Comparison

Gradation Piano vs MIDI Editor

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

Head to head
About

Gradation Piano

Features
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Play the piano and watch your music come alive. Gradation Piano turns every note into a burst of color. Press a key and vibrant fluid β€” unique to that pitch β€” erupts from the keyboard and swirls across the display in real time, powered by a Metal-based fluid simulation. Features Full 88-key range β€” scroll freely from A0 to C8 Color-coded keys β€” each of the 12 pitches has its own hue, making it easy to recognize notes by sight Live fluid visuals β€” Metal GPU simulation reacts instantly to every touch, blending colors as you play chords Adjustable keyboard width β€” zoom in for larger keys or zoom out to see more of the keyboard at once Multi-touch β€” play full chords and let the colors mix

About

MIDI Editor

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 β€” then make it your own. EDIT LIKE A PRO β€’ 88-key scrollable piano roll for every track β€’ Drag notes to change pitch and timing β€’ Resize notes to set their exact length β€’ Adjust velocity per note for real dynamics β€’ Pencil and Select tools for fast editing β€’ Undo / Redo everything FULL TRACK CONTROL β€’ Auto-detects tracks and instruments from your MIDI β€’ Swap any track to one of 128 General MIDI instruments β€’ Per-track volume, pan, mute and solo β€’ Built-in mixer (Arrange) view SHAPE THE WHOLE SONG β€’ Change the BPM (loaded automatically from the file) β€’ 10-band master equalizer with presets β€’ Real-time playback β€” hear every edit instantly EXPORT ANYWHERE β€’ Export a brand-new MIDI file β€’ Render to MP3 or high-quality M4A audio β€’ Create a ringtone (.m4r) and set it via GarageBand

Screenshots

Gradation Piano1 screens
MIDI Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gradation Piano at none against MIDI Editor's 1. MIDI Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Gradation Piano versus MIDI Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradation PianoMIDI Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS18.616.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB307 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMASATO MISAWANguyen Hieu

In-app purchases

None

Gradation Piano

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MIDI Editor

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Gradation Piano free?
Gradation Piano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIDI Editor free?
MIDI Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gradation Piano or MIDI Editor have ads?
Neither Gradation Piano nor MIDI Editor shows ads.

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