast, focused interface. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. Just plug in and play.

Screenshots

Midi Amuser4 screens
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope at 5.0 against Midi Amuser's 4.8. Midi Amuser's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Midi Amuser has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Midi Amuser versus MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidi AmuserMIDI Controller/Oscilloscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTilmann SchuepferCollective Vision, LLC.

Customer experience

Midi Amuser

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Midi Amuser

No in-app purchases

None

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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