Pendoly vs simpleMIDIController
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pendoly
This app transforms pendulum swings into musical compositions. Choose from various instrument sounds or create your own unique harmonies. Experience the blend of physics and music with high-quality, recorded instruments.
- Pendulum-driven music generation
- Customizable harmonies
- Multiple high-quality instrument sounds
- Physics-based composition
- Hand-recorded instruments
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Pendoly turns the gentle swing of pendulums into music. Pick a flavour, and let gravity do the composing — or dive in and craft your own harmonies. Oh, and the instruments? A Steinway grand, a vintage Rhodes, a Celesta, a Marimba and a Vibraphone, all hand-recorded.
simpleMIDIController
This app turns your iPhone or iPad into a 6-slider MIDI CC controller. It's ideal for live performances and studio production, allowing you to control MIDI-compatible hardware and software wirelessly or via USB.
- 6 full-screen sliders with value display
- Virtual MIDI port for app connection
- Bluetooth MIDI for wireless control
- Color-coded sliders for easy identification
- Prevents sleep mode during use
- Supports Virtual, Bluetooth, USB, and Network MIDI
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SimpleMIDI Controller transforms your iPhone or iPad into a 6-slider MIDI CC controller. Perfect for live performances, studio production, and controlling any MIDI-compatible hardware or software using standard MIDI. Features: • 6 Full-Screen Sliders - Smooth, responsive vertical faders with real-time value display • Virtual MIDI Port - Connect to any MIDI-compatible app on your device • Bluetooth MIDI - Wireless connection to Bluetooth LE MIDI devices (and computers that support BLE MIDI) • Color-Coded Sliders - Easy visual identification during performance • Prevent Sleep Mode - Keep the screen on during long sessions • Completely Free - All features available at no cost Perfect For: • Live electronic music performance • Controlling software synthesizers • DAW automation and mixing • Hardware synth parameter control • Music production workflows Supported Connections: • Virtual MIDI (iOS inter-app) • Bluetooth MIDI (BLE MIDI) • USB MIDI (class-compliant devices via adapters) • Network MIDI Works with multiple third-party MIDI devices and apps. No proprietary or dedicated hardware is required. (Optional) Examples: GarageBand, Logic Pro, Korg Gadget, and other MIDI-enabled DAWs/music apps.
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Verdict
Pendoly and simpleMIDIController both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pendoly's written reviews are positive against 0% of simpleMIDIController's. Pendoly also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). simpleMIDIController's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On rating, 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
Pendoly costs $3.99 and simpleMIDIController $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pendoly against 5.0 for simpleMIDIController. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Pendoly's written reviews are positive against 0% of simpleMIDIController's.
| Parameter | Pendoly | simpleMIDIController |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caroline Siegers | Hakaru Hirose |
Customer experience
Pendoly
simpleMIDIController
In-app purchases
Pendoly
No in-app purchases
simpleMIDIController
No in-app purchases
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