MIDITrail vs MIDI Player with Mixer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDITrail
This application allows you to play MIDI files and experience their data through immersive 3D visualizations. Enjoy both auditory and visual playback of your music. It supports various MIDI formats and can even offer a virtual reality experience.
- 3D MIDI data visualization
- Standard MIDI File support (format 0/1)
- CoreMIDI and multiple MIDI port support
- Virtual Reality (VR) experience option
- Internal wavetable synthesizer
- Support for external sound modules
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MIDITrail is a MIDI player which provides 3D visualization of MIDI data sets. You can enjoy not only listening but also viewing. MIDITrail supports Standard MIDI File (format 0/1), CoreMIDI, and multiple MIDI ports. MIDITrail is available for Windows, macOS and iOS. Optional feature: You can enjoy the VR(virtual reality) experience using cheap VR glasses for smartphones and the game controller for iPhone. Requirements: iOS 12.0 or later (1) Preparing MIDI files You have to transfer MIDI files to your iOS device from Mac or PC. Connect your iOS device to Mac or PC, and launch iTunes. Then you can transfer MIDI files using 'File Sharing'. Or you can add MIDI files to MIDITrail using Files App of iOS. (2) Preparing Sound module You can use sound module which supports Core MIDI. And you can use internal wavetable synthesizer. There are three ways as shown below: The first way is to use the internal wavetable synthesizer. You have to transfer the wavetable file (DLS/SF2) to your iOS device in advance. The second way is to use Synth App which supports 'Virtual MIDI Port' and 'Background Mode'. (e.g., KQ Sampei, bs-16i, Sound Canvas for iOS) The third way is to connect MIDI interface device and external sound module. (e.g., CME U2MIDI Pro)
MIDI Player with Mixer
Easily mix MIDI tracks to your preferred balance and control playback volume and timing. Save and share your creations, with more advanced features planned for future updates.
- Mix MIDI tracks
- Control playback volume
- Control playing time
- Save MIDI files
- Share MIDI files
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This is a rich MIDI player! You can use the following features very easily: - Mix tracks in your favorite balance - Control playing time and main volume - Save and share MIDI files (can open it from other app or file browser) More advanced features are also under development. Please look forward to it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MIDI Player with Mixer at 3.8 against MIDITrail's 3.2. MIDI Player with Mixer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). MIDITrail's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (57% vs 29%). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MIDI Player with Mixer holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIDITrail has 82 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of MIDITrail's written reviews are positive against 29% of MIDI Player with Mixer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MIDITrail ships an update every 4 months, MIDI Player with Mixer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDITrail | MIDI Player with Mixer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (82 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.2% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WADA Masashi | Kiichi Ito |
Customer experience
MIDITrail
MIDI Player with Mixer
In-app purchases
MIDITrail
No in-app purchases
MIDI Player with Mixer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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