Shortcut Remote vs Midi Suite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcut Remote
Customize wireless shortcut remote button functions on your mobile device. Enhance your creative workflow with pre-set software configurations for popular tools.
- Customize remote button functions
- Wireless connectivity
- Mobile device integration
- Pre-set software configurations
- Enhance creative workflow
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XPPen tools help users customize wireless shortcut remote button functions on mobile devices (providing some commonly used software presets), better assisting your creativity.
Midi Suite
This utility app allows you to wirelessly adjust device parameters using Bluetooth. It provides a convenient way to manage settings remotely. The application is free to download and use.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Device parameter adjustment
- Wireless control
- Free to use
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Use Bluetooth to adjust the device parameters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Midi Suite at 3.1 against Shortcut Remote's 1.3. Shortcut Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (13% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Midi Suite holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Shortcut Remote's written reviews are positive against 0% of Midi Suite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shortcut Remote ships an update every 2 weeks, Midi Suite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcut Remote | Midi Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (12 ratings) | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳汉王友基科技有限公司 | Sinco Audio |
Customer experience
Shortcut Remote
Midi Suite
Bugs and requests
Shortcut Remote
Reported bugs
15 issues- Shortcut remote not connecting
- App crashes
- App connects but does nothing
- Cannot save shortcuts
- App doesn't work on iPad
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- Not saving changes
- Keys don't change
- App not working
- Buttons not mapping
- App fails to modify keys
- App does not open
- Connection issues
- Software keyboard US layout issue
- UI only supports portrait mode
- Shortcut remote not saving assigned key binding
Requested features
7 requests- Fix shortcut remote connection issue
- Allow remote connection only to iPad
- Provide detailed connection and usage guides for iPad
- Add support for Ibispaint
- Add K11 switching function
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- Support JIS keyboard layout
- Support landscape UI
Midi Suite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shortcut Remote
No in-app purchases
Midi Suite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shortcut Remote free?
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