Comparison

MIDI Designer Pro X vs 2N1T3

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

Head to head
About

MIDI Designer Pro X

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
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MIDI Designer Pro X (MDPx) is the culmination of over a decade of improvement. We launched MIDI Designer Pro in 2012 and relaunched it in 2016 as MIDI Designer Pro 2. MDP2 was the first and only professional-grade MIDI controller built natively for iOS, earning critical acclaim. Since launch, over 80 updates have greatly expanded its capabilities. Our user-created library now covers 375+ MIDI targets across music hardware and software. In 2024, MDPx took a significant leap forward with the expressive "Spaceship" theme on iPad and Mac and major iPhone usability advances. It now adds AUv3 support in hosts such as AUM, Cubasis, and Logic. A new subscription model — Premium — allows even more users to use the App in their music-making and discover the App Store's best MIDI controller for themselves. CAPABILITIES • Control all MIDI-enabled hardware and software: keyboards, synths, effects, pedals, DAWs, plug-ins, DJ, VJ & lighting rigs, other iOS apps, robots, cruise ships, rail guns, particle accelerators • AUv3 MIDI Processor Extension: Host MDPx inside AUM, Cubasis, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts. • Solid MIDI Communications Infrastructure: Sets the industry standard for reliable and robust MIDI interactions over Network, Bluetooth and USB. • Active Community of Authors: A vibrant ecosystem supporting legacy and current music synthesizers, sound engines, DAWs, and all MIDI-controlled devices. • Extensive User Layout Library: More than 350 layouts for over 80 manufacturers, contributed by the Community. • Comprehensive Support: Whether you're just starting or tackling complex MIDI implementations, with the Community we are here to assist. • MIDI Designer's 'Superpowers': A suite of powerful features exclusive to MIDI Designer that we have developed over the last 10+ years, including: • Ableton Link and Link Control Loopers • Supercontrols and subcontrols as the basis for many features (with no scripting!): • Snap sub to value over time • Sequential subs • Subcontrol chaining • Button groups (radio buttons) with Bounceback™ • Steppers • Live Transpose • Group Presets • Named Ticks • Accelerometer • Simplified Sysex Messages with variables and bit changers • Snap to Value over Time • Global Presets • Pedalboards • Popup Panels (Show/Hide) • Two-up Page Layout for iPad/Mac • Streambyter Plugin by Audeonic for advanced MIDI transformation MDPx is easy to use, infinitely flexible and customizable, and battle-tested in performance. It's the only professional-grade MIDI controller built from the ground up for iOS to control ANYTHING via MIDI. dream | create | play COMMUNITY The MIDI Designer Community has built layouts for popular MIDI targets. Here are just a few: • Ableton Live • Air Music Tech: Xpand!2 • Arturia: Synclavier V, Analog Lab 4 • Audiofier: Riffendium • Chase Bliss: Mood MKII, Reverse Mode C, Thermae • Clavia: NORD LEAD 4 • DSI: Prophet 12 • Elektron: Octatrack MKII • E-MU: Planet Phatt • Eventide: Pitchfactor, Modfactor • Fractal: Axe-FX • Hauptwerk: St. Anne's Symphonic Organ • Kawai: K1, K1r • Korg: Volca Series, 707 • Line 6: POD X3, POD XT, POD HD500, POD Go • Meris: Enzo, Polymoon • M-Audio: Venom • Novation: MiniNova • Moog: Voyager, Animoog, Little Phatty, Slim Phatty, MF-104m Analog Delay • Omnisphere • Pigtronix: Infinity Looper • Roland: Jupiter-Xm, RD-2000, RD-88, FA-06/FA-07/FA-08, VG-99, JX-3P, JX-8P, MKS-30, MKS-50, MKS-80 • Sample Logic: Morphestra 2 • Sonokinetic: Noir • Soundiron: Steel Tones • TC Electronic: Nova Drive NDR-1 • ValhallaDSP: ÜberMod, VintageVerb, FreqEcho, Shimmer, Room • Yamaha: DX7 (TX7), TQ5, SY77 (TG77), DX21, Reface DX, AN200/PLG-100AN/AN1X FIND OUT MORE Web: midiDesigner.com/mdpx Community Layouts: midiDesigner.com/community Manual: midiDesigner.com/manual EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

2N1T3

Discover emerging artists and attend exclusive music events. This platform connects fans with artists through private studio sets and live performances. Manage your tickets, profile, and bookings, and explore artist lineups and playlists.

Highlights
  • Event discovery and ticketing
  • Artist profiles and lineups
  • Private studio sets and main stage nights
  • User profiles and booking management
  • 24/7 broadcast and on-demand content
  • Spotify playlist integration
  • Artist submission and pitching
Features
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Meet your favorite artists before they blow up. 2N1T3 is an artist-first music collective, starting from Los Angeles: private studio sets every week, main stage nights every season. The app is the same deck as 2n1t3.com, in your pocket. EVENTS, the nights: date, time, where, cost. Reserve a spot, buy a ticket or the single pass, tell the room you're IN or OUT, and keep the ticket QR in MY 213. MY 213, your profile, your RSVPs and tickets, your HQ bookings, your membership. Three monthly tiers (213 TUNE IN, 213 PLUG IN, 213 TURN UP) with a pass card the door reads. Cohort members get their room: the calendar with every night and promo shoot, add them to your own calendar in one tap, the group chat, and side chats with the team. SUBMIT, apply for the cohort, or pitch a night of your own. Got a cohort link from us? Open it, sign in, take your seat. TV, the 24/7 broadcast: live when we're live, the catalogue otherwise. PLAYLIST, every night's playlist on Spotify, one player per night, ready to press play. ARTISTS, everyone who played our nights, easy to find. HQ, our studio: the floor in 3D, the gear, photography and production hours, book from MY 213. LABEL (beta), what came out of the room, and how to bring us a record. FAQ, terms and privacy, all in the app. Sign in with Apple, Google, or a 6-digit code by email, no password. Same email, same account as the web.

Screenshots

MIDI Designer Pro X4 screens
2N1T34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 2N1T3 at none against MIDI Designer Pro X's 9. 2N1T3 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). MIDI Designer Pro X's advantage is ratings volume (271 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. MIDI Designer Pro X sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. 2N1T3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

2N1T3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIDI Designer Pro X has 271 ratings behind it against 4, 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 2N1T3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIDI Designer Pro X ships an update every 5 days, 2N1T3 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MIDI Designer Pro X versus 2N1T3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDI Designer Pro X2N1T3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (271 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings271 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperConfusion Studios LLC2N1T3 Inc.

Customer experience

MIDI Designer Pro X

All ratings271 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative17.0%

2N1T3

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

MIDI Designer Pro X

Subscriptions8
  • MDPx Premium iPhone Only$1.491 Month
  • MDPx Premium iPad Only$2.491 Month
  • MDPx Premium iPad, iPhone$2.991 Month
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  • MDPx Premium Mac, iPad, iPhone$4.991 Month
  • MDPx Premium iPhone Only$14.991 Year
  • MDPx Premium iPad Only$24.991 Year
  • MDPx Premium iPad, iPhone$29.991 Year
  • MDPx Premium Mac, iPad, iPhone$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • MDPx Premium Lifetime$124.99
None

2N1T3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIDI Designer Pro X free?
MIDI Designer Pro X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 2N1T3 free?
2N1T3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIDI Designer Pro X or 2N1T3?
2N1T3 is rated higher. MIDI Designer Pro X averages 4.6 out of 5 from 271 ratings, while 2N1T3 averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do MIDI Designer Pro X or 2N1T3 have ads?
Neither MIDI Designer Pro X nor 2N1T3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIDI Designer Pro X or 2N1T3?
MIDI Designer Pro X ships an update every 5 days, and 2N1T3 weekly. Most recently, MIDI Designer Pro X was updated on October 30, 2026 and 2N1T3 on October 29, 2026.

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