TC vs Space Strip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TC
This app acts as a versatile controller for music software and hardware, allowing users to create custom interfaces for sending MIDI and OSC messages. It translates touch gestures and device motion into musical commands without being a synthesizer itself.
- Customizable multi-touch controllers
- Device motion control (gyroscope/accelerometer)
- MIDI over Bluetooth (Mac)
- OSC over Wi-Fi (Mac)
- Inter-app control via CoreMIDI
- Support for external MIDI interfaces
- Virtual MIDI output
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TC-Data is a MIDI and OSC (Open Sound Control) controller that sends messages to other apps and hardware. The app has over 300 multi-touch and device motion controllers and triggers which can be assigned to any MIDI or OSC message output. TC-Data is not a synthesizer, but it is designed to control them, plus any other MIDI or OSC software. With TC-Data, you create your own interface to send the gestures and touch motions you choose. There are no sliders, knobs, or buttons. TC-Data directly connects your touch movements to the outputs you program. Create MIDI notes, CC, pitch bend, patch change, and aftertouch messages with totally unique multi-touch controllers. Or send values directly to your program of choice via OSC, where you can build your own project using TC-Data as the front-end. Features • MIDI over Bluetooth (Mac) • Inter-app control via CoreMIDI • OSC over Wi-Fi (Mac) • Support for external MIDI interfaces • MIDI input passthrough • Virtual MIDI output • Fully assignable touch controllers • Gyroscope and accelerometer motion control • 300+ controllers and triggers • 14-bit MIDI CC support TC-Data is based on TC-11, an all-in-one multi-touch synthesizer. TC-Data takes the multi-touch controllers from TC-11 and opens them up to any external software.
Space Strip
This modular multi-effect plugin allows users to shape depth, movement, and spatial balance. Its six flexible modules can be arranged in any order for subtle sound enhancement, particularly effective on synthesizers and keyboards. Designed to be lightweight, it minimizes CPU load for use across multiple tracks.
- Six modular effects
- Flexible drag-and-drop routing
- Shaping depth and movement
- Spatial balance enhancement
- Lightweight CPU usage
- Ideal for synths and keyboards
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Space Strip is a six-module multi-effect plugin built around simple, flexible routing. The included modules Contour, Vibe, Slapback, Ambience, Ensemble, and Stereo can be arranged in any order using drag and drop. Space Strip focuses on shaping depth, movement, and spatial balance rather than heavy effects. It works particularly well on synthesizers and keyboards, but can also be used on other sound sources where subtle space and character are needed. The plugin is designed to be lightweight and suitable for use across multiple tracks without significant CPU load.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Space Strip at 5.0 against TC's 4.6. Space Strip also leads on price ($14.99 vs $19.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). TC's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). 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
TC costs $19.99 and Space Strip $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Space Strip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TC has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of TC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Strip's.
| Parameter | TC | Space Strip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $14.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bit Shape | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
TC
Space Strip
In-app purchases
TC
No in-app purchases
Space Strip
No in-app purchases








