ModWheels vs midimittr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ModWheels
This app emulates classic synthesizer modulation and pitch wheels on your iPhone or iPod. Connect a MIDI interface to control any MIDI-enabled synth or keyboard, and utilize a pitch ribbon for vintage synth performance.
- Synthesizer modulation wheels
- Pitch wheels
- Pitch ribbon controller
- MIDI interface support
- MIDI over WIFI support
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ModWheels brings classical synthesizer modulation and pitch wheels to your iPhone and iPod. Just hook up a MIDI interface and control any MIDI enabled synth or keyboard. In addition to the wheel interface this app also features a pitch ribbon / wheel combination as it could be found on some vintage synths. This app comes in handy when you are using one of these new organ keyboards which also feature synth sounds. But for some reason the designers have forgotten the performance controls? ModWheels help you using the full potential of those keyboards. ModWheels can be used with most MIDI hardware like LINE6 MIDI Mobilizer and it also supports MIDI over WIFI ModWheels has been rated „Killer App“ by the testers of Apps4iDevices
midimittr
This app enables low-latency MIDI connections to iOS music applications via Bluetooth LE or USB. It routes virtual MIDI ports to external devices, allowing seamless wireless or wired integration with compatible software.
- Low-latency MIDI over Bluetooth LE
- MIDI over USB connection
- Routes virtual MIDI ports
- Connects to other MIDI devices wirelessly
- Remembers routing settings
- Works in background
- MIDI over Lightning cable support
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midimittr is a simple utility to deliver the experience of low-latency MIDI over Bluetooth LE/USB to iOS Music apps that support MIDI. To achieve this, midimittr is routing the virtual ports of supported applications to Bluetooth and/or the USB Ports. If your favourite application is supporting MIDI, it will most likely work with midimittr. Bluetooth over MIDI is supported in iOS 8+ and a feature of OS X Yosemite 10.10+. For more information please check out the support page. ---- - Connect to other Bluetooth MIDI Hardware, iOS or macOS devices wirelessly - Remembers previous routing settings for an uninterrupted workflow - Works in background - Get even lower latency with MIDI over Lightning cable* - Support for both iPad and iPhone ---- *For MIDI over Lightning cable please download the tool from the support page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: midimittr at Free against ModWheels's $1.99. midimittr also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). ModWheels's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 12.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
midimittr is free to download; ModWheels costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
midimittr holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: midimittr has 50 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of ModWheels's written reviews are positive against 91% of midimittr's.
ModWheels ships an update every 3 months, midimittr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ModWheels | midimittr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 4.5 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Schorer | Matthias Frick |
Customer experience
ModWheels
midimittr
Bugs and requests
ModWheels
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
midimittr
Reported bugs
6 issues- 'IOS Audio' crashes app on M1 Mac
- Disables iPad as audio input on M1 Mac
- Connection problem with older iOS and Yamaha MD-BT01
- Toggles not visible on iPad mini
- App keeps giving pop-ups asking to turn on Bluetooth
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- Only one device gets MIDI back when two are connected
Requested features
5 requests- Auto-reconnect for Bluetooth
- Logging function with freeze/save and filter
- Dark mode
- Audio transmitting as in-app purchase
- Option for client BT connections to auto-connect
In-app purchases
ModWheels
No in-app purchases
midimittr
No in-app purchases
