MidiPad 2 vs Bluetooth Midi Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MidiPad 2
This app functions as a highly customizable MIDI pad controller. It allows users to send notes, program changes, and controller events to Core MIDI devices with velocity-sensitive pads. Create multiple pages and actions per pad for extensive control over your music production.
- Velocity-sensitive pads
- Multiple actions per pad
- Push button or on/off switch pads
- Color-coded pad grouping
- Multiple page creation
- Wireless MIDI support
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MidiPad is the most customizable Midi Pad Controller you will ever find! Using MidiPad you can send notes, program changes or controller events to Core Midi capable devices. The pads are velocity sensitive and you can add as many of them as you wish. Still not enough? Create multiple pages for each song or device. The possibilities are limitless! Features: - Very fast pad response with low latency - Multiple actions per pad - Pads can be push buttons or on/off switches - Group your pads with matching colors - Create multiple pages and quickly switch between them - Support for wireless Midi and Core Midi capable apps/devices
Bluetooth Midi Controller
Transform your iOS or iPadOS device into a wireless MIDI controller. Seamlessly manage your favorite DAWs, instruments, and effects on iOS, iPadOS, and desktop via Bluetooth LE. Offers extensive fader control for precise adjustments.
- Wireless MIDI control
- Bluetooth Low Energy support
- Up to 64 faders (128 on iPad)
- Control DAWs, instruments, and effects
- iOS and iPadOS compatible
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Bluetooth Midi Controller turns your iOS and iPadOS devices in a wireless Midi controller. Control your favourites iOS, iPadOS and desktop Bluetooth LE Midi DAWs , instruments and effects from your iPhone and iPad. -Up to 64 faders that sends cc midi messages, 128 on iPad. -Bluetooth Low Energy Midi. Demo videos on the developer's page. How does it works: Push connect button and in the opened view turn on the switch button. This will make your device discoverable by your Bluetooth MIDI host, connect it from it and you will can control your MIDI host from B.M.C.. If your MIDI host don't support Bluetooth MIDI there are some free apps on the market that creates virtual Bluetooth Midi Ports.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth Midi Controller at Free against MidiPad 2's $2.99. MidiPad 2's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (129 vs 5). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Bluetooth Midi Controller is free to download; MidiPad 2 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for MidiPad 2 against 4.2 for Bluetooth Midi Controller. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MidiPad 2 has 129 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MidiPad 2 ships an update every 5 months, Bluetooth Midi Controller every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MidiPad 2 | Bluetooth Midi Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (129 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Codelle | pablo lopez |
Customer experience
MidiPad 2
Bluetooth Midi Controller
In-app purchases
MidiPad 2
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Midi Controller
No in-app purchases
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