MIDI Patch vs OneBeat Guitar Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDI Patch
This app acts as a MIDI message translator, converting incoming PC, CC, or Note On messages from Bluetooth devices into SysEx messages. It allows users to map controller inputs to control various MIDI-enabled hardware, such as guitar amps, by defining custom patches and message translations.
- MIDI message translation (PC/CC/Note On to SysEx)
- Unlimited user-defined patches
- Customizable inbound and outbound message mapping
- Value translation options (toggle, min/max)
- User-defined devices and functions
- Automatic patch saving and file backup/restore
- Bluetooth MIDI device discovery
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MIDI Patch is a MIDI enabled App that listens for and processes inbound PC, CC or Note On MIDI messages received from bluetooth MIDI devices/apps and translates these messages to SysEx MIDI messages, which are relayed/sent outbound to connected bluetooth MIDI devices/apps based. The App is essentially a relay/broker and translator of MIDI messages from PC/CC/Note On to SysEx MIDI messages. The App will listen and send to any MIDI bluetooth devices or MIDI enabled apps connected to the iPad or iPhone. While use cases can be wide and vary based on specific user requirements, the typical use of MIDI Patch would consist of mapping inbound messages from MIDI enabled foot controllers capable of sending PC, CC or Note On MIDI messages and generate SysEx MIDI messages intended for devices such as guitar amps, allowing use of generic MIDI foot controllers or MIDI apps to adjust guitar amp settings that support/expect SysEx messages. The app includes in-app configuration for specific guitar amps (Boss Waza Air, Katana Air, Katana Air EX, Katana GO, Katana MkII, Katana Gen3, Pocket GT, Valeton GP-5 and GP-50) but can also be configured for any MIDI device or App that expects/receives SysEx messages. Each patch is user defined based on specifying the inbound message to listen for (PC, CC or Note On) and configure the translation of this message to an outbound SysEx message by specifying a device, a function (either using in-app configured devices/functions or user defined ones) and the value logic to apply (specific value or received value with optional value translation such as Toggle and Minimum/Maximum clamping). Specific features include: - Unlimited user defined patches consisting of inbound and outbound message configuration. - Support for both PC, CC, Note On inbound messages (will listen for either PC, CC or Note On). - Each patch will translate/build the outbound SysEx message by selecting a Device, Function, and Source of Value handling. - The Source of Value can be set to Specific Value (send a constant value each each time the patch is invoked) or Received Value (will send the received CC code value). - Additional Value Translation is available for the Received Value scenario including Toggle (0=0/OFF and 1-127=1/ON) or Minimum/Maximum (received value will be converted to a value within a set minimum and maximum value). - User defined Devices and Functions can be created and become available for use in defined patches. - Patch configuration is automatically saved between sessions and can also be backed and restored to/from file. - A bluetooth device discovery page is available from within the app (to view/select the connection state of Bluetooth MIDI devices). IMPORTANT: This app includes configuration which works with some of the current Boss amps and Valeton pedals, with no guarantee of compatibility with future firmware releases. DISCLAIMER: By using MIDI Patch (the "Software"), you acknowledge and agree that the Software is provided on an "as is" basis, without any warranties or guarantees of any kind, whether expressed or implied. You assume all responsibility and risk for the use of this Software. You agree that you shall not hold the developer liable for any damages, losses, or liabilities, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Software.
OneBeat Guitar Play
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OneBeat Guitar Play is a fretboard trainer that listens. Jam the blues over a 12-bar band while licks scroll in as tab, or drill notes and scale shapes — the app hears every note you play and checks off the exact string and fret. BLUES A 12-bar minor blues band plays — real recorded guitar over a drum groove — while licks scroll toward a hit line as tab, and a fretboard below shows where each lick sits on the neck with the next note ringed. • Four keys: Am, Em, Gm and Cm. • Fifty licks across Easy, Medium and Hard — bends, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, double stops and fast runs, with a lick that resolves to the root every few. • Three tempos, 60, 70 and 80 BPM, to learn a lick slowly before playing it at speed. Medium and Hard mix in a few licks from the level below. • Every note is scored as you play it, with early and late feedback, and the app shows the note it hears, so a miss tells you whether it was the timing or the fret. • Repeat mode plays the same lick again until you hit 80% of it. • A ring around the play button tracks the 12 bars, and your last and best accuracy and streak are kept for every key, level and tempo. FIND NOTE Choose a note and find it everywhere, from the nut to the twelfth fret. The next position to play is ringed; play the right string and it checks off. Positions that are genuinely the same pitch on two strings are told apart by which string you last played. SCALES Major and minor in all twelve keys, as one classic movable five-fret box with the root highlighted. Switch to Pentatonic for all five positions of the minor and major pentatonic and both blues scales, with the blue note marked inside the box. TIMED, EVERY SESSION Set how many repetitions a session takes and the timer runs while you play. Each tab keeps its own last time and best time for each repetition count, so you have a number to beat that means something. Tap the dice to jump to a random key and keep it honest. PRACTICE HISTORY Every finished session is logged — which tab, which key or shape, and your time or, for Blues, your accuracy — with new personal bests flagged. Filter by tab, and see today, this week and all-time totals at the top. BUILT FOR PRACTICE • iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape, with the same two-card layout on every tab: your pickers at the top, the clock, scores and play button at the bottom. • Hear your own guitar through the app, with reverb and separate guitar and backing track volumes. • An optional count-in before the mic opens, and a fret-12 limit for beginners. • No account and no ads. Nothing leaves your device — the microphone is used only to detect pitch while you play, and audio is never recorded or sent anywhere. ONEBEAT PLAY PRO Find Note, the scale shapes, all five pentatonic and blues boxes, the timer, your best times and your history are free and always will be. Blues is free for 10 minutes every day. An optional Pro subscription makes Blues unlimited, unlocks the appearance settings — themes, accent colours, four fretboard styles and two inlay styles — and supports an independent, ad-free app. • Monthly — auto-renews every month • Yearly — auto-renews every year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.neitzke.ca/app-privacy-policy OneBeat Play is part of the OneBeat family, alongside OneBeat Tools (metronome, tuner, circle of fifths, chord reference) and OneBeat Ear (interval, chord and progression recognition on real guitar recordings).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OneBeat Guitar Play at Free against MIDI Patch's $9.99. MIDI Patch's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
OneBeat Guitar Play is free to download; MIDI Patch costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI Patch | OneBeat Guitar Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephane Villeneuve | Cleber Neitzke |
In-app purchases
MIDI Patch
No in-app purchases
OneBeat Guitar Play
No in-app purchases
Questions
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