ME MIDI Sampler vs SnakeBud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ME MIDI Sampler
Transform your device into a professional audio sampler. Create custom polyphonic keyboards with up to 84 voices and assign unique sound effects to each key. Save and load infinite sound banks for live performance or integration with external MIDI controllers.
- Polyphonic keyboard with 84 voices
- Assign unique sound effects to each key
- Save infinite sound banks
- Receive MIDI messages from external devices
- Import audio samples from device library
- Create custom banks with wave editors
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"ME MIDI Sampler" turns your device into a sampler for professional audio special effects. Will be able to: - Create a polyphonic keyboard with 84 voices and a maximum of 84 different sound effects on the same keyboard (you can assign any key on the keyboard to a different audio sample) - Save the configuration of the keyboard + audio special effects in infinite sound banks (BANKS) loadable and usable in real time (each bank can hold up to a maximum of 84 different audio samples) - Have infinite keyboards for special effects (each saved on a BANK) - Receive MIDI messages from an external MIDI keyboard or MIDI sequencer and play the corresponding audio special effects (manually or automatically) - Turn any MIDI keyboard (MIDI keyboard controller) in one or more banks of special audio effects The application is simple and immediate... You can: - Immediately play the default bank containing 39 special audio effects that come with the application itself - Import audio samples from the device’s music library and assign them to the desired keys on your MIDI keyboard - Create Your own banks using a standard wave editor (such as Audacity) - Download new banks and assign them to MIDI keyboard To create a new keyboard sound effects (BANK): 1) record the audio special effects (using the record button of "ME MIDI Sampler") or create it using any wave editor for Mac or PC (such as Audacity). Audio sample formats supported by "ME MIDI Sampler": - AIFF - AAC - MP3 - Apple Lossless (M4A) - WAV - Core Audio Format (CAF) 2) import the audio samples recorded or created on your device: - Through synchronization (using the iTunes software for Mac or PC) - Using "iTunes File Sharing" 3 ) import audio samples using the "IMPORT" button and assign them to the 84-key MIDI keyboard by pressing the "WAVEFORM" button of each key on the MIDI keyboard (You can assign a different audio sample for every key on the MIDI keyboard). At this point you can play live your special effects (polyphonic keyboard up to a maximum of 84 voices, 84 special effects for each BANK). You can adjust the sample start time, volume, pitch bender, sustain pedal, etc... for each audio sample that You have assigned to the keys of your MIDI keyboard. You can also use together the virtual MIDI keyboard displayed on the screen of the device (MULTITOUCH) and/or any external MIDI sequencer or MIDI keyboard connected to your device using: - IRig MIDI adapter - A camera connection kit + MIDI to USB adapter (Apple compatible - generally used to connect an external MIDI keyboard to a Mac or PC) - MIDI adapters compatible with Apple devices They are also compatible - iRig KEYS - External MIDI keyboards over Bluetooth/Wi-Fi - Standard MIDI keyboards BANKS: The configuration of the multiple special effects created and assigned to the MIDI keyboard can be saved in a new BANK, in the archive of the BANKS of "ME MIDI Sampler" (infinite BANKS can be saved in the database, until the end of the physical memory of the device). The BANKS previously saved can be loaded and used in real time during live performances. With "ME MIDI Sampler" You will have: ME: Multiple Effects MIDI: a MIDI expander for special effects capable of receiving MIDI signals from external devices and turn them into sounds (the application is also able to filter out unwanted MIDI IN messages) Sampler: an audio sampler to create, edit and play Your audio samples in real-time UNIVERSAL APP: - You pay only once and run on all your devices
SnakeBud
This app is a 16-step AUv3 MIDI sequencer featuring a 4x4 grid for creating complex musical patterns. It offers extensive control over note, gate, velocity, and probability, with a music theory engine and randomization tools for unique sound design.
- 16-step AUv3 MIDI Sequencer
- 4x4 grid interface
- 100 snake patterns
- Music theory engine with 40+ scales
- MIDI CC sequencing for modulation
- Standalone version with Ableton Link
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SnakeBud is a 16-step AUv3 MIDI Sequencer with a 4x4 grid. You can set the note, gate, velocity and probability values for each step and you can also toggle them on/off. It has 100 snake patterns for the sequencing on a 2-dimensional grid which differentiates it from the one directional sequencers. You can get 56 different sequences within the same grid. SnakeBud has a music theory engine with 40+ scales which can be changed from the settings menu. You can lock the notes in a scale and you can change the scale even when the sequencer is running. With the randomiser, you can randomise the notes, the snake pattern or all parameters at once. You can save the current state in a pattern and create as many patterns as you want by pressing the plus button in the patterns section on the bottom-left side of the screen. You can use SnakeBud as a modulation source with the MIDI CC sequencer. Just route its MIDI CC Output to your synth app and modulate their parameters with MIDI CC sequencer. The AUv3 plugin exposes more than 90 Audio Unit parameters. You can control them or even automate them with the supported audio unit host apps such as AUM, Cubase, apeMatrix. The standalone version of SnakeBud supports Ableton Link. Please note that SnakeBud is a MIDI app. The standalone version has an optional internal synth where you can enable or disable on the settings menu. The AUv3 plugin requires an audio app for output. For the AUv3 functionality, it needs to be hosted within an app such as AUM, Loopy Pro, Cubasis, Logic Pro, Nanostudio, Drambo, or apeMatrix.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SnakeBud at 93% against ME MIDI Sampler's 43%. SnakeBud also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 41 months). ME MIDI Sampler's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
ME MIDI Sampler costs $1.99 and SnakeBud $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SnakeBud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of ME MIDI Sampler's written reviews are positive against 93% of SnakeBud's.
ME MIDI Sampler ships an update every 41 months, SnakeBud every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ME MIDI Sampler | SnakeBud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca Natalini | Cem Olcay |
Customer experience
ME MIDI Sampler
SnakeBud
In-app purchases
ME MIDI Sampler
No in-app purchases
SnakeBud
No in-app purchases









