# Midi Studio vs Bluetooth Midi Pads

The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth Midi Pads at Free against Midi Studio's $1.99. Bluetooth Midi Pads also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Midi Studio's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 66 months) and ratings volume (65 vs 3). On rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Bluetooth Midi Pads is free to download; Midi Studio costs $1.99 up front. Midi Studio sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bluetooth Midi Pads asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Midi Studio against 4.0 for Bluetooth Midi Pads. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Midi Studio has 65 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Midi Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, Bluetooth Midi Pads every 66 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Midi Studio | Bluetooth Midi Pads |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.0 (65 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midi-studio/id519720275/reviews) | [4.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluetooth-midi-pads/id1527872159/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **65** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 weeks** | Every 66 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 500 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **5.1.1** | 18.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [VITALIY TARASYUK](https://appshunter.io/developer/519720278) | [pablo lopez](https://appshunter.io/developer/1502022592) |

## What reviewers say

### Midi Studio

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midi-studio/id519720275)

This app acts as a modular MIDI control surface, allowing users to remotely control software and hardware via Wi-Fi or USB. It offers various touch controls like faders, knobs, and XY pads for music production and studio setups.

**Highlights:** Modular MIDI control surface, Wi-Fi and USB connectivity, Faders, knobs, buttons, XY pads, Customizable layouts (Pro version), CoreMidi message support, Velocity sensitive keys

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

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Live Drums Layout | $0.99 | one-time |
| CD Player Layout | $0.99 | one-time |
| Vinyl Player Layout | $0.99 | one-time |
| Buy ready-made layout | $1.99 | one-time |
| Buy Control | $1.99 | one-time |
| DJ Mixer Layout | $1.99 | one-time |
| Buy Gold Layout | $4.99 | one-time |
| Daw Control Layouts | $4.99 | one-time |
| Buy Premium Layout | $9.99 | one-time |
| Create Custom Layouts | $14.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎛️ Versatile MIDI controller with multiple layout options
- 🚀 Low latency wireless MIDI connection over WiFi
- 💡 Velocity-sensitive keyboards and drum pads
- 🎹 Works seamlessly with popular DAWs (Logic, Ableton, Reason, Reaper)
- 👍 Easy to set up and intuitive interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Expensive in-app purchases for custom layouts ($15-$23)
- 📦 Extremely large app size (500MB+) for a MIDI controller
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 📚 Poor documentation and unclear setup instructions
- 🚫 No customer support or unresponsive support team

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup or during use
- MIDI keyboard and drum pads frequently break or become unresponsive
- Dropped MIDI events during performance
- Connectivity issues between iOS devices
- In-app purchase store causes crashes

**Requested features**

- Bluetooth MIDI support as alternative to WiFi
- MIDI learn function for easier configuration
- IAA (Inter-App Audio) or Audiobus support
- Editable drum pad layouts with half-step intervals
- Configuration profiles for switching between instruments


### Bluetooth Midi Pads

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluetooth-midi-pads/id1527872159)

Transform your iOS device into a wireless MIDI controller. Play your favorite DAWs and instruments on iOS, iPadOS, and desktop using Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI. Features a 16-pad matrix with selectable octaves.

**Highlights:** Wireless MIDI controller, 16-pad matrix, Selectable octave, Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI, iOS and iPadOS support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Midi Studio free?

Midi Studio costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Bluetooth Midi Pads free?

Bluetooth Midi Pads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Midi Studio or Bluetooth Midi Pads?

Midi Studio and Bluetooth Midi Pads are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 65 and 3 ratings respectively.

### Do Midi Studio or Bluetooth Midi Pads have ads?

Neither Midi Studio nor Bluetooth Midi Pads shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Midi Studio or Bluetooth Midi Pads?

Midi Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bluetooth Midi Pads every 66 months. Most recently, Midi Studio was updated on October 17, 2026 and Bluetooth Midi Pads on September 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.*