Comparison

LH Grain Pad vs MIDI File Generator

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

Head to head
About

LH Grain Pad

This app is a powerful granular synthesizer with two independent channels for creating unique sound textures. It offers extensive control over grain parameters, built-in samples, and a variety of audio effects for complex sound design. Ideal for both live performance and studio production.

Highlights
  • Dual independent granular channels
  • 8 amplitude envelopes
  • Built-in sample library
  • Extensive audio effects suite
  • Touchpad grain control
  • Customizable pitch bar
  • OSC message support
  • Audio recorder
Features
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LH Grain, a granular synthesizer with two channels -- each channel independent for generating and controlling granular textures -- is focused on stunning granular sound. To make your grains unique, LH Grain offers you 8 kinds of amplitude envelopes used for the grains and built-in samples furnishing a wide variety of wave shapes. There are a lot of audio effects which give you more possibilities to process the sound and make the sound more complex. To take advantage of LH Grain to deal with both live performance and studio work, the touch pad visualizing the grains and the customizable pitch bar provide you with the easy way to control sound. The support for OSC format message makes it possible LH Grain’s associating with other devices in real time. When you are ready to play, you can record what your are producing and share your pieces with other devices. ------notice ------- LH Grain does not support Audiobus. ------features------ --Sample Location Control --Grain Waveform Selector --Frequency Jitter --Grain Duration & Density Control With Touchpad --Pitch Bar --OSC Format Message Receive & Send —Audio Recorder. ———-FXs——— EQ, Format Filter, Ring Modulation, Low/High/Band pass filter, Chorus, Flanger, Distortion, Delay, Reverb, 3D Sound.

About

MIDI File Generator

Features
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MIDI FIle Generator makes it easy to create MIDI files for sampling music synthesizers. The results can be imported into any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) app that supports Standard MIDI files. Select the start note, end note, and interval in semitones. Then select the velocities you want. Finally adjust the duration and decay of the note, and the silence between individual notes.

Screenshots

MIDI File Generator1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MIDI File Generator at every 6 months against LH Grain Pad's every 25 months. MIDI File Generator also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). LH Grain Pad's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LH Grain Pad costs $2.99 and MIDI File Generator $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LH Grain Pad ships an update every 25 months, MIDI File Generator every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LH Grain Pad versus MIDI File Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLH Grain PadMIDI File Generator
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昊 刘Conifer Productions Oy

In-app purchases

None

LH Grain Pad

No in-app purchases

None

MIDI File Generator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LH Grain Pad free?
LH Grain Pad costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIDI File Generator free?
MIDI File Generator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do LH Grain Pad or MIDI File Generator have ads?
Neither LH Grain Pad nor MIDI File Generator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LH Grain Pad or MIDI File Generator?
LH Grain Pad ships an update every 25 months, and MIDI File Generator every 6 months. Most recently, LH Grain Pad was updated on October 24, 2026 and MIDI File Generator on October 24, 2026.

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