Comparison

MidiMe MIDI Controller vs Live Navigator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Live Navigator

Features
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The app lets you control the max for live device "Live Navigator" over a local WIFI. Once connected, you will be able to navigate through your ableton project and trigger locators, clip, scene or midi notes.

Screenshots

MidiMe MIDI Controller4 screens
Live Navigator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Live Navigator at Free against MidiMe MIDI Controller's $3.99. Live Navigator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Live Navigator is free to download; MidiMe MIDI Controller costs $3.99 up front. MidiMe MIDI Controller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Live Navigator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MidiMe MIDI Controller versus Live Navigator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidiMe MIDI ControllerLive Navigator
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiles EganYann Phayphet

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MidiMe MIDI Controller

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$5.99
None

Live Navigator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MidiMe MIDI Controller free?
MidiMe MIDI Controller costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Live Navigator free?
Live Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MidiMe MIDI Controller or Live Navigator have ads?
Neither MidiMe MIDI Controller nor Live Navigator shows ads.

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