Comparison

Jacquardi vs MidiDeep

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

Head to head
About

Jacquardi

This app generates analog-like envelope signals via MIDI CC, allowing users to modulate parameters of other compatible music plugins. It acts as a MIDI module for creative sound shaping without producing its own audio.

Highlights
  • Generates analog-like envelope signals
  • Sends MIDI CC for parameter modulation
  • Works with 3rd-party AUv3 plugins
  • Requires MIDI routing host (AUM, apeMatrix)
  • Modulates filter cutoff and other parameters
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Concept: "Jacquardi" is an AUv3 instrument that does not make any sounds but just sends out analog-like Envelope signal via MIDI Control Change (MIDI CC). That is, the app is a MIDI module of envelope generator. The user can use it for modulating any parameter of 3rd-party’s plugin that can be assigned to MIDI CC , for example, filter cutoff. Usage: Just assign MIDI keyboard to Jacquardi's MIDI IN (it needs to trigger Jacquardi) and assign Jacquardi's MIDI OUT to 3rd party's plugin. System Requirements: Auv3 host that has a flexible capability of MIDI routing (AUM, apeMatrix etc).

About

MidiDeep

Features
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MidiDeep is a real-time MIDI processor. It makes no sound of its own: it reshapes what you play before your instruments ever hear it. You build a chain of effects, block by block, and you hear the result straight away. THE BLOCKS Chord — builds a diatonic chord from a single note. Degrees, inversions, sus2, sus4, sixths, sevenths, ninths, and an octave setting per block. Arpeggio — arpeggiates held notes. Six directions, divisions from whole note to 64th, gate, swing, octaves, latch, transpose. Steps — a polyphonic step sequencer, up to sixteen steps. Per step: semitone, length, ratchet, velocity, tie. Delay — synchronised MIDI repeats. Harmonize — parallel voices. Every block runs on its own internal clock or follows the MIDI clock of your sequencer. KEY AND SCALE One tonic and one scale shared by the whole chain. Fourteen scales, from major to diminished by way of the pentatonics and whole tone. Notes outside the scale are pulled to the nearest one, so you never play a wrong note. MULTIPLE TIMELINES Open as many TimeLines as you need — up to four on iPhone and iPad, up to eight windows on Mac. Each one is independent: its own effect chain, its own channel filters, its own clock, its own MIDI ports. Each TimeLine shows up as a separate port in your DAW — Ableton Live, Logic Pro or any other MIDI host. Preferences and presets stay shared across all of them. CONNECTIONS A virtual MIDI port for other apps on your device. USB MIDI interfaces. Network MIDI to your other machines. BLE MIDI. Input channel filtering, output channel remapping, and a matrix that decides, for each destination, what goes out: notes, clock, controllers. MACROS AND PRESETS Four macros, assignable to any parameter and drivable by CC from your controller. One preset per effect, plus patches that recall the entire chain. ONE PURCHASE, ALL YOUR DEVICES MidiDeep is a Universal Purchase: buy it on iPhone or iPad and it's on your Mac too; buy it on Mac and it follows you to iOS.

Screenshots

Jacquardi2 screens
MidiDeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Jacquardi at $1.99 against MidiDeep's $9.99. Jacquardi also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Jacquardi costs $1.99 and MidiDeep $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jacquardi ships an update weekly, MidiDeep monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Jacquardi versus MidiDeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJacquardiMidiDeep
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatoshi KajiiDIRECT GRAPHIC S.A.S.

In-app purchases

None

Jacquardi

No in-app purchases

None

MidiDeep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jacquardi free?
Jacquardi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MidiDeep free?
MidiDeep costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jacquardi or MidiDeep have ads?
Neither Jacquardi nor MidiDeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jacquardi or MidiDeep?
Jacquardi ships an update weekly, and MidiDeep monthly. Most recently, Jacquardi was updated on October 30, 2026 and MidiDeep on October 31, 2026.

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