Comparison

Sweet MIDI Player vs Midify

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • MIDI file playback
  • MIDI file editing
  • Tempo and transpose control
  • Channel muting
  • Synchronized lyric display
  • Playlist management
  • Built-in sound library
Features
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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

About

Midify

Compose music anywhere with AI assistance. This app lets you sketch melodies and rhythms using a piano roll or ABC notation, with real-time sheet music display. An integrated chat assistant offers creative suggestions and edits to refine your compositions.

Highlights
  • AI-powered composition assistant
  • Piano roll and ABC notation input
  • Real-time sheet music display
  • Audio to MIDI conversion
  • Import and edit MIDI files
  • Conversational editing suggestions
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Compose music anywhere with the help of AI. Midify is a cross-platform AI MIDI editor and music composition app that makes it easy to turn ideas into music on the go. Whether you’re a hobbyist songwriter, learning music theory, or a pro needing a quick scratchpad, Midify helps you sketch melodies and rhythms quickly and refine them with an intelligent assistant. Simply tap notes on a piano roll or type them in using simple ABC notation, and watch your composition come to life in real-time. Need inspiration or fixes? Just ask Midify’s built-in chat assistant – it understands your MIDI/ABC notation context and offers suggestions to improve your rhythm, expand your melody, or tweak your chords in a natural conversational way.  Features: Integrated AI Assistant: Get creative tips and instant edits via a chat-based AI. Ask for a harmony, rhythm fix, or new melody – the AI analyzes your current piece and makes context-aware suggestions right in the app. Piano Roll & ABC Notation Editing: Input music the way you prefer. Use the intuitive piano roll to draw notes, or type using ABC notation (A–G) for quick edits. Every change updates instantly in the MIDI playback and sheet music view. Real-time Sheet Music Display: See traditional sheet music as you compose. Midify converts your MIDI and ABC inputs into standard notation on the fly, helping you learn and fine-tune compositions visually. Audio-to-MIDI Conversion: Have a tune in your head or a recorded riff? Import a WAV audio file and Midify will convert it to MIDI notes. Instantly edit the generated MIDI to perfect your idea using the piano roll and AI suggestions. Full MIDI Editing Suite: Import existing MIDI files to edit or build new songs from scratch. Copy, paste, and adjust notes, velocities, and tempos with ease in a lightweight interface (not a full DAW, but focused on quick creation). Have you recorded a live instrument track that you'd like to edit as MIDI? Now you can—simply upload your recording and let the tool work its magic. Whether you're refining melodies or composing new pieces from scratch, this tool makes it effortless to transform your musical ideas into reality.

Screenshots

Sweet MIDI Player3 screens
Midify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Midify at 4.6 against Sweet MIDI Player's 3.6. Midify also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Sweet MIDI Player's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Sweet MIDI Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Midify sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Midify holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 48 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Sweet MIDI Player's written reviews are positive against 50% of Midify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sweet MIDI Player ships an update every 2 months, Midify every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sweet MIDI Player versus Midify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweet MIDI PlayerMidify
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (86 ratings)4.6 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings86 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoni MusicSHERWYN LEANDER DSOUZA

Customer experience

Sweet MIDI Player

All ratings86 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral10.5%
Negative25.6%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative29.1%

Midify

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Midify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sweet MIDI Player

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full version$14.99
1 purchases

Midify

Subscriptions1
  • Midify Core$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Sweet MIDI Player free?
Sweet MIDI Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Midify free?
Midify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sweet MIDI Player or Midify?
Midify is rated higher. Sweet MIDI Player averages 3.6 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Midify averages 4.6 from 48 ratings.
Do Sweet MIDI Player or Midify have ads?
Neither Sweet MIDI Player nor Midify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sweet MIDI Player or Midify?
Sweet MIDI Player ships an update every 2 months, and Midify every 10 days. Most recently, Sweet MIDI Player was updated on September 24, 2026 and Midify on August 3, 2026.

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