Comparison

Pad MIDI vs midimittr

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

Head to head

Pad MIDI

$0.99

🎵 Music

★ 3.01 ratingsView app →

midimittr

Connecting MIDI effortlessly

Free

🎵 Music

★ 4.550 ratingsView app →

About

Pad MIDI

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a versatile MIDI controller. It offers wireless and USB connectivity, customizable pads, and a full piano keyboard for your music production needs. Requires external hardware or software to generate sound.

Highlights

Bluetooth and USB MIDI support
16 assignable MIDI pads
Full 88-key piano keyboard
Selectable MIDI channel and velocity
CC and Program Change controllers
MIDI message log/debugger

Features

Read full description

Pad MIDI turns your iPhone/iPad into MIDI pads and keyboard for your synth or DAW * Supports Bluetooth wireless / USB MIDI * Supports native Mac OS Network MIDI (Core MIDI) * 16 assignable / nameable MIDI pads * Full 88 key piano * Selectable MIDI channel and velocity * CC / Program change controllers * MIDI message log / debugger * Requires external synth or plugin to produce sound Learn how to connect here: http://support.thirteen32.com/apps/padmidi/

About

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.

Highlights

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

Features

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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.

Screenshots

Pad MIDI4 screens

midimittr3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: midimittr at 91% against Pad MIDI's 26%. midimittr also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.0). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

midimittr is free to download; Pad MIDI costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

midimittr holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: midimittr has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Pad MIDI's written reviews are positive against 91% of midimittr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pad MIDI ships an update every 2 months, midimittr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

Pad MIDI versus midimittr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pad MIDI	midimittr
Price	$0.99	Free — better
Rating	3.0 (1 ratings)	4.5 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	26.3% of reviews	91.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	1	50 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 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	12.0	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	28 MB	10 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Thirteen32 Pty Ltd	Matthias Frick

Customer experience

Pad MIDI

All ratings1 ratings

Positive0.0%

Neutral100.0%

Negative0.0%

Written reviews179 reviews

Positive26.3%

Neutral9.5%

Negative64.2%

midimittr

All ratings50 ratings

Positive88.0%

Neutral6.0%

Negative6.0%

Written reviews67 reviews

Positive91.0%

Neutral1.5%

Negative7.5%

User reviews

Pad MIDI

From 1 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Works as expected
👍 Simple and functional
👍 Great MIDI tool
👍 Free and functional
👍 Useful for triggering effects

Room to improve

🐛 No sound output
🐛 Crashes on startup
🐛 Does not load
🐛 Does not open
🐛 Ads are intrusive

midimittr

From 50 App Store ratings

What 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

Pad MIDI

Reported bugs

14 issues

App stays on loading page
App crashes after splash screen
App crashes on startup
App won't load
App won't open

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No sound output
Ads cannot be escaped
Accidentally clicked remove ad, needs refund
Ads couldn't be clicked out of
Notes don't work
Cannot connect to software
App crashes when loading
App crashes when opening
App automatically closes

Requested features

10 requests

Multi-touch support
Turn phone display off and maintain connectivity
Assign velocity to saved pads
Numerical velocity input
Customizable button colors/styles

Show 5 more

XY pad or faders/rotary encoders
More pages and knobs
Instructional video for setup
Support for newer software versions
USB connection for reduced latency

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

Show 1 more

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

None

Pad MIDI

No in-app purchases

None

midimittr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pad MIDI free?

Pad MIDI costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is midimittr free?

midimittr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Pad MIDI or midimittr?

midimittr is rated higher. Pad MIDI averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while midimittr averages 4.5 from 50 ratings.

Do Pad MIDI or midimittr have ads?

Neither Pad MIDI nor midimittr shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Pad MIDI or midimittr?

Pad MIDI ships an update every 2 months, and midimittr every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pad MIDI was updated on October 10, 2026 and midimittr on October 8, 2026.