Comparison

MidiDeep vs SL Echo

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

Head to head
About

MidiDeep

Features
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MidiDeep is a real-time MIDI processor. It makes no sound of its own: it reshapes what you play before your instruments ever hear it. You build a chain of effects, block by block, and you hear the result straight away. THE BLOCKS Chord — builds a diatonic chord from a single note. Degrees, inversions, sus2, sus4, sixths, sevenths, ninths, and an octave setting per block. Arpeggio — arpeggiates held notes. Six directions, divisions from whole note to 64th, gate, swing, octaves, latch, transpose. Steps — a polyphonic step sequencer, up to sixteen steps. Per step: semitone, length, ratchet, velocity, tie. Delay — synchronised MIDI repeats. Harmonize — parallel voices. Every block runs on its own internal clock or follows the MIDI clock of your sequencer. KEY AND SCALE One tonic and one scale shared by the whole chain. Fourteen scales, from major to diminished by way of the pentatonics and whole tone. Notes outside the scale are pulled to the nearest one, so you never play a wrong note. MULTIPLE TIMELINES Open as many TimeLines as you need — up to four on iPhone and iPad, up to eight windows on Mac. Each one is independent: its own effect chain, its own channel filters, its own clock, its own MIDI ports. Each TimeLine shows up as a separate port in your DAW — Ableton Live, Logic Pro or any other MIDI host. Preferences and presets stay shared across all of them. CONNECTIONS A virtual MIDI port for other apps on your device. USB MIDI interfaces. Network MIDI to your other machines. BLE MIDI. Input channel filtering, output channel remapping, and a matrix that decides, for each destination, what goes out: notes, clock, controllers. MACROS AND PRESETS Four macros, assignable to any parameter and drivable by CC from your controller. One preset per effect, plus patches that recall the entire chain. ONE PURCHASE, ALL YOUR DEVICES MidiDeep is a Universal Purchase: buy it on iPhone or iPad and it's on your Mac too; buy it on Mac and it follows you to iOS.

About

SL Echo

This audio effect app provides animated delay and space for musical decisions on iPad. Easily adjust time, feedback, and tone for various repeat styles, while maintaining a clear dry signal with stereo width and ducking. It supports AUv3 integration with popular music hosts.

Highlights
  • Animated delay and space effects
  • Adjustable time and feedback
  • Tone shaping controls
  • Stereo width and ducking
  • AUv3 support
  • Standalone preview mode
  • Factory and user presets
Features
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SL Echo is a focused AUv3 delay effect designed for fast musical decisions on iPad. Move from a close vocal pocket to wide, evolving repeats without navigating complex pages. • Time and feedback for slapback or long trails • Tone shaping for darker or brighter repeats • Stereo width and ducking for a clear dry signal • Factory presets and local user presets • AUv3 support for compatible iPad music hosts Works as a standalone preview app and as an AUv3 effect in GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, BeatMaker 3 and other compatible hosts.

Screenshots

MidiDeep4 screens
SL Echo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SL Echo at weekly against MidiDeep's monthly. SL Echo also leads on price ($6.99 vs $9.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

MidiDeep costs $9.99 and SL Echo $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MidiDeep ships an update monthly, SL Echo weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MidiDeep versus SL Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidiDeepSL Echo
Price$9.99$6.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIRECT GRAPHIC S.A.S.VIACHESLAV ZHILTSOV

In-app purchases

None

MidiDeep

No in-app purchases

None

SL Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MidiDeep free?
MidiDeep costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SL Echo free?
SL Echo costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MidiDeep or SL Echo have ads?
Neither MidiDeep nor SL Echo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MidiDeep or SL Echo?
MidiDeep ships an update monthly, and SL Echo weekly. Most recently, MidiDeep was updated on November 5, 2026 and SL Echo on November 10, 2026.

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