AudioShare vs MidiBus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AudioShare
Manage all your sound and MIDI files with this comprehensive audio document manager. Organize, record, trim, convert, and transfer audio files between apps and your computer. It's an essential tool for music creators.
- Organize audio and recordings
- Record external input
- Record live output of other apps
- Import/Export via Document Pickers
- WiFi Drive file transfer
- Convert between sound file formats
- Trim and normalize audio
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A sound file manager with powerful import and export abilities. If you are using music-making apps, then this tool is a must-have! Organize all your soundfiles and midifiles on your device, and manage your AUM recordings. Record, trim, convert, normalize, transfer, export, import, zip, unzip. Create folders, rename and move files and folders around, put everything where you can find it. Use it to transfer files between apps and between your device and computer. For example, transfer your new track from your favorite music-making app and import into the AudioShare library, then share it on your SoundCloud account, or transfer it into other apps. Or record your live-jam from other IAA or Audiobus apps. You can record directly in the app, from microphone, external audio interfaces, Inter-App Audio, or other Audiobus compatible apps. Preview and play soundfiles with waveform display and looping, trim and normalize soundfiles, and convert to other file formats such as M4A AAC or ALAC (Apple Lossless), WAV, AIFF, CAF with options for bit rate or bit depth and sample rate. FEATURES • Organize audio and recordings in files and folders • Record external input (such as microphone) directly in app • Record the live output of other Audiobus-compatible apps • Record Inter-App Audio node apps • Plays and records in 96k, 48k, 44.1k, 22k, 11k and 8k sample rates • Plays and records 16, 24 and 32 bit files • General pasteboard Audio Copy/Paste • Import/Export through standard iOS Files system • AudioShare FileProvider extension allows direct access to your sound file library from within other apps • Built-in Dropbox client • Use "Open in" from other apps or to open a file in other apps • WiFi Drive: transfer files from/to any computer on your local network • Import songs from your on-device Music library • Easy Import/Export from/to AudioShare-compatible apps • Access files through iTunes File Sharing • Playback of almost any kind of soundfile • Add notes with the built-in text editor • Trim, apply fade ins and fade outs • Convert between sound file formats • Normalize • Send your sounds by email
MidiBus
Synchronize MIDI clock signals between apps and devices with adjustable BPM and time signatures. Monitor the accuracy and stability of MIDI clock sources, including the app itself. Discover surprising performance metrics from your connected gear.
- MIDI clock sync generation
- Adjustable BPM and time signature
- Multiple MIDI destinations
- MIDI clock signal monitoring
- Accuracy and stability measurement
- iOS MIDI development library based
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MidiBus is a MIDI clock sync generator and monitor. Choose your bpm, time signature and MIDI destinations. Press the play button and all selected apps and devices will receive a synchronised, rock-solid MIDI sync clock source. On the flipside, monitor the MIDI clock signals of apps and devices (including MidiBus itself) and measure how accurate and stable they really are. You might be very surprised at the results. MidiBus is based on the iOS MIDI development library of the same name. Full details at http://midib.us
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: AudioShare at 857 against MidiBus's 2. AudioShare also leads on chart position (#32 vs unranked). MidiBus's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
AudioShare costs $4.99 and MidiBus $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MidiBus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AudioShare has 857 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of AudioShare's written reviews are positive against 94% of MidiBus's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AudioShare | MidiBus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (857 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 857 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #32 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kymatica AB | Audeonic Apps |
Customer experience
AudioShare
MidiBus
Bugs and requests
AudioShare
Reported bugs
4 issues- SoundCloud upload button not working
- Inability to rename files easily
- Crashes when using the pasteboard feature
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add MP3 conversion option
- Implement iCloud sync and sharing
- Improve editing tools (e.g., timeline, markers)
- Introduce a metronome and tempo tools
- Add support for more cloud storage services
MidiBus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AudioShare
No in-app purchases
MidiBus
No in-app purchases








