Comparison

MIDILODY vs MegaBass

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

Head to head
About

MIDILODY

This app generates evolving MIDI sequences and loops, perfect for creating ambient textures, live performances, or sparking new musical ideas. It offers real-time editing, key and scale selection, and adjustable sequence and loop durations.

Highlights
  • Evolving MIDI sequences
  • Real-time note editing
  • Key and scale selection
  • Adjustable sequence length
  • Adjustable loop duration
  • Velocity and note filtering
  • MIDI notes routing
Features
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MIDILODY: Your generative MIDI Sequencer & Looper MIDILODY is a generative MIDI sequencer and looper designed to inspire musicians with evolving, musically rich loops. It excels at creating original sequences that evolve over time, perfect for ambient textures, live performances, or sparking new musical ideas. Key Features: - Evolving Sequences: New notes and rests are added at precise timings, allowing them to overlay existing ones. This overdubbing creates dynamic rhythms and chords, making your loops evolve organically. - Real-Time Editing: Remove unwanted notes and rests on-the-fly without interrupting playback, giving you control during live sessions. - Key and Scale Selection: Choose from predefined scales to set the tonal foundation of your loops. - Auto-Pause Functionality: Automatically pause after adding a new note—ideal for live ambient performances where gradual evolution is key. - Infinite loops: let your MIDI sequence evolve for hours and days constantly. Perfect for ambient / sleep patches. - Rests probability: more flexibility for your loop. - Adjustable Sequence Length: Set your sequence length up to 64 notes - Adjustable Loop Duration: Set your loop duration to 1 bar / 4steps , 2 bars/ 8 steps, or 4 bars/ 16 steps to suit your musical needs. - Velocity and Notes Filtering: Apply filters to capture notes with low velocity, perfect for creating subtle ambient textures. - Note-Off Messaging: Send note-off messages to accommodate external gear or plugins. By default, notes adhere to your AUv3 instruments’ settings. - MIDI Notes routing: filter your notes by octave to send them to other instruments - AUv3 state saving Designed by Musicians, for Musicians We’ve invested significant effort into MIDILODY’s layout and user experience. As daily users ourselves, we’ve ensured it’s straightforward and intuitive, allowing you to focus on creativity. Seamless Integration MIDILODY thrives when paired with MIDI routing options from your AUv3 host, enabling the creation of intricate, evolving textures across multiple AUv3 instruments. Experience the Difference MIDILODY isn’t just easy to use — it’s uniquely inspiring. With every session, it sparks new ideas and unexpected musical directions. Whether you’re producing ambient soundscapes or live looping, it just might become your favorite creative companion. IMPORTANT! MIDILODY is and AUv3 plugin. It won't work in standalone mode. It needs an AUv3 host such as AUM, Drambo, Cubasis, etc.

About

MegaBass

Features
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MegaBass goes Titanium. The biggest, deepest MegaBass ever built — a complete drum machine, multitrack recorder, mixer, and arranger in one app. Make the beat, record over it, chop it, mix it, and arrange the whole song without ever leaving your device. Built for producers who go all the way in. QUAD DRUM MACHINE Program your pattern on a tight step sequencer, lock the groove, and build it out up to 64 bars. FULL MULTITRACK RECORDING Lay down up to 8 audio tracks right over your beat. Count-in (1-2-3-4), set your record length in bars, plug in your earbuds, and punch in clean. WAVE EDITOR Chop and trim every take with fine, precise control. Zoom the waveform out wide, drag the in/out handles, and dial it in tight. 8-TRACK MIXER Every audio track plus your drum kit — faders, pan, solo, mute, FX sends, and live LED meters on every channel. SCROLLING TIMELINE Drag your clips onto the bars, stretch the waves to see every detail, and scroll through all 8 tracks at once. TONAL KEYS — MONO / POLY Play melodies and basslines, then flip to MONO so your low end cuts clean with no overlap. ALL-NEW DARK LOOK Redesigned electro interface with the signature MegaBass war-dogs theme. REBUILT ENGINE A faster, smoother audio engine — locked tight, no freezes, no dropouts. Up to 64 bars • Live sequence mode • Song arrangement • One-shot mixdowns. Record. Chop. Mix. Arrange. All in one machine. This is the one.

Screenshots

MIDILODY2 screens
MegaBass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MIDILODY at weekly against MegaBass's every 3 months. MIDILODY also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

MIDILODY costs $4.99 and MegaBass $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIDILODY ships an update weekly, MegaBass every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MIDILODY versus MegaBass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDILODYMegaBass
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.1 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancois NicaiseJohn Hamilton

In-app purchases

None

MIDILODY

No in-app purchases

None

MegaBass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIDILODY free?
MIDILODY costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MegaBass free?
MegaBass costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MIDILODY or MegaBass have ads?
Neither MIDILODY nor MegaBass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIDILODY or MegaBass?
MIDILODY ships an update weekly, and MegaBass every 3 months. Most recently, MIDILODY was updated on November 5, 2026 and MegaBass on November 5, 2026.

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