Comparison

midimittr vs MIDI Scope

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

midimittr

Connecting MIDI effortlessly

Free

🎵 Music

★ 4.550 ratingsView app →

MIDI Scope

MIDI Monitor

Free

🎵 Music

★ 4.820 ratingsView app →

About

midimittr

This app enables low-latency MIDI connections to iOS music applications via Bluetooth LE or USB. It routes virtual MIDI ports to external devices, allowing seamless wireless or wired integration with compatible software.

Highlights

Low-latency MIDI over Bluetooth LE
MIDI over USB connection
Routes virtual MIDI ports
Connects to other MIDI devices wirelessly
Remembers routing settings
Works in background
MIDI over Lightning cable support

Features

Read full description

midimittr is a simple utility to deliver the experience of low-latency MIDI over Bluetooth LE/USB to iOS Music apps that support MIDI. To achieve this, midimittr is routing the virtual ports of supported applications to Bluetooth and/or the USB Ports. If your favourite application is supporting MIDI, it will most likely work with midimittr. Bluetooth over MIDI is supported in iOS 8+ and a feature of OS X Yosemite 10.10+. For more information please check out the support page. ---- - Connect to other Bluetooth MIDI Hardware, iOS or macOS devices wirelessly - Remembers previous routing settings for an uninterrupted workflow - Works in background - Get even lower latency with MIDI over Lightning cable* - Support for both iPad and iPhone ---- *For MIDI over Lightning cable please download the tool from the support page.

About

MIDI Scope

Monitor MIDI activity on your iOS device. Filter events by type, group, or channel, with detailed packet interpretation in decimal and hexadecimal. Send feedback directly to the developer.

Highlights

Monitor MIDI activity
Filter events by type, group, or channel
Detailed event packet interpretation
Raw packet data in decimal and hexadecimal
iOS device compatibility

Features

Read full description

MIDI Scope allows you to monitor MIDI activity using your iOS device. Features include the ability to filter events by individual type, continuous controller, or by group as well as MIDI channel. A comprehensive interpretation of each event packet is displayed. Raw packet data is shown in both decimal and hexadecimal formats. Please send feature requests and trouble reports to the support email listed on our web site. Please rate this app, there is a button on the settings page to make it easy.

Screenshots

midimittr3 screens

MIDI Scope3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: midimittr at none against MIDI Scope's 3. midimittr also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). MIDI Scope's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MIDI Scope sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. midimittr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MIDI Scope holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of midimittr's written reviews are positive against 100% of MIDI Scope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

midimittr ships an update every 2 weeks, MIDI Scope every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

midimittr versus MIDI Scope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	midimittr	MIDI Scope
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.5 (50 ratings)	4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	91.0% of reviews	100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	50 — better	20
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Every 9 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	10 MB	1 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Matthias Frick	Kinematic Systems

Customer experience

midimittr

All ratings50 ratings

Positive88.0%

Neutral6.0%

Negative6.0%

Written reviews67 reviews

Positive91.0%

Neutral1.5%

Negative7.5%

MIDI Scope

All ratings18 ratings

Positive88.9%

Neutral11.1%

Negative0.0%

Written reviews14 reviews

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

midimittr

Reported bugs

6 issues

'IOS Audio' crashes app on M1 Mac
Disables iPad as audio input on M1 Mac
Connection problem with older iOS and Yamaha MD-BT01
Toggles not visible on iPad mini
App keeps giving pop-ups asking to turn on Bluetooth

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Only one device gets MIDI back when two are connected

Requested features

5 requests

Auto-reconnect for Bluetooth
Logging function with freeze/save and filter
Dark mode
Audio transmitting as in-app purchase
Option for client BT connections to auto-connect

MIDI Scope

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

midimittr

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MIDI Scope

One-time3

Small$0.99
Small$2.99
Large$4.99

Questions

Is midimittr free?

midimittr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is MIDI Scope free?

MIDI Scope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, midimittr or MIDI Scope?

MIDI Scope is rated higher. midimittr averages 4.5 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while MIDI Scope averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.

Do midimittr or MIDI Scope have ads?

Neither midimittr nor MIDI Scope shows ads.

Which is updated more often, midimittr or MIDI Scope?

midimittr ships an update every 2 weeks, and MIDI Scope every 9 months. Most recently, midimittr was updated on October 8, 2026 and MIDI Scope on October 12, 2026.