TouchOSC Mk1 vs Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchOSC Mk1
This app provides a customizable OSC and MIDI control surface for iOS devices. It allows remote control of music software and hardware, sending and receiving OSC and MIDI messages over Wi-Fi or CoreMIDI. Users can create custom layouts with various controls and utilize accelerometer data.
- Modular OSC and MIDI control surface
- Send/receive OSC and MIDI messages
- Wi-Fi and CoreMIDI support
- Customizable touch controls
- Accelerometer data sending
- Free layout editor available
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TouchOSC is a modular OSC and MIDI control surface for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad by hexler. It supports sending and receiving Open Sound Control and MIDI messages over Wi-Fi and CoreMIDI inter-app communication and compatible hardware. The application allows to remote control and receive feedback from software and hardware that implement the OSC or MIDI protocols such as Apple Logic Pro/Express, Ableton Live, Renoise, Pure Data, Max/MSP/Jitter, Max for Live, OSCulator, VDMX, Resolume Avenue/Arena, Modul8, Plogue Bidule, NI Traktor, NI Reaktor, Quartz Composer, Supercollider, vvvv, Isadora and many others. The interface provides a number of customizable touch controls to send and receive messages: Faders / Rotary controls / Encoder controls / Push buttons / Toggle buttons / XY pads / Multi-faders / Multi-push / Multi-toggles / Multi-xy pads / LEDs / Labels / Time & battery displays Additionally the program can send Accelerometer data. The application comes with example layouts and completely custom layouts can be constructed using the free TouchOSC Editor application. Please see https://hexler.net/touchosc for more information, video demonstrations and download the free layout editor application for macOS, Windows and Linux and the free TouchOSC Bridge utility to easily control any MIDI-capable application on your computer.
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
This app allows you to connect and control various Bluetooth MIDI devices, including soft instruments, DAWs, and hardware music devices. It offers a full-range MIDI keyboard, pads matrix, and adjustable knobs and faders for comprehensive music production.
- MIDI Keyboard
- MIDI Pads Matrix
- MIDI Knobs
- MIDI Faders
- Multiple Control Views
- State Persistence
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If you liked Bluetooth MIDI Controller, Bluetooth MIDI Pads and Bluetooth MIDI Keyboard you will love Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro. All the functionality from the three apps in only one. Do you need a Bluetooth MIDI controller but you don't have it? Here you have BMC Pro: Connect and control every Bluetooth MIDI Host like soft instruments, DAWs, Hardware music devices, Mapping apps, lights... Features: -MIDI Keyboard full range with ajustable size. -MIDI Pads Matrix full range. -MIDI Knobs: 32 on iOS, 128 on iPadOS. -MIDI Faders: 32 on iOS, 64 on iPadOS. -4 Controls Views. -Help View. -The app keeps its state after restart it. -No app configuration needed: only connect with the Bluetooth MIDI Host, bind your parameters with the controls via MIDI learn and play the pads or the keyboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro at Free against TouchOSC Mk1's $4.99. Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2). TouchOSC Mk1's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 32 months) and chart position (#113 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro is free to download; TouchOSC Mk1 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TouchOSC Mk1 has 88 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of TouchOSC Mk1's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TouchOSC Mk1 ships an update every 3 months, Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchOSC Mk1 | Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (88 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #113 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hexler LLC | pablo lopez |
Customer experience
TouchOSC Mk1
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
Bugs and requests
TouchOSC Mk1
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent connection drops
- Compatibility issues with certain hardware and software
- Crashes and freezes on some devices
- Inconsistent behavior across different setups
Requested features
6 requests- Improved documentation and tutorials
- More visual customization options
- Better support for newer devices and OSes
- Expanded compatibility with more DAWs and software
- Wireless connectivity improvements
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- Haptic feedback for controls
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TouchOSC Mk1
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TouchOSC Mk1 free?
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