MidiMe MIDI Controller vs X/Y PAL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MidiMe MIDI Controller
This application allows musicians to control MIDI parameters and record/playback gestures. It offers unique performance modes and supports wireless MIDI connections, eliminating the need for extra hardware.
- Simultaneous MIDI parameter control
- Record and playback MIDI gestures
- Bounce mode for instrument effects
- Novel keyboard mode with recordable gestures
- MIDI over WiFi support
- Hardware MIDI device connection
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MidiMe turns your iPhone or iPad into an expressive MIDI controller. Draw a gesture on an XY pad and it loops. Flick the puck and it bounces around on its own, sweeping filters, sends and synth parameters while you play. PADS • Eight XY pads, each sending two MIDI CCs, one per axis, with its own channel and CC numbers • Direct mode: the puck stays where you leave it • Record mode: draw a movement and it loops when you lift your finger • Bounce mode: flick the puck and it keeps moving, bouncing off the edges • Pads keep running while you switch screens KEYBOARDS • Keys: two pads above a keyboard; each key you press plays their recorded gestures once • Organ: two stacked keyboards for two registers or two instruments at once • Touch position sets velocity; shift octaves and show one or two octaves at a time PRO UNLOCK Your setup saves automatically. The Pro Unlock, a one-time in-app purchase, adds: • Unlimited presets you can create, name and switch between • Scales: limit a keyboard to one of nine scales in any key, so every key you touch is in key • Keyboards of three or four octaves If you bought MidiMe before version 3.0, Pro is already included. CONNECTING MidiMe sends MIDI over Wi-Fi using RTP-MIDI, so no extra hardware is needed. Connect from Audio MIDI Setup on a Mac, or rtpMIDI on Windows. You can also connect a hardware MIDI interface through a USB adapter. Works with any DAW, synth or effect that accepts MIDI CC and notes.
X/Y PAL
This app serves as an X/Y pad MIDI controller, allowing users to manage up to 8 parameters per pad. Customize MIDI channels, control change messages, value ranges, colors, and names for each parameter. Visualize CC value changes with on-screen bars.
- X/Y pad MIDI controller
- Control up to 8 parameters per pad
- Customizable MIDI channel and CC messages
- Configurable CC value range
- Parameter naming and coloring
- MIDI output device selection
- Visualized CC value changes
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X/Y PAL is your handsome X/Y pad MIDI controller. Control up to 8 parameters per pad. Each parameter can be configured: - set MIDI Channel and control change message, - set the CC value range, - set a color and a name - pick the MIDI output device and - inverse the CC value mapping. On the iPad up to 4 pads can be visible in landscape mode and up to 2 in portrait mode. On the iPhone there can be 2 pads visible and controlled at once. Pick CC value mappings from a list of predefined devices to help create your custom pads. CC value change is visualized using bars on the side of each pad. ** CONFIGURE PARAMETERS ** - configure the X/Y Pads in the settings section - configure each of the 8 parameters by clicking on the sidebar in the settings section - pick from a predefined list of devices to easily set the CC value and name or just set some custom name and CC value - set the color of the parameter by clicking on the color button - inverse the CC value mapping by selecting the inverse button for the parameter - select the MIDI output for each parameter - configure the CC value range for each parameter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: X/Y PAL at none against MidiMe MIDI Controller's 1. X/Y PAL also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). MidiMe MIDI Controller's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On rating, ads 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
MidiMe MIDI Controller costs $3.99 and X/Y PAL $1.99 up front. MidiMe MIDI Controller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. X/Y PAL asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for MidiMe MIDI Controller against 4.6 for X/Y PAL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of MidiMe MIDI Controller's written reviews are positive against 80% of X/Y PAL's.
MidiMe MIDI Controller ships an update every 3 months, X/Y PAL every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | MidiMe MIDI Controller | X/Y PAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miles Egan | DANIEL BRUEGGE |
Customer experience
MidiMe MIDI Controller
X/Y PAL
In-app purchases
MidiMe MIDI Controller
- Pro Unlock$5.99
X/Y PAL
No in-app purchases
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