KA mini YangQin vs midifruuze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KA mini YangQin
This app offers a virtual Chinese YangQin instrument with a minimalist design. It provides musicians with a high-quality sound experience through simple user interface controls. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin.
- Virtual Chinese YangQin instrument
- Minimalist design
- High-quality sound
- Simple UI controls
- Standalone app
- AUv3 plugin support
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Kong Audio mini YangQin is a minimally-designed virtual instrument of Chinese YangQin. It gives musicians a high-quality experience with very simple UI controls. KA mini YangQin can run as an app or AUv3 plugin.
midifruuze
Capture and replay MIDI data with various playback modes. This tool allows for live manipulation of MIDI notes, offering creative control for musicians and producers. It functions as a standalone app or an Audio Unit extension.
- Live MIDI data capture
- 10-second MIDI buffer
- Scrub Pitch playback
- Scrub Velocity playback
- Freeze playback mode
- Hit playback mode
- Standalone and AUv3 support
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midifruuze is a live midi sampler and effect This app allows you to capture recent 10 seconds of incoming MIDI data and replay it using different available playback modes Currently this app supports all channel messages; MIDI SysEx, System Common and Realtime messages are not supported Playback modes: * "Scrub Pitch” / “Scratch Pitch”: Transposes notes according to touch vertical position; keeps note velocity. “Scrub” doesn’t output the same note during position change. * "Scrub Velocity” / “Scratch Velocity”: Changes note velocity according to touch vertical position. “Scrub” doesn’t output the same note during position change. * “Freeze” Repeats selected note according to rate selected by touch position. Vertical touch position changes velocity * "Hit": plays single note when pressed; vertical position changes velocity Standalone and AUv3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: midifruuze at 4.6 against KA mini YangQin's 4.0. midifruuze also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). KA mini YangQin's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
KA mini YangQin costs $1.99 and midifruuze $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
midifruuze holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
KA mini YangQin ships an update every 2 weeks, midifruuze every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | KA mini YangQin | midifruuze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHANTOU KONG AUDIO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
KA mini YangQin
midifruuze
In-app purchases
KA mini YangQin
No in-app purchases
midifruuze
No in-app purchases
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