Comparison

ddtctmcc vs Media Assistant

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

Head to head
About

ddtctmcc

This free music app translates touch gestures into MIDI Control Change messages. It offers a 2D touch area to control three MIDI values and two gesture recording modes: infinite looping or one-time playback triggered by buttons.

Highlights
  • 2D touch area for MIDI control
  • X, Y, and Touch On/Off MIDI values
  • Looping gesture recording
  • One-time gesture playback
  • Background operation
  • AUv3 support
Features
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ddtctmcc-ff "2D Touch Control To MIDI Control Change - For Free" This is a free compact version of "ddtctmcc" touch control app that is designed to work with touch gestures and output MIDI Control Change messages. This app is available as standalone version that can run in background and as an AUv3. It features: - 2D Touch Area where you can set 3 MIDI values (X, Y and Touch On / Off) that will be sent as MIDI CC messages - Two gesture recording modes: "Loop" and "Once": -- In "Loop" mode the gesture is immediately repeated infinitely. You can restart it and change the direction of gesture loop -- In "Once" mode the gesture is recorded silently and only played back later when "trigger" or "+pause" buttons are pressed.

About

Media Assistant

Manage your media files, play audio offline, and edit audio with various tools. This app also includes a web browser with a built-in player to enhance your listening experience.

Highlights
  • File and folder management
  • Offline media playback
  • Audio editing and tagging
  • Web browser with audio player
  • File transfer over WiFi
  • Batch file renaming
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Media Assistant is a file manager, offline media player, audio converter, audio editor, audio tagger, media joiner, a web browser with a built-in audio player so that you can apply audio effects to enhance your listening experiences [FREE FEATURES] TRANSFER & MANAGE FILES & FOLDERS • Manage your files and create folders for all of your needs • Partly integrated Dropbox Drive, Onedrive Drive • Transfer files and folders between two iDevices OR between your iDevice and PC. Fast and easy transfers over WiFi • Import videos from Photos app • Batch rename files (prefix, suffix, leading zero, regex). Great for naming sample sets (Dance_Vol1_Cm_100bpm_SynthLeadMelody, EDM_Vol2_Kick_909, etc.) AUDIO & VIDEO & MIDI PLAYER • Listen to music offline • Batch Play: Long-press a folder to bring up the menu. • Fully functional MIDI file player with a built in GM Soundfont player, and ability to add custom Soundfonts • Gapless loop • Loop mode, one-shot mode, playlist loop mode, shuffle mode • Simple tap to play audio, video or MIDI file. Tap multiple files to queue them, then shuffle or reorder. • Supports AirPlay, Lock screen controls, PiP(Picture in Picture) • Apply audio effect to enhance listening experience (reverb, simple vocal removal ...) BROWSER • Auto detect streams audio from many websites • Build-in stream player allows you to apply audio effects and buffers streams for playback • Capture multiple streams at once in the buffer and then play back in any desired order • Download files from websites directly into File Manager • Block ads & tracking _/_/_/_/_/ Add-on features _/_/_/_/_/ AUDIO EDITOR BASIC IAP • Free to try - purchase to unlock export to file option. • Edit ID3 tags metadata such as Title, Artist, Album… • Edit markers, play from marker, split at marker • Displays the audio file in 3 modes: waveform, spectrogram, or both • Zoom-in at the audio sample level • Export entire file or export slices • Open multiple files at once • Support history, undo, redo • Spectral editing AUDIO EDITOR UTILITY IAP • Free to try some modules. Preview playback with changes to waveform. Requires purchase to allow saving changes. • Apply Fade,Gain,Normalize,Time stretch,Pitch shift,Reverb • Other audio editor utilities added in the future will be included with this lifetime purchase AUDIO EDITOR VOCAL REMOVAL IAP • Required iOS17 • Vocal Removal using AI • Remove/Isolate vocals AUDIO EDITOR DE-REVERB IAP • Required iOS17 • De-reverb using AI • Remove/Isolate reverb AUDIO TAGGER IAP • Free to try - All features work with a limited number of files. Requires purchase to drag/drop/export files and run as AUv3 module • Manage audio files with tags - e.g Hats, Kick, Percussion, etc • Edit meta-data in-place • Filter list by include/exclude, select multiple tags • Support auto tagging files • Support files in local AAHome, iCloud, AADropbox, AAOnedrive, Mac or Window directories • Built-in Audio player supports simple timestretching/pitch shifting/fade in,out/crop and export with edits (no extra IAP required) • Drag and drop files to other applications such as Logic and Koala, add multiple files to a queue and copy in a single action • Support copy to PasteBoard WEB BROWSER IAP • Free to try - Requires purchase to run as AUv3 module • Run as AUv3 plugin inside DAW host app such as AUM, Logic Pro, Cubasis • Auto detect audio stream from Web Audio API (onemotion chord player, websdr, samplette ...) READ ALOUD IAP • Requires purchase to run as AUv3 module. • Reads text content from web pages • Read aloud with hundreds of voices (including robot, bell, organ) then save to file for offline listening • Can adjust speed and pitch • Great for listening to free ebooks on the web or reading articles aloud AUDIO CONVERTER/JOINER IAP • Extract audio from video files to many different audio file formats • Supports common formats • Select bitrate, sample rate, stereo/mono, dithering • Concatenate multiple audio files or video files

Screenshots

ddtctmcc3 screens
Media Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ddtctmcc at none against Media Assistant's 8. ddtctmcc also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 8 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Media Assistant's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, 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. Media Assistant sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. ddtctmcc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ddtctmcc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of ddtctmcc's written reviews are positive against 85% of Media Assistant's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ddtctmcc ships an update daily, Media Assistant every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ddtctmcc versus Media Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterddtctmccMedia Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.7 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings724 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB190 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlexey NadzharovDuc Anh Nguyen

Customer experience

ddtctmcc

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Media Assistant

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

ddtctmcc

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Media Assistant

One-time8
  • Read Aloud & AUv3$1.99
  • Audio Converter & Joiner$2.99
  • Audio Editor Basic Features$3.99
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  • Audio Editor Utilities$3.99
  • Audio Editor De-Reverb$4.99
  • Audio Editor Vocal Removal$5.99
  • Audio Tagger & AUv3$9.99
  • Browser AUv3 + IAA$12.99

Questions

Is ddtctmcc free?
ddtctmcc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Media Assistant free?
Media Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ddtctmcc or Media Assistant?
ddtctmcc is rated higher. ddtctmcc averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Media Assistant averages 4.7 from 24 ratings.
Do ddtctmcc or Media Assistant have ads?
Neither ddtctmcc nor Media Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ddtctmcc or Media Assistant?
ddtctmcc ships an update daily, and Media Assistant every 8 days. Most recently, ddtctmcc was updated on October 24, 2026 and Media Assistant on October 24, 2026.

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