Midilo vs Party DJ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Midilo
Shape and transform musical patterns in real-time with this live MIDI looper. Build ideas across slots, connect them in Graph mode, and combine MIDI with audio recordings. Perfect for live improvisation with hardware synths and MIDI controllers.
- Live MIDI recording, looping, and overdubbing
- Graph mode for connecting loops
- Layered Audio Freeze recordings
- Extra playheads with independent controls
- MIDI routing and MPE support
- Record performance mixes as WAV files
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Midilo is a MIDI-first live looper for musicians who want to shape patterns as they perform. Capture a phrase, keep it moving, and transform it while it plays. Slice a loop, pitch the active slice, change its timing and velocity, or add playheads that echo, reverse, delay, transpose, and send notes to different MIDI channels. Build ideas across loop slots, connect them in Graph mode, and combine MIDI with layered Audio Freeze recordings. When a variation feels right, record your performance into a new slot or use Bake to commit your edits and playheads to the current loop. Built for hardware synths, MIDI controllers, and live improvisation, Midilo turns small musical ideas into evolving performances. FEATURES - Live MIDI recording, looping, and overdubbing - Projects and loop slots for organizing and switching ideas - Graph mode for connecting loops into evolving sequences - Combined Slices and Pitch performance with shared Grid/Free, Reset, and Record controls - Record slicing and pitching together into a new loop slot - Chromatic and scale-based pitch tools, with Simple and Advanced performance layouts - Extra playheads with independent speed, direction, delay, pitch, MIDI channel, and level - Quantize, swing, timing and velocity humanize, velocity shaping, note-length, repeat, and tempo tools - Bake edits and extra playheads into the current loop, then reset the modifiers - Layer controls and trimming that preserve locked layers - Layered Audio Freeze and Stack, with individual mute, solo, level, and lock controls - Optional multichannel Freeze capture with compatible audio hardware - MIDI routing between devices and per-loop routing, with MPE support - Record complete performance mixes as stereo WAV files - Import and export MIDI files, and export Freeze stems in their native channel layouts - Swipeable Tools pages and customizable Quick Tools EARLY ACCESS All features are unlocked during Early Access, with no purchase needed. The 7-day trial is paused, and new users won't start a trial during this period. Paid launch is planned for November 2026, with an introductory price of €7.99 or the local App Store equivalent. Pricing may vary by region.
Party DJ
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Party DJ makes a brand-new song for any moment — a birthday, a wedding, a graduation, a Tuesday night. Pick the occasion, add a name or two, and in about 20 seconds you have a custom track with lyrics that call out the guest of honor by name. Then it keeps going. Paid sessions chain song after song, so your party never hits an awkward silence between tracks. Every song is freshly generated — no playlists, no repeats, no licensing headaches. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Generate custom songs for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, engagements, housewarmings, retirements, New Year's, or any occasion you describe yourself. • Drop in up to a handful of names and they'll be sung in the lyrics. • Add extra instructions — "include a trumpet solo", "mention our dog Rex", "make it a slow ballad" — to steer the style. • Pick the song language: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic, or Russian. • Keep the party rolling with continuous playback — the next track is ready before the current one ends. • Save every song to your library. Replay any time, for free. • Share a song with a one-tap link — recipients can listen right in their browser. TRY BEFORE YOU COMMIT Buy a single 30-second trial song for $1 to hear the quality yourself. If you love it, a 30-minute party block gets you continuous, back-to-back custom music. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS Pay once, use now. No auto-renewals, no monthly charges, no lock-in. Buy time only when you need it. PRIVACY We don't sell your data. Names and instructions are sent to the song model to personalize the track and are not used for anything else. Read our privacy policy and terms of service at dj.ai-lab.com.au/privacy.html and dj.ai-lab.com.au/terms.html. Questions or feedback? Email support@ai-lab.com.au.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Party DJ at every 3 days against Midilo's weekly. Midilo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.4). 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
Both are free to download. Midilo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Party DJ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Midilo ships an update weekly, Party DJ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Midilo | Party DJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Zepp | zhang xi |
In-app purchases
Midilo
- Midilo Pro$6.99
Party DJ
- Buy a 30-second song$0.99
- 30 Minute Session$19.99









