Comparison

MIDIKeys vs Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro

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

Head to head
About

MIDIKeys

This app acts as a virtual MIDI keyboard controller, allowing you to send MIDI messages to synthesizer apps and hardware. It offers customizable velocity, octave transposition, and tilt controls for expression.

Highlights
  • Virtual MIDI keyboard
  • Send MIDI messages
  • Octave transposition
  • Adjustable velocity
  • Tilt expression control
  • Customizable MIDI channel
Features
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MIDIKeys is a MIDI keyboard controller that can be used to send MIDI messages to synthesizer apps and hardware MIDI synthesizers. MIDIKeys doesn't produce any sound on its own, it is for playing hardware or software VST-style MIDI synthesizers via MIDI hardware interfaces connected to the iPhone dock connector or virtual MIDI instruments like IK Multimedia SampleTank® for iOS or ThumbJam running in the background on your iPhone. The entire range may be transposed up or down (up to a three octave limit) by touching the 8va -/+ buttons on the main screen. Touching the display for the transpose value between the octave shift buttons resets the transpose to C3 (60). Both fixed or variable note MIDI Note On event velocity based on touch position within the key are available as options on the settings page. While playing, you may also optionally send real-time volume, expression, modulation, or wind controller MIDI messages by tilting the iPhone/iPod Touch to the right or left. Set the transmit channel using the MIDI Channel slider. Any channel from 1-16 may be selected. Channel 1 is the default. Choose between "Omni" sending MIDI data to all CoreMIDI apps or "Virtual Port" sending to a named CoreMIDI virtual output port. When the "Virtual Port option is selected, MIDIKeys will show up as an input option labeled "MIDIKeys" in apps that support virtual ports like Sonosaurus ThumbJam and MIDIBridge. "Omni" mode is selected by default. Note-on events may be sent with either a fixed or variable velocity based on where you touch on the key. Set the maximum velocity using the Velocity slider. Any value from 0-127 may be selected. Default value is 100. Select between fixed or variable velocity mapped to the touch position using the selector. When the velocity is mapped to touch, the minimum velocity is approximately 10% of the value set on the Velocity slider and the max is 100% of the value. Touching lower or higher on the key (area below the black keys only for the white keys) results in lower or higher velocity values sent in the MIDI Note On event for the key. Black key highest velocity starts at the bottom of the key and gets lower as you touch higher. MIDIKeys can send Volume, Expression, Modulation, or Breath Control message by tilting the device to the right or left. Select a controller on the Tilt Controller selector. Default is no controller messages. When a controller is enabled, tilting the device to the right or left will send the selected controller messages to the external device. Values increase as the device is tilted farther to the right. You may set the tilt sensitivity using the Tilt Sensitivity slider. The range is from 1 to 4, with higher values being more sensitive. Default value is 1.5. If you ever have "stuck" notes, you may touch the "Shhh" icon on the main screen to send a MIDI "All Notes Off" message and stop the sounds. All settings are saved when exiting MIDIKeys and restored the next time it is run.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

MIDIKeys2 screens
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro at 4.4 against MIDIKeys's 3.4. MIDIKeys's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 32 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

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

Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of MIDIKeys'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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIDIKeys ships an update every 6 weeks, Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MIDIKeys versus Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDIKeysBluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (16 ratings)4.4 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael Eskinpablo lopez

Customer experience

MIDIKeys

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

MIDIKeys

No in-app purchases

None

Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIDIKeys free?
MIDIKeys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro free?
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIDIKeys or Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro?
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro is rated higher. MIDIKeys averages 3.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do MIDIKeys or Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro have ads?
Neither MIDIKeys nor Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIDIKeys or Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro?
MIDIKeys ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro every 32 months. Most recently, MIDIKeys was updated on October 4, 2026 and Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro on September 23, 2026.

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