Comparison

Live Drums Pad Pro vs MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

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

Head to head
About

Live Drums Pad Pro

Features
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Live Drums Pad Pro Unleash your full rhythm potential with Live Drums Pad Pro — the premium drumming experience for creators who want more! Designed for passionate musicians, beatmakers, and performers, Live Drums Pad Pro delivers the same intuitive interface you love — now supercharged with exclusive features, premium sounds, and ad-free performance. Whether you're laying down beats in the studio or jamming on the go, Pro gives you the tools to sound your best. Explore an extended collection of professionally designed drum kits, crafted for an even broader range of musical genres. From Pop and Hip-Hop to Latin, Mexican, Trap, Techno, and more — Pro users get exclusive access to high-quality kits not available in the free version. Our sleek, responsive UI ensures a natural, effortless playing experience. With more pads, enhanced effects, and offline access, Live Drums Pad Pro is built for serious creativity — whenever inspiration strikes. Pro-Only Features: Ad-free interface for uninterrupted sessions Access to all premium drum kits and new genre packs Extra drum pads for advanced play styles Pro audio for deeper, richer sound Offline mode – play anytime, anywhere Priority access to new features and updates Whether you're practicing, performing, or producing, Live Drums Pad Pro gives you the power and flexibility to make your music truly stand out. Upgrade to Pro and take your beats to the next level!

About

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

This app combines a multi-touch performance keyboard, a 16-channel step sequencer, and a real-time oscilloscope. It allows seamless integration with hardware synthesizers and audio gear via USB, enabling music creation and analysis.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch velocity-sensitive keyboard
  • 16-channel step sequencer with piano roll
  • Real-time 8-channel oscilloscope
  • USB MIDI and audio interface support
  • Network and Bluetooth MIDI compatibility
  • Live recording and transposition
  • Sub-millisecond sequencer timing
Features
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A powerful all-in-one studio companion for hardware synthesizers, drum machines, and audio gear. Connect your USB MIDI devices and audio interfaces and start playing, sequencing, and analyzing instantly. KEYS — Multi-Touch Performance Keyboard • 3-octave velocity-sensitive piano with multi-finger support • Velocity from touch position — soft on top, loud at the bottom • Spring-loaded pitch bend wheel (14-bit precision) • Mod wheel (CC#1) for expressive control • Program change selector with quick recall • Octave shifting from -2 to +5 • Per-channel routing to different synths • Transpose mode — keyboard transposes the live sequence SEQ — 16-Channel Step Sequencer • 16 independent MIDI channels, up to 32 steps each • Mono mode for melody and bass lines • Poly mode with full piano roll editor • Swing control for groove (0-50%) • Live recording from your external keyboard • MIDI clock sync — auto-detects tempo from incoming clock • Per-channel destination routing — each track plays a different synth • Live transpose during playback • Adjustable note range and pattern length SCOPE — Real-Time Multi-Channel Oscilloscope • Up to 8 channels simultaneously from USB audio interfaces • 1-2-5 standard time/division (10 microseconds to 500 ms) • Configurable voltage/division with auto-scale • Rising and falling edge trigger with adjustable level • Auto and Normal trigger modes • Per-channel color, vertical offset, and on/off • Phosphor persistence with adjustable decay • Glow effect with intensity control • Three background themes — Classic, Space, Shockwave • Metal-accelerated rendering CONNECTIVITY • USB MIDI — plug in your hardware controllers and synths • USB audio interfaces — multi-channel input for the oscilloscope • Network MIDI / Bluetooth MIDI compatible • Companion iPhone app — record video while iPad captures audio over Wi-Fi (Bonjour) DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE • Sub-millisecond sequencer timing • Lock-free audio buffers for glitch-free capture • Optimized for iPad landscape — full immersive UI • Per-app settings for every channel, every parameter, persistent across sessions Whether you're sketching ideas in the studio, performing live, debugging a Eurorack patch, or learning synthesis, this app brings keyboard, sequencer, and oscilloscope into a single, fast, focused interface. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. Just plug in and play.

Screenshots

Live Drums Pad Pro3 screens
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope at Free against Live Drums Pad Pro's $0.99. Live Drums Pad Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope is free to download; Live Drums Pad Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Live Drums Pad Pro versus MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Drums Pad ProMIDI Controller/Oscilloscope
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmila RathnayakeCollective Vision, LLC.

In-app purchases

None

Live Drums Pad Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Live Drums Pad Pro free?
Live Drums Pad Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope free?
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Live Drums Pad Pro or MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope have ads?
Neither Live Drums Pad Pro nor MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope shows ads.

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