Oscillator vs Musk MIDI Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oscillator
Generate simple audio tones with four distinct waveforms including sine, square, saw, and white noise. Control frequency, panning, and amplitude with intuitive sliders and numeric input. Ideal for testing audio or creating experimental music.
- Four waveforms (sine, square, saw, white noise)
- Exponential frequency control
- Numeric frequency input
- Panning control
- Amplitude control
- Multi-touch controls
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Oscillator is a simple and rough audio generator application which has the following functions. You can use it as a test tone and play it as a strange musical instrument. - Four waveforms. (i.e. sine wave, square wave, saw wave and white noise.) - Exponential Frequency control using the slider. - Frequency numeric input using the software keyboard. - Equal distance panning control using the slider. - dB style amplitude control using the slider. - Sound output on/off button. - All sliders and buttons are multi-touch controlled. Please note the limitations below before you purchase/use this application. - The frequency control is not effective with the white noise oscillator. - The panning control is not effective with an iPhone internal speaker because it is monophonic. Use headphones or stereo speakers. - The audio output might be interrupted on a keyboard input, a view change and so on. - The accuracy of the audio output is not very high but it is reasonable.
Musk MIDI Keyboard
This app functions as a virtual MIDI keyboard with expandable sound libraries. It allows users to play notes, send and receive MIDI data to other apps or hardware, and customize instrument sounds and channels. It supports various import methods for sound fonts and integrates with other music production tools.
- Multi-touch keyboard (8 octaves)
- Import custom sound libraries (sf2, dls, exs)
- Send/receive MIDI notes to/from other apps/hardware
- Audio Unit Extension support
- Network-MIDI (WiFi) and Bluetooth MIDI
- Channel highlighting and pitch class speaking
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Musk MIDI Keyboard: Your expandable MIDI keyboard! * Use the included General MIDI sound font or import your own sound libraries * Play on the multi-touch keyboard (8 octaves) * Send notes to other MIDI apps or keyboards * Receive notes from external MIDI sources * Use installed Sounds in other apps using the built-in Audio Unit Extension. * Track MIDI notes and channels on the keyboard * Load sound libraries and change MIDI channels to different sounds * Highlight individual channels visually and acoustically * Let the app speak the pitch class (pitch class ) of the notes (C = 0 , C # = 1, ..., H = 11) in your own language. (Requires the iOS 7 voices) The following MIDI sources and targets are supported and can be individually turned on and off: * Network-MIDI (WiFi) : So you can connect the app to other devices (eg. Mac, iPhone, iPad) * MIDI devices: you can connect your devices via Camera Connection Kit and USB-MIDI (e.g. a MIDI keyboard) * Core MIDI-enabled apps : You can, for example, display the notes of a MIDI player and use the sounds of other apps. * MIDI via Bluetooth (iOS8) * Experimental MIDI via Gamekit support. Full Core-MIDI support: * Other apps publish their MIDI input and output ports: you activate the connection in this app. Active connections are reestablished, if possible, at app restart. * This app publishes a MIDI input and output: you activate the link in another app or the other app automatically activates the connection. Setting and filter adjustment options (per channel): * Show notes * Hear notes * Instrument sound * Instrument and voice volume * Accepting program and volume change commands (via MIDI input) Import of sound libraries via: * ITunes: transmission via Mac or PC * ICloud: synchronizes the data on all your Apple devices. (Network connection required) * Other Apps from the manufacturer this app: All of his apps access to the same iCloud directory. (No network connection required) * Safari: search for a website that offers SoundFonts. Click on the file. Wait until it is downloaded. Then select this app in the "Open In" dialog. * Mail: Select the attachment and select this app in the "Open In" dialog. * Other apps: use the "Open In" dialog. (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive) Supported file formats and extensions: * Sound fonts (sf2) * Downloadable Sounds (dls) * Logic Pro EXS-24 instrument Files (exs) * Audio Unit Presets (aupreset) * Zip files (zip) Inter-App-Audio, AudioBus 3 and Audio Unit support: You can use the audio output of the app in other apps: * Record a MIDI performance in Garageband, AudioShare or other apps. * Add sound effects in GarageBand, VoiceSynth or other apps. * Use a sound font as an Audio Unit in a host app. (Experimental) Limitations: * Speech output can not be sent to other apps. * Playing many notes per second can push older devices to their limits. When you hear a scraping noise, try terminating other apps. Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oscillator at 80% against Musk MIDI Keyboard's 33%. Oscillator also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Musk MIDI Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 30 months). On ratings volume, 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
Oscillator costs $0.99 and Musk MIDI Keyboard $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Oscillator holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Oscillator's written reviews are positive against 33% of Musk MIDI Keyboard's.
Oscillator ships an update every 30 months, Musk MIDI Keyboard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oscillator | Musk MIDI Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Dr. Garbers Softwareentwicklung |
Customer experience
Oscillator
Musk MIDI Keyboard
In-app purchases
Oscillator
No in-app purchases
Musk MIDI Keyboard
No in-app purchases
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