TouchOSC Mk1 vs midimittr
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.
midimittr
This app enables low-latency MIDI connections to iOS music applications via Bluetooth LE or USB. It routes virtual MIDI ports to external devices, allowing seamless wireless or wired integration with compatible software.
- Low-latency MIDI over Bluetooth LE
- MIDI over USB connection
- Routes virtual MIDI ports
- Connects to other MIDI devices wirelessly
- Remembers routing settings
- Works in background
- MIDI over Lightning cable support
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midimittr is a simple utility to deliver the experience of low-latency MIDI over Bluetooth LE/USB to iOS Music apps that support MIDI. To achieve this, midimittr is routing the virtual ports of supported applications to Bluetooth and/or the USB Ports. If your favourite application is supporting MIDI, it will most likely work with midimittr. Bluetooth over MIDI is supported in iOS 8+ and a feature of OS X Yosemite 10.10+. For more information please check out the support page. ---- - Connect to other Bluetooth MIDI Hardware, iOS or macOS devices wirelessly - Remembers previous routing settings for an uninterrupted workflow - Works in background - Get even lower latency with MIDI over Lightning cable* - Support for both iPad and iPhone ---- *For MIDI over Lightning cable please download the tool from the support page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: midimittr at Free against TouchOSC Mk1's $4.99. midimittr also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). TouchOSC Mk1's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, 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
midimittr is free to download; TouchOSC Mk1 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
midimittr holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of TouchOSC Mk1's written reviews are positive against 91% of midimittr's.
TouchOSC Mk1 ships an update every 3 months, midimittr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchOSC Mk1 | midimittr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (88 ratings) | 4.5 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hexler LLC | Matthias Frick |
Customer experience
TouchOSC Mk1
midimittr
User reviews
TouchOSC Mk1
From 88 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful and versatile
- 👍 Highly customizable
- 🚀 Seamless integration with various DAWs
- 🚀 Responsive and low-latency
- 💡 Endless possibilities for control
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity and stability issues
- 👎 Steep learning curve
- 👎 Lacking documentation and support
- 👎 Outdated or abandoned for certain DAWs
- 👎 Limited visual customization options
midimittr
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Seamless MIDI connection
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Solves connectivity problems
- 💰 Free of charge
- 🔌 Works with USB and Bluetooth
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on M1 Mac
- ❓ No manual or instructions
- 😞 Developer unresponsive
- ⚠️ Bluetooth connection issues
- 🎛️ Toggles not visible on iPad mini
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
midimittr
Reported bugs
6 issues- 'IOS Audio' crashes app on M1 Mac
- Disables iPad as audio input on M1 Mac
- Connection problem with older iOS and Yamaha MD-BT01
- Toggles not visible on iPad mini
- App keeps giving pop-ups asking to turn on Bluetooth
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- Only one device gets MIDI back when two are connected
Requested features
5 requests- Auto-reconnect for Bluetooth
- Logging function with freeze/save and filter
- Dark mode
- Audio transmitting as in-app purchase
- Option for client BT connections to auto-connect
In-app purchases
TouchOSC Mk1
No in-app purchases
midimittr
No in-app purchases
