Comparison

GuitarDiagram 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

GuitarDiagram

Features
Read full description

Guitar Diagram lets you create fretboard diagrams by placing dots on any position of the guitar neck. FEATURES • Tap anywhere on the fretboard to place a dot • Choose from 19 degrees (R, 3, 5, b7, etc.) with automatic color coding • Display note names (C, D, E, etc.) • Fully customizable colors and labels • Adjust fret count, start fret, and nut display • Save diagrams with custom names • Export as image to share • Undo / Redo support • Dark mode • English & Japanese PERFECT FOR • Learning scale degree positions • Mapping out chord tones • Creating teaching materials • Building your own position charts

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
Read full description

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

GuitarDiagram4 screens
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GuitarDiagram at 15.1 against MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope's 17.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
GuitarDiagram versus MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitarDiagramMIDI Controller/Oscilloscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShoetsu KawasatoCollective Vision, LLC.

In-app purchases

None

GuitarDiagram

No in-app purchases

None

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GuitarDiagram free?
GuitarDiagram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope free?
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GuitarDiagram or MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope have ads?
Neither GuitarDiagram nor MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope shows ads.

Other comparisons