Comparison

Sweet MIDI Player vs Piano Jukebox

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

Piano Jukebox

Transform your digital piano into a classical music jukebox. This app requires a specific Bluetooth MIDI interface and allows playback of over 300 classical piano MIDI files. You can also add your own MIDI files and control volume.

Highlights
  • Classical piano MIDI player
  • Over 300 classical MIDI files included
  • Supports user-added SMF files via iTunes
  • Volume control
  • mi.1 Bluetooth MIDI Interface firmware updates
Features
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Piano Jukebox is a MIDI player app of classical piano songs. It will change a digital piano to a "Jukebox" of piano songs in your living room. QUICCO SOUND's Bluetooth MIDI Interface "mi.1" is required to use this app. mi.1's firmware will be updated by using this app. - Includes more than 300 classical piano midi files - Plays SMF(Standard Midi File) format 0 - Possible to add user's SMF files by using iTunes - Volume control available - mi.1's firmware update Sophisticated graphic design are developed in collaboration with Monstars Inc. The all of piano MIDI files from Classical Piano Midi Page (Bernd Krueger, http://www.piano-midi.de/).

Screenshots

Sweet MIDI Player3 screens
Piano Jukebox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piano Jukebox at none against Sweet MIDI Player's 1. Piano Jukebox also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). Sweet MIDI Player's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (62% vs 38%). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Sweet MIDI Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Piano Jukebox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Sweet MIDI Player against 3.6 for Piano Jukebox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sweet MIDI Player has 89 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Sweet MIDI Player's written reviews are positive against 38% of Piano Jukebox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sweet MIDI Player ships an update every 2 months, Piano Jukebox every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sweet MIDI Player versus Piano Jukebox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweet MIDI PlayerPiano Jukebox
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (89 ratings) — better3.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings89 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoni MusicQUICCO SOUND Corporation

Customer experience

Sweet MIDI Player

All ratings89 ratings
Positive62.9%
Neutral11.2%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative28.9%

Piano Jukebox

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral30.8%
Negative30.8%

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

Piano Jukebox

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
None

Piano Jukebox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sweet MIDI Player free?
Sweet MIDI Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piano Jukebox free?
Piano Jukebox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sweet MIDI Player or Piano Jukebox?
Sweet MIDI Player is rated higher. Sweet MIDI Player averages 3.6 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Piano Jukebox averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Sweet MIDI Player or Piano Jukebox have ads?
Neither Sweet MIDI Player nor Piano Jukebox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sweet MIDI Player or Piano Jukebox?
Sweet MIDI Player ships an update every 2 months, and Piano Jukebox every 11 months. Most recently, Sweet MIDI Player was updated on November 1, 2026 and Piano Jukebox on November 1, 2026.

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