# Cancionero vs Midiflow

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cancionero at none against Midiflow's 3. Cancionero also leads on price ($2.99 vs $7.99). Midiflow's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Cancionero costs $2.99 and Midiflow $7.99 up front. Midiflow sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cancionero asks for nothing beyond the download.

Cancionero ships an update every 4 months, Midiflow every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cancionero | Midiflow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$2.99** | $7.99 |
| Rating | — | **[4.0 (39 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midiflow/id879915554/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | — | **39** |
| Positive reviews | — | 58.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 5 weeks** |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | **9.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Andreas Broch](https://appshunter.io/developer/429651552) | [Johannes Doerr](https://appshunter.io/developer/622204117) |

## What reviewers say

### Cancionero

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cancionero/id480549125)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Midiflow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midiflow/id879915554)

This app enables seamless MIDI data transfer between different applications on your device. It allows for app synchronization, routing MIDI from sequencers to synths, and assigning keyboard zones. Users can save and recall configurations, and monitor MIDI activity.

**Highlights:** App-to-app MIDI routing, MIDI clock synchronization, Channel filtering and remapping, Note and velocity manipulation, Custom virtual MIDI ports, Preset saving and recall, Controller filtering and remapping (in-app purchase)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Send Controller On Load | $1.99 | one-time |
| Controller Conditions | $2.99 | one-time |
| Controller Remapping | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Comprehensive MIDI routing
- 💡 Flexible MIDI manipulation
- 🚀 Powerful functionality
- ✨ Intuitive interface (for some)
- ✅ Works in background

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App doesn't open
- 🐛 App closes immediately
- 🐛 Bugs and quirks
- 🐛 Unreliable for live use

**Reported bugs**

- Frequent crashes while editing CC map
- Mapped CCs dropped during performance
- App does not open on iOS 10
- Layout issues on iPhone 11 (no 'Done' button)
- App stops working, opens for 2 seconds then closes

**Requested features**

- AUv3 plugin version
- Mass sharing of songs
- Dark mode
- Ability to map multiple notes from one key press
- Individual transpose for split zones


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cancionero free?

Cancionero costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Midiflow free?

Midiflow costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Do Cancionero or Midiflow have ads?

Neither Cancionero nor Midiflow shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Cancionero or Midiflow?

Cancionero ships an update every 4 months, and Midiflow every 5 weeks. Most recently, Cancionero was updated on October 19, 2026 and Midiflow on October 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*