# Midiflow vs X/Y PAL

The clearest difference is rating: X/Y PAL at 4.6 against Midiflow's 4.0. X/Y PAL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($1.99 vs $7.99). Midiflow's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months) and chart position (#167 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Midiflow costs $7.99 and X/Y PAL $1.99 up front. Midiflow sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. X/Y PAL asks for nothing beyond the download.

X/Y PAL holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Midiflow's written reviews are positive against 78% of X/Y PAL's.

Midiflow ships an update every 5 weeks, X/Y PAL every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Midiflow | X/Y PAL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.99 | **$1.99** |
| Rating | [4.0 (39 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midiflow/id879915554/reviews) | **[4.6 (9 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xy-pal/id1469271950/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **39** | 9 |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | **77.8% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 weeks** | Every 8 months |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#167** | — |
| Size | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 9.3 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Johannes Doerr](https://appshunter.io/developer/622204117) | [DANIEL BRUEGGE](https://appshunter.io/developer/1528292926) |

## What reviewers say

### Midiflow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midiflow/id879915554)

**Currently charting:** #167 Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

This app enables seamless MIDI data transfer between different applications on your device. It allows for app synchronization, routing MIDI from sequencers to synths, and assigning keyboard zones. Users can save and recall configurations, and monitor MIDI activity.

**Highlights:** App-to-app MIDI routing, MIDI clock synchronization, Channel filtering and remapping, Note and velocity manipulation, Custom virtual MIDI ports, Preset saving and recall, Controller filtering and remapping (in-app purchase)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Send Controller On Load | $1.99 | one-time |
| Controller Conditions | $2.99 | one-time |
| Controller Remapping | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Comprehensive MIDI routing
- 💡 Flexible MIDI manipulation
- 🚀 Powerful functionality
- ✨ Intuitive interface (for some)
- ✅ Works in background

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App doesn't open
- 🐛 App closes immediately
- 🐛 Bugs and quirks
- 🐛 Unreliable for live use

**Reported bugs**

- Frequent crashes while editing CC map
- Mapped CCs dropped during performance
- App does not open on iOS 10
- Layout issues on iPhone 11 (no 'Done' button)
- App stops working, opens for 2 seconds then closes

**Requested features**

- AUv3 plugin version
- Mass sharing of songs
- Dark mode
- Ability to map multiple notes from one key press
- Individual transpose for split zones


### X/Y PAL

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xy-pal/id1469271950)

This app serves as an X/Y pad MIDI controller, allowing users to manage up to 8 parameters per pad. Customize MIDI channels, control change messages, value ranges, colors, and names for each parameter. Visualize CC value changes with on-screen bars.

**Highlights:** X/Y pad MIDI controller, Control up to 8 parameters per pad, Customizable MIDI channel and CC messages, Configurable CC value range, Parameter naming and coloring, MIDI output device selection, Visualized CC value changes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Midiflow free?

Midiflow costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is X/Y PAL free?

X/Y PAL costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Midiflow or X/Y PAL?

X/Y PAL is rated higher. Midiflow averages 4.0 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while X/Y PAL averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.

### Do Midiflow or X/Y PAL have ads?

Neither Midiflow nor X/Y PAL shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Midiflow or X/Y PAL?

Midiflow ships an update every 5 weeks, and X/Y PAL every 8 months. Most recently, Midiflow was updated on September 26, 2026 and X/Y PAL on September 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*