Comparison

Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro vs Riffaroo

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

Head to head
About

Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro

This app allows you to connect and control various Bluetooth MIDI devices, including soft instruments, DAWs, and hardware music devices. It offers a full-range MIDI keyboard, pads matrix, and adjustable knobs and faders for comprehensive music production.

Highlights
  • MIDI Keyboard
  • MIDI Pads Matrix
  • MIDI Knobs
  • MIDI Faders
  • Multiple Control Views
  • State Persistence
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If you liked Bluetooth MIDI Controller, Bluetooth MIDI Pads and Bluetooth MIDI Keyboard you will love Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro. All the functionality from the three apps in only one. Do you need a Bluetooth MIDI controller but you don't have it? Here you have BMC Pro: Connect and control every Bluetooth MIDI Host like soft instruments, DAWs, Hardware music devices, Mapping apps, lights... Features: -MIDI Keyboard full range with ajustable size. -MIDI Pads Matrix full range. -MIDI Knobs: 32 on iOS, 128 on iPadOS. -MIDI Faders: 32 on iOS, 64 on iPadOS. -4 Controls Views. -Help View. -The app keeps its state after restart it. -No app configuration needed: only connect with the Bluetooth MIDI Host, bind your parameters with the controls via MIDI learn and play the pads or the keyboard.

About

Riffaroo

Features
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Riffaroo is a musical playground that listens to you. You don’t need lessons. You don’t need theory. You don’t even need to know what a scale is. Just tap, and Riffaroo turns your touch into music that sounds good. Riffaroo listens to what you play, detects the key in real time, and locks your sound into that musical space so every note fits. Whether you’re tapping randomly, building riffs, or jamming along with a song, you stay in harmony. What makes Riffaroo different Most music apps make you learn before you can play. Riffaroo lets you play first — and learn if you want. • Real-time key detection • Live Assist highlights what will sound good • Pads auto-lock to the right notes • No wrong notes, ever • Built-in FX: Space, Motion, and Grit • Haptic feedback with every tap Sound your way Shape your sound instantly with three expressive FX: Space – lush delay and reverb Motion – chorus and phasing movement Grit – distortion and crushing energy Slide from chill to chaos with a single control. Smart, not complicated Want full control? You’ve got it. Adjust detection sensitivity, key lock confidence, and stability — or just leave it on automatic and play. Riffaroo can adapt from quiet bedrooms to oud rooms. For beginners and musicians alike Riffaroo is perfect for: • Kids exploring sound • Non-musicians who want to play • Musicians looking for inspiration • Songwriters sketching ideas • Anyone who just wants to jam No pressure. No rules. Just music. Riffaroo — you don’t need to know how to play to play around. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro4 screens
Riffaroo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro at none against Riffaroo's 3. Riffaroo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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. Riffaroo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro versus Riffaroo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth MIDI Controller ProRiffaroo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 32 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpablo lopezOthers Oriented LLC

In-app purchases

None

Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Riffaroo

Subscriptions2
  • Riffaroo Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Riffaroo Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Riffaroo Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro free?
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riffaroo free?
Riffaroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro or Riffaroo have ads?
Neither Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro nor Riffaroo shows ads.

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