Comparison

MIDI Host vs ORORON

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

Head to head
About

MIDI Host

Features
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MIDI Host transforms your iPhone or iPad into a professional MIDI Patchbay. Forget about buying expensive hardware adapters; route the signal from your MIDI controllers to multiple synthesizers at the same time in an intuitive and visual way. KEY FEATURES: • Multi-Device Routing: Connect multiple inputs (IN) to multiple outputs (OUT) simultaneously. • Universal Support: Works flawlessly with powered USB-C hubs, USB MIDI keyboards, Bluetooth LE, and WIDI devices (CME). • Zero Latency: Built on Apple's powerful native CoreMIDI engine for an instant, lag-free data flow. • "MIDI Panic" Button: Save your live performance. A single tap sends CC reset commands to all your devices to stop "stuck notes" instantly. • Interface for Musicians: Brutalist and minimalist design built for the stage. No hidden menus, just clear, large switches. Ideal for mobile producers, portable setups, and live performances. Compatible with brands like Teenage Engineering, Akai, Roland, Korg, Yamaha, and more.

About

ORORON

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ORORON is a touch-sensitive boutique overdrive for iPhone and iPad. Use it as a standalone audio app or insert the included AUv3 effect in a compatible host such as GarageBand. Its circuit-informed signal path combines discrete-style input behavior, asymmetric clipping, post-drive tone shaping, and supply-voltage interaction. The AIR control works before the clipping stage, letting you tighten low-end energy before it drives the nonlinear circuit. FEATURES - Responsive boutique-style overdrive - Pre-clipping AIR high-pass control - Adjustable Level, Tone, and Gain - Selectable 9V / 18V headroom behavior - Instrument and line input modes - 2x and 4x oversampling modes - Standalone iOS/iPadOS app - AUv3 audio effect for compatible hosts TRY BEFORE UNLOCKING The working release model provides 10 minutes of full-featured active use. Demo time advances only while the standalone app or AUv3 effect is actively processing. A one-time, non-consumable In-App Purchase unlocks unlimited use in both the standalone app and AUv3 extension. Restore Purchases is available in the standalone app. ORORON is designed for guitar, bass, synthesizers, keyboards, and other sources that benefit from touch-sensitive drive and controllable low-end response.

Screenshots

MIDI Host4 screens
ORORON2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ORORON at Free against MIDI Host's $6.99. ORORON also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). MIDI Host's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

ORORON is free to download; MIDI Host costs $6.99 up front. ORORON sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MIDI Host asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 4 level
MIDI Host versus ORORON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDI HostORORON
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin CamarenaShoma Kondo

In-app purchases

None

MIDI Host

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ORORON

One-time1
  • ORORON Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is MIDI Host free?
MIDI Host costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ORORON free?
ORORON is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MIDI Host or ORORON have ads?
Neither MIDI Host nor ORORON shows ads.

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