# MIDI Designer Pro X vs ORhythmic

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ORhythmic at none against MIDI Designer Pro X's 9. ORhythmic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). MIDI Designer Pro X's advantage is ratings volume (271 vs 6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. MIDI Designer Pro X sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. ORhythmic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ORhythmic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIDI Designer Pro X has 271 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of MIDI Designer Pro X's written reviews are positive against 100% of ORhythmic's.

MIDI Designer Pro X ships an update every 5 days, ORhythmic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | MIDI Designer Pro X | ORhythmic |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (271 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midi-designer-pro-x/id492291712/reviews) | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orhythmic/id6742388100/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **271** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 days** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 209 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **17.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Confusion Studios LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/492291715) | [Benjamin Eugene Eidson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1798124496) |

## What reviewers say

### MIDI Designer Pro X

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midi-designer-pro-x/id492291712)

This app is a professional-grade, customizable MIDI controller for music production. It allows users to control any MIDI-enabled hardware or software, with extensive community-created layouts and powerful 'superpowers' for advanced MIDI manipulation. It supports AUv3 plugins and offers robust network, Bluetooth, and USB MIDI communication.

**Highlights:** Control any MIDI-enabled hardware/software, AUv3 MIDI Processor Extension, Reliable MIDI communication (Network, Bluetooth, USB), Extensive user layout library (350+ layouts), Powerful 'Superpowers' for MIDI manipulation, Community support and layout sharing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MDPx Premium iPhone Only | $1.49 | per month |
| MDPx Premium iPad Only | $2.49 | per month |
| MDPx Premium iPad, iPhone | $2.99 | per month |
| MDPx Premium Mac, iPad, iPhone | $4.99 | per month |
| MDPx Premium iPhone Only | $14.99 | per year |
| MDPx Premium iPad Only | $24.99 | per year |
| MDPx Premium iPad, iPhone | $29.99 | per year |
| MDPx Premium Mac, iPad, iPhone | $49.99 | per year |
| MDPx Premium Lifetime | $124.99 | one-time |


### ORhythmic

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orhythmic/id6742388100)

This app transforms traditional metronomes into interactive rhythmic trees for practicing complex tuplets. It offers near-unlimited nested tuplets with intuitive editing and extensive BPM and time signature controls.

**Highlights:** Near unlimited nested tuplets, Intuitive edit controls, BPM controls (1-500), Flexible time signatures, Interactive rhythmic trees

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is MIDI Designer Pro X free?

MIDI Designer Pro X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ORhythmic free?

ORhythmic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, MIDI Designer Pro X or ORhythmic?

ORhythmic is rated higher. MIDI Designer Pro X averages 4.6 out of 5 from 271 ratings, while ORhythmic averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.

### Do MIDI Designer Pro X or ORhythmic have ads?

Neither MIDI Designer Pro X nor ORhythmic shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, MIDI Designer Pro X or ORhythmic?

MIDI Designer Pro X ships an update every 5 days, and ORhythmic every 2 weeks. Most recently, MIDI Designer Pro X was updated on November 1, 2026 and ORhythmic on October 24, 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.*