Comparison

Riffler Flow vs simpleMIDIController

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

Head to head
About

Riffler Flow

Instantly generate clean, arpeggio-based guitar riffs for various music genres. Explore preset styles or customize your own unique sounds with realistic tones and extensive chord options. Ideal for producers, songwriters, and musicians seeking creative inspiration.

Highlights
  • Instant arpeggio-based riff generation
  • Preset styles for Hip-Hop, Pop, EDM, Rock
  • Customizable settings for personalization
  • AUv3 plugin integration
  • Realistic guitar and synth tones
  • Chord and progression generator
  • Tablature output
Features
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Introducing Riffler Flow – Create instant clean guitar riffs. The original Riffler was perfect for instantly making heavy, distorted, scale based riffs. Riffler Flow is a brand new app that instantly generates softer, clean, arpeggio based riffs at the press of a button. Unleash a torrent of clean guitar arpeggios with Riffler Flow, the go-to app for crafting catchy and copyright-free riffs tailored for modern genres. Simply tap "Create" and let the magic of arpeggios elevate your music production to new heights. PRESETS Dive into the world of Riffler Flow by selecting from a diverse range of preset styles specifically curated for Hip-Hop, Pop, EDM and Rock. Tap "Create" and watch as unique arpeggio-driven riffs come to life. Each riff is presented in intuitive tablature format, allowing you to both listen and save your musical creations. CUSTOMIZATION For those seeking a deeper level of control, Riffler Flow offers an extensive array of customizable settings. Fine-tune and personalize your riffs to you to create your signature sound. WHO WOULD USE RIFFLER FLOW? • Music producers and beatmakers exploring fresh, clean guitar elements for their tracks. • Songwriters looking for a burst of inspiration to infuse their compositions with captivating arpeggios. • Artists and musicians in search of a virtual guitarist to elevate their sound in limitless jam sessions. • Producers aiming to distinguish themselves by building a library of distinctive arpeggio riffs, setting their work apart from the crowd. • Ultimately, Riffler Flow is great fun – ideal for anyone eager to experiment and craft their own musical masterpieces! AUv3 PLUGIN Riffler Flow stands as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin, seamlessly integrating into host music applications. Sync it within your preferred host app, sending audio and MIDI to other effects, synths, samplers, and virtual instruments. REALISTIC TONES Riffler Flow's cutting-edge audio engine ensures breathtakingly realistic guitar tones, delivering a clean and vibrant sonic palette for your arpeggio explorations. There are various guitar tones featuring different effects along with an atmospheric reversed guitar sound and various different synth tones. There are additional delay and reverb controls for each sound. CHORDS AND PROGRESSION GENERATOR Riffler Flow features 28 different chord types ranging from basic major and minor chords to advanced jazz voicings. Chords can be entered manually or entire progression can be generated automatically by Riffler Flow. The generated progressions can be fined tuned using the "Character", "Complexity" and "Changes" controls.

About

simpleMIDIController

This app turns your iPhone or iPad into a 6-slider MIDI CC controller. It's ideal for live performances and studio production, allowing you to control MIDI-compatible hardware and software wirelessly or via USB.

Highlights
  • 6 full-screen sliders with value display
  • Virtual MIDI port for app connection
  • Bluetooth MIDI for wireless control
  • Color-coded sliders for easy identification
  • Prevents sleep mode during use
  • Supports Virtual, Bluetooth, USB, and Network MIDI
Features
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SimpleMIDI Controller transforms your iPhone or iPad into a 6-slider MIDI CC controller. Perfect for live performances, studio production, and controlling any MIDI-compatible hardware or software using standard MIDI. Features: • 6 Full-Screen Sliders - Smooth, responsive vertical faders with real-time value display • Virtual MIDI Port - Connect to any MIDI-compatible app on your device • Bluetooth MIDI - Wireless connection to Bluetooth LE MIDI devices (and computers that support BLE MIDI) • Color-Coded Sliders - Easy visual identification during performance • Prevent Sleep Mode - Keep the screen on during long sessions • Completely Free - All features available at no cost Perfect For: • Live electronic music performance • Controlling software synthesizers • DAW automation and mixing • Hardware synth parameter control • Music production workflows Supported Connections: • Virtual MIDI (iOS inter-app) • Bluetooth MIDI (BLE MIDI) • USB MIDI (class-compliant devices via adapters) • Network MIDI Works with multiple third-party MIDI devices and apps. No proprietary or dedicated hardware is required. (Optional) Examples: GarageBand, Logic Pro, Korg Gadget, and other MIDI-enabled DAWs/music apps.

Screenshots

Riffler Flow4 screens
simpleMIDIController4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Riffler Flow at 50% against simpleMIDIController's 0%. Riffler Flow also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). simpleMIDIController's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $14.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Riffler Flow costs $14.99 and simpleMIDIController $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

simpleMIDIController holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riffler Flow has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Riffler Flow's written reviews are positive against 0% of simpleMIDIController's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Riffler Flow versus simpleMIDIController: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiffler FlowsimpleMIDIController
Price$14.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.1 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size780 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BellHakaru Hirose

Customer experience

Riffler Flow

All ratings25 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%

simpleMIDIController

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Riffler Flow

No in-app purchases

None

simpleMIDIController

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riffler Flow free?
Riffler Flow costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is simpleMIDIController free?
simpleMIDIController costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Riffler Flow or simpleMIDIController?
simpleMIDIController is rated higher. Riffler Flow averages 4.1 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while simpleMIDIController averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Riffler Flow or simpleMIDIController have ads?
Neither Riffler Flow nor simpleMIDIController shows ads.

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