Comparison

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope vs MIDI Editor

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

Head to head
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.

About

MIDI Editor

Transform your device into a portable music studio. Edit MIDI files with a professional piano roll, adjust individual tracks, and shape the entire song. Export your creations as MIDI, MP3, M4A, or even as a ringtone.

Highlights
  • 88-key piano roll editor
  • Note pitch, timing, and length adjustment
  • Per-note velocity control
  • Track instrument swapping
  • Per-track volume, pan, mute, solo
  • Master equalizer
  • Export to MIDI, MP3, M4A, ringtone
Features
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MIDI Editor turns your iPhone into a pocket music studio. Import any MIDI file and instantly see every track, instrument, tempo and note laid out on a professional piano roll — then make it your own. EDIT LIKE A PRO • 88-key scrollable piano roll for every track • Drag notes to change pitch and timing • Resize notes to set their exact length • Adjust velocity per note for real dynamics • Pencil and Select tools for fast editing • Undo / Redo everything FULL TRACK CONTROL • Auto-detects tracks and instruments from your MIDI • Swap any track to one of 128 General MIDI instruments • Per-track volume, pan, mute and solo • Built-in mixer (Arrange) view SHAPE THE WHOLE SONG • Change the BPM (loaded automatically from the file) • 10-band master equalizer with presets • Real-time playback — hear every edit instantly EXPORT ANYWHERE • Export a brand-new MIDI file • Render to MP3 or high-quality M4A audio • Create a ringtone (.m4r) and set it via GarageBand

Screenshots

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope3 screens
MIDI Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope at 3.0 against MIDI Editor's 1.0. MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. MIDI Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope versus MIDI Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDI Controller/OscilloscopeMIDI Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB307 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCollective Vision, LLC.Nguyen Hieu

Customer experience

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MIDI Editor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MIDI Editor

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$3.99

Questions

Is MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope free?
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIDI Editor free?
MIDI Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope or MIDI Editor?
MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope is rated higher. MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while MIDI Editor averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope or MIDI Editor have ads?
Neither MIDI Controller/Oscilloscope nor MIDI Editor shows ads.

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