Sweet MIDI Player vs PianoToolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sweet MIDI Player
This application allows users to play and edit MIDI files. It offers features like transposing, tempo changes, channel muting, and synchronized lyric display. Users can also manage playlists and utilize a built-in sound library.
- MIDI file playback
- MIDI file editing
- Tempo and transpose control
- Channel muting
- Synchronized lyric display
- Playlist management
- Built-in sound library
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Sweet MIDI Player is a MIDI player for not only auditioning all types of MIDI files, but for modifying the MIDI files themselves. Use its mixer-like interface to easily edit the control messages, transpose the music, change the tempo, mute desired MIDI channels, and save the end results to disk. View lyrics synchronized with the music (MIDI Karaoke files). It also includes a playlist function which allows you to create and manage playlists. Built in MIDI sound library with support for DLS/SF2 files. Support for CoreMIDI. Upload files using iTunes. This free version is limited to play the first 3/4 of a MIDI file. Software synthesizer engine licensed from bismark.jp
PianoToolbox
Connect to your digital piano via Bluetooth to unlock its full capabilities. Explore and customize instrument sounds with deep parameter editing, and manage built-in musical content like metronomes and songs.
- Visual sound browser
- Deep sound parameter editing
- Custom sound storage
- Metronome and rhythm control
- Built-in song playback
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Using Bluetooth to pair the app to your piano, you will discover the full potential of your instrument. Features: 1. Browse the available sounds quickly using our visual browser. 2. Edit the piano sounds by accessing deep parameters such as string resonance, damper resonance, reverb, chorus, etc. You can also adjust pitch (tuning and temperament) and control different keyboard settings (split, layer, etc). 3. Store your own sounds as favourites and recall them instantly. 4. Browse, play and control the music contents on your piano such as metronome, built-in rhythm accompaniments and songs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PianoToolbox at 100% against Sweet MIDI Player's 62%. PianoToolbox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.0 vs 3.6). Sweet MIDI Player's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Sweet MIDI Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PianoToolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
PianoToolbox holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sweet MIDI Player has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Sweet MIDI Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of PianoToolbox's.
Sweet MIDI Player ships an update every 2 months, PianoToolbox every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sweet MIDI Player | PianoToolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (89 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roni Music | Clemen Software (ShangHai) Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Sweet MIDI Player
PianoToolbox
Bugs and requests
Sweet MIDI Player
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iOS 14.2 with Bluetooth MIDI
- Loses track names when transferring files from iTunes
- Default instrument settings reset when switching songs
Requested features
5 requests- Add MIDI editing capabilities
- Implement more advanced MIDI controls (e.g., expression, program changes)
- Develop a dedicated MIDI file editor app
- Add looping and playback range selection features
- Improve soundfont management and support for multiple soundfonts
PianoToolbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sweet MIDI Player
- Upgrade to full version$14.99
PianoToolbox
No in-app purchases
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