Idiotic vs MIDI SideGig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idiotic
Create silly music with this sound recording and pitch-changing keyboard. Features built-in sounds, the ability to record your own voice, and a unique pitch control for hilarious effects. It's designed to be the world's silliest instrument for fun and experimentation.
- Sound recording
- Pitch changing
- Built-in sound banks
- Record your own voice
- Pitch control slider
- Silly instrument
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Idiotic is a fun, sound recording, pitch changing music keyboard for the iPhone and iPad. With lots of crazy built-in sounds and the ability to record your own, start making Idiotic music today! Slide the Pitch Control to make the sounds higher and lower and truly Idiotic! There are 20 sound banks built-in. From chickens to pianos, to your own voice, Idiotic makes music fun. There are just 8 colourful keys - with Idiotic, there's no such thing as a wrong note. Unless you press the Idiotic button, then all the notes get a bit wrong! Try sliding the pitch control up and down whilst playing for extra annoying, extra Idiotic sounds, or wipe over the key to get some bendy sonics! Record a different sound onto each key, reverse them, perform them, record your Idiotic-ness and send it to your friends! Hold a key and hit record and enter MULTI mode. You can make whole sentences for your friends to enjoy! Idiotic is truly the world's silliest instrument. For more fun nonsense and some fantastic catchy songs, visit www.djeurope.com. DJ Europe is the world's number two DJ, he makes songs about home appliances, love, holidays and more. Take the incredible Washing Machine app for a spin!
MIDI SideGig
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Configure your synthesizers at home and switch between them with a single touch during the gig. Or change them from right on your controller between passages. For players of DigiBrass controllers, MIDI SideGig has complete configuration and update capabilities for your instrument.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MIDI SideGig at none against Idiotic's shown. MIDI SideGig also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Idiotic's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Idiotic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MIDI SideGig sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idiotic ships an update every 8 months, MIDI SideGig every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idiotic | MIDI SideGig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wimbledon Sound | DigiBrass LLC. |
In-app purchases
Idiotic
- Remove Ads$0.99
MIDI SideGig
- 14-day TrialFree
- Full Version$19.99
