PixelWave vs ddtctmcc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixelWave
Create unique sounds with an experimental wavetable synthesizer featuring a retro pixel interface. Draw custom waveforms, choose from presets, and adjust octaves. Export your creations and integrate with other music apps.
- Draw custom waveforms
- Export to WAV
- Nine predefined waveforms
- Changeable octaves (2-6)
- MIDI keyboard support
- Audiobus and IAA support
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PixelWave is an experimental wavetable synth with old school pixel interface. Key features: • it is possible to draw waveform and play it at the same time; • export to WAV; • nine predefined waveforms; • changeable number of octaves (from 2 to 6); • MIDI keyboard support; • Audiobus and IAA support.
ddtctmcc
This free music app translates touch gestures into MIDI Control Change messages. It offers a 2D touch area to control three MIDI values and two gesture recording modes: infinite looping or one-time playback triggered by buttons.
- 2D touch area for MIDI control
- X, Y, and Touch On/Off MIDI values
- Looping gesture recording
- One-time gesture playback
- Background operation
- AUv3 support
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ddtctmcc-ff "2D Touch Control To MIDI Control Change - For Free" This is a free compact version of "ddtctmcc" touch control app that is designed to work with touch gestures and output MIDI Control Change messages. This app is available as standalone version that can run in background and as an AUv3. It features: - 2D Touch Area where you can set 3 MIDI values (X, Y and Touch On / Off) that will be sent as MIDI CC messages - Two gesture recording modes: "Loop" and "Once": -- In "Loop" mode the gesture is immediately repeated infinitely. You can restart it and change the direction of gesture loop -- In "Once" mode the gesture is recorded silently and only played back later when "trigger" or "+pause" buttons are pressed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ddtctmcc at Free against PixelWave's $0.99. ddtctmcc also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ratings volume, ads, 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
ddtctmcc is free to download; PixelWave costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ddtctmcc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of PixelWave's written reviews are positive against 100% of ddtctmcc's.
PixelWave ships an update every 4 months, ddtctmcc daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixelWave | ddtctmcc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Zolotov | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
PixelWave
ddtctmcc
In-app purchases
PixelWave
No in-app purchases
ddtctmcc
No in-app purchases
