ILRemote vs Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ILRemote
This app provides a wireless MIDI controller for FL Studio on desktop and laptop computers. It allows users to control various functions and plugins, and even create custom controllers using a phone or tablet over Wi-Fi.
- Wi-Fi MIDI control for FL Studio
- Control transport, plugins, and mixer
- Create custom MIDI controllers
- Support for multiple devices simultaneously
- Pre-built controller tabs
- Customizable controls (pads, faders, knobs)
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Image-Line Remote ( IL Remote ) is a free Wi-Fi MIDI controller for FL STUDIO on desktop and laptop computers. It works on Tablets or Phones. Just open FL Studio on your computer plus IL Remote on your iDevice and the connection is automatically made over your Wi-Fi network. Control FL Studio instantly or link your favorite instrument and effect plugins just as you can with any MIDI controller. Use a phone, tablet or any combination with up to 15 devices simultaneously. Use the included controller tabs covering functions including; Transport Controls, MIDI Keyboard, FPC control, Harmonizer Keyboard, Performance Mode (Clip Launcher), Gross Beat FX, Mixer and more. If the control you want isn’t available then you can create your own. IL Remote allows you to add custom tabs and add controls including Pads, Faders, Knobs, Jog Wheels, Mixer, Clip Launcher, X/Y Controls, Piano Keyboard, Harmonic Grid and Containers. There is a complete range of customization options for each control so that you can create virtually any virtual MIDI controller to suit your needs. For more details check the online manual here: http://support.image-line.com/redirect/ILRemoteManual See the video tutorial series here: http://support.image-line.com/redirect/ILRemote_Videos
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
This app allows you to connect and control various Bluetooth MIDI devices, including soft instruments, DAWs, and hardware music devices. It offers a full-range MIDI keyboard, pads matrix, and adjustable knobs and faders for comprehensive music production.
- MIDI Keyboard
- MIDI Pads Matrix
- MIDI Knobs
- MIDI Faders
- Multiple Control Views
- State Persistence
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If you liked Bluetooth MIDI Controller, Bluetooth MIDI Pads and Bluetooth MIDI Keyboard you will love Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro. All the functionality from the three apps in only one. Do you need a Bluetooth MIDI controller but you don't have it? Here you have BMC Pro: Connect and control every Bluetooth MIDI Host like soft instruments, DAWs, Hardware music devices, Mapping apps, lights... Features: -MIDI Keyboard full range with ajustable size. -MIDI Pads Matrix full range. -MIDI Knobs: 32 on iOS, 128 on iPadOS. -MIDI Faders: 32 on iOS, 64 on iPadOS. -4 Controls Views. -Help View. -The app keeps its state after restart it. -No app configuration needed: only connect with the Bluetooth MIDI Host, bind your parameters with the controls via MIDI learn and play the pads or the keyboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro at 4.4 against ILRemote's 3.5. ILRemote's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (83 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ILRemote has 83 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of ILRemote's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro's.
ILRemote ships an update every 2 months, Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ILRemote | Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (83 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Image Line Software | pablo lopez |
Customer experience
ILRemote
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
Bugs and requests
ILRemote
Reported bugs
27 issues- Piano doesn't work
- App keeps crashing
- Disconnects and won't reconnect
- App hasn't been updated in years
- Doesn't connect anymore
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- Looks atrocious
- Delay caused by Bluetooth
- Crashing when building custom layouts
- Objects in layout editor don't work
- Container object too big
- Saving layout causes crash
- iOS version won't connect
- Screen doesn't fit aspect ratio
- Layout needs refreshing
- Fader controls wrong EQ
- Mesh nodes won't connect
- Crashes when deleting more than one tab
- Loses saved presets
- Synchronization is off
- Buttons and faders don't do what they're supposed to
- Only registers up to two key presses
- Crashes when saving custom layouts
- Mix section doesn't work
- Default layouts mostly work, custom ones crash
- No sound
- Downloaded app won't open
- App doesn't work
Requested features
20 requests- Support for FL Studio Mobile
- Longer distance connectivity
- USB connection option
- Update for FL Studio 20
- Velocity levels on FPC pads
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- Dark mode
- iCloud storage for layouts
- Undo button
- Line editor window
- LFO tools
- Mesh node connectivity
- Parametric EQ2 controls
- Control over EQ on mixer
- Show one plugin at a time in mixer
- Scrollable mixer with more than 10 slots
- Native Mac version of FL Studio
- Sync with project for mixer levels
- Fix graphical bugs
- Improve editor for layouts
- Add performance mode control
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ILRemote
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth MIDI Controller Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ILRemote free?
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