Ascolti! vs MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ascolti!
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Radio in your pocket, wherever you are. We've been bringing radio to listeners since 2009, and this is our biggest update ever. Rebuilt from the ground up: faster, better looking, and smarter than ever. Listen to your favorite radio stations live and in high quality. Wake up to the radio, fall asleep to it, and take it with you, even in your car thanks to CarPlay. ◆ WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION ◆ • COMPLETELY NEW DESIGN A modern, clean, and intuitive interface that's faster and more enjoyable to use. • CARPLAY SUPPORT Listen to the radio in your car safely and easily, right on your vehicle's screen. • ACCOUNT AND CLOUD SYNC Sign up once and keep your favorite and custom stations synced across all your devices. • PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Unlock unlimited favorites, unlimited custom stations, unlimited alarms, cloud sync, and priority support. Available monthly, quarterly, or annually. ◆ KEY FEATURES ◆ • HIGH-QUALITY STREAMING Live listening in MP3 and AAC+ formats, without unnecessary interruptions. • BACKGROUND PLAY Music continues playing while you use other apps or lock the screen. • AUTOMATIC RECONNECT Each station can have up to three streaming addresses. If one doesn't work, the app automatically switches to the backup. • FAVORITE STATIONS Save your favorites with a tap and rearrange them as you like. • CUSTOM STATIONS Missing a station? Add any internet stream yourself. • EDITING STATIONS Customize names, descriptions, and addresses to your liking. • SLEEP TIMER Fall asleep to your favorite radio. Automatically turns off with gradually fading volume. • WAKE UP TO THE RADIO Set alarms with your favorite station or one of the built-in sounds, with custom days, times, and tones. • STATION DETAILS View station information, visit the website, and find contact information. • NOW PLAYING Find out what song is playing and the artist, when the station provides this information. ◆ WHY ASCOLTI!? ◆ • A trusted companion for radio listeners since 2009 • All-new design: fast, modern, and pleasing to the eye • CarPlay for safe listening while driving • All stations in one place, plus your own • Sync across all devices • No intrusive ads while listening • Regular updates and new stations Anywhere, anytime. ASCOLTI! follows you. Download it and discover a new way to listen to the radio. Questions or suggestions? Contact us from the app. Your opinion matters to us. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope
This app combines a multi-touch performance keyboard, a 16-channel step sequencer, and a real-time oscilloscope. It allows seamless integration with hardware synthesizers and audio gear via USB, enabling music creation and analysis.
- Multi-touch velocity-sensitive keyboard
- 16-channel step sequencer with piano roll
- Real-time 8-channel oscilloscope
- USB MIDI and audio interface support
- Network and Bluetooth MIDI compatibility
- Live recording and transposition
- Sub-millisecond sequencer timing
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A powerful all-in-one studio companion for hardware synthesizers, drum machines, and audio gear. Connect your USB MIDI devices and audio interfaces and start playing, sequencing, and analyzing instantly. KEYS — Multi-Touch Performance Keyboard • 3-octave velocity-sensitive piano with multi-finger support • Velocity from touch position — soft on top, loud at the bottom • Spring-loaded pitch bend wheel (14-bit precision) • Mod wheel (CC#1) for expressive control • Program change selector with quick recall • Octave shifting from -2 to +5 • Per-channel routing to different synths • Transpose mode — keyboard transposes the live sequence SEQ — 16-Channel Step Sequencer • 16 independent MIDI channels, up to 32 steps each • Mono mode for melody and bass lines • Poly mode with full piano roll editor • Swing control for groove (0-50%) • Live recording from your external keyboard • MIDI clock sync — auto-detects tempo from incoming clock • Per-channel destination routing — each track plays a different synth • Live transpose during playback • Adjustable note range and pattern length SCOPE — Real-Time Multi-Channel Oscilloscope • Up to 8 channels simultaneously from USB audio interfaces • 1-2-5 standard time/division (10 microseconds to 500 ms) • Configurable voltage/division with auto-scale • Rising and falling edge trigger with adjustable level • Auto and Normal trigger modes • Per-channel color, vertical offset, and on/off • Phosphor persistence with adjustable decay • Glow effect with intensity control • Three background themes — Classic, Space, Shockwave • Metal-accelerated rendering CONNECTIVITY • USB MIDI — plug in your hardware controllers and synths • USB audio interfaces — multi-channel input for the oscilloscope • Network MIDI / Bluetooth MIDI compatible • Companion iPhone app — record video while iPad captures audio over Wi-Fi (Bonjour) DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE • Sub-millisecond sequencer timing • Lock-free audio buffers for glitch-free capture • Optimized for iPad landscape — full immersive UI • Per-app settings for every channel, every parameter, persistent across sessions Whether you're sketching ideas in the studio, performing live, debugging a Eurorack patch, or learning synthesis, this app brings keyboard, sequencer, and oscilloscope into a single, fast, focused interface. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. Just plug in and play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope at none against Ascolti!'s 3. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Ascolti! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Ascolti! | MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Globaldizajn | Collective Vision, LLC. |
In-app purchases
Ascolti!
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Quarterly Premium$2.993 Months
- Yearly Premium$8.991 Year
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope
No in-app purchases
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