Comparison

Tabletop vs MidiQuestLibrariani

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

Head to head
About

Tabletop

Create music with a modular studio environment. Mix and match over 40 virtual instruments, effects, and sequencers to compose songs, beats, and mashups. Expand your sound palette by purchasing additional devices.

Highlights
  • Modular music creation environment
  • Over 40 virtual instruments and effects
  • Mix and match devices
  • Create beats, songs, and mashups
  • Piano roll timeline editor
  • MIDI support
  • Share music to SoundCloud
Features
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Tabletop is an expandable studio with over a dozen included musical devices. Tabletop is a modular environment where you can mix and match different devices. Select from over 40 devices including samplers, mixers, effects, sequencers and more. Buy only the gear you need from an expanding catalog. Need help? Email support@retronyms.com and we’ll answer your questions. Retronyms has partnered with industry giants like Akai Professional and Arturia to create some of the Tabletop-Ready Apps, like iMPC, iMini, and iProphet! Using the Tabletop features of time stretching and pitch shifting, you can slice loops and time stretch them to different tempos and pitches in iMPC Pro. You can also use sliced loops from purchased AudioCopy sound packs inside Gridlock and iMPC Pro. Loops from these sound packs will automatically match the tempo of your sessions. Tabletop is an audio playground where you can create beats, compose songs, mix live, make mashups with samples from your iPod library, and more... the possibilities are endless. Plug the output of a keyboard into a delay to add an echo, or wire it up to a mixer and adjust the pan. Chain up multiple effects to create new and evolving sounds. FEATURES: • 43 devices including effects, sequencers, drum machines, and synths • 14 devices are included for free • 64 bit audio support • Access powerful Tabletop-Ready Apps • Piano Roll style timeline editor • Cut, copy, paste, duplicate, and create notes • Control Tabletop’s keyboards, drum pads, knobs, faders, and other parameters • Correct note timing with Fix to Grid • Edit note length and velocity • Undo changes and edits with Tabletop’s History Menu • Features Core MIDI Support • Works with any MIDI-compatible hardware • Customize control mapping with Midi Learn mode • Connect multiple devices • Share your music to SoundCloud and interact with other Tabletop users

About

MidiQuestLibrariani

Manage MIDI hardware SysEx data with this comprehensive librarian. Organize banks and patches, edit multiple instruments simultaneously, and import/export standard SysEx files. Supports over 750 MIDI instruments from numerous manufacturers.

Highlights
  • SysEx management for MIDI hardware
  • Supports 750+ MIDI instruments
  • Organize banks and patches
  • Multi-instrument editing
  • Import/export .syx and .mid files
  • Studio configuration storage
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Unparalleled SysEx Management for MIDI Hardware... Midi Quest Librarian supports over 750 of the most popular MIDI instruments and other devices from over 50 different manufacturers including Korg, Roland, Yamaha, Kurzweil, Alesis, Waldorf, Kawai, Akai, and E-mu.. Store and organize banks and the individual patches, combinations, multis, performances, drums settings, and other SysEx loaded from your MIDI hardware. Midi Quest is a true multi-instrument editor/librarian designed from the ground up to effectively support multiple MIDI ports, multiple manufacturers, and multiple MIDI devices. Midi Quest "talks" to each MIDI device individually so it can simultaneously send SysEx to as many as 250 different instruments and still edit another instrument - all at the same time. Try doing that with any other editor/librarian... Midi Quest Librarian natively reads and writes industry standard .syx and .mid files so that you can easily take advantage of SysEx downloaded from the internet or received from a friend. Midi Quest Librarian imports Set files from Mac and Windows versions of Midi Quest so existing SysEx can easily be stored and edited on an iPad. Midi Quest Librarian can store an entire studio configuration - in a single file. First, what every editor/librarian should have (but may not)... Midi Quest Librarian will easily handle all of your bank editing tasks. Copy and Paste, or Swap single or multiple patches within the same bank or with other banks using menu commands or drag and drop. 1-tap audition automatically sends selected patches. For more detailed information on Midi Quest for iPad, visit Sound Quest's web site at www.squest.com

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tabletop at 55% against MidiQuestLibrariani's 0%. Tabletop also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (86 vs 2). MidiQuestLibrariani's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tabletop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MidiQuestLibrariani asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tabletop holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabletop has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Tabletop's written reviews are positive against 0% of MidiQuestLibrariani's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletop ships an update every 3 months, MidiQuestLibrariani every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tabletop versus MidiQuestLibrariani: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletopMidiQuestLibrariani
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (86 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings86 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS11.010.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRetronyms IncSound Quest

Customer experience

Tabletop

All ratings85 ratings
Positive54.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative36.5%
Written reviews540 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral14.6%
Negative30.2%

MidiQuestLibrariani

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Tabletop

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Synth parameters not saving properly
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable audio export

Requested features

4 requests
  • MIDI support
  • Improved sequencing capabilities
  • More free sound modules
  • Waveform editing and sample management

MidiQuestLibrariani

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tabletop

One-time10
  • EKKO$1.99
  • WHIRL$2.99
  • Verve$2.99
Show 7 more
  • XFADE$2.99
  • TT-303$2.99
  • Cueboard$2.99
  • GLITCHBOARD$3.99
  • X0X Drum Deranger$7.99
  • RS4000$9.99
  • Bundle E$24.99
None

MidiQuestLibrariani

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabletop free?
Tabletop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MidiQuestLibrariani free?
MidiQuestLibrariani is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabletop or MidiQuestLibrariani?
Tabletop is rated higher. Tabletop averages 3.3 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while MidiQuestLibrariani averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tabletop or MidiQuestLibrariani have ads?
Neither Tabletop nor MidiQuestLibrariani shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabletop or MidiQuestLibrariani?
Tabletop ships an update every 3 months, and MidiQuestLibrariani every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tabletop was updated on November 1, 2026 and MidiQuestLibrariani on November 9, 2026.

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