Comparison

Web MIDI Browser vs UxMIDI Tools

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

Head to head
About

Web MIDI Browser

This app functions as a web browser specifically designed for Web Apps utilizing the Web MIDI API. It enables Bluetooth MIDI connectivity for iOS devices, allowing interaction with compatible musical instruments through web applications.

Highlights
  • Web browser for Web MIDI API
  • Bluetooth MIDI functionality
  • Connects to Bluetooth MIDI instruments
  • Bridges web and MIDI worlds on iOS
Features
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Web MIDI Browser is a web browser for browsing Web Apps made with Web MIDI API. Web MIDI Browser can activate the Bluetooth MIDI functionality which is a new function of iOS 8. Instruments which support Bluetooth MIDI connectivity can be connected to Web Apps by using this App. Web MIDI API is a new web client API. It's being standardized as a part of HTML5. By utilizing the API, you can build web apps that interact with MIDI instruments, for example, keyboards, DJ controllers and so on. Originally, MIDI is a physical interface for connecting electric musical instruments to heighten expressiveness of playing music. But now it's used in many ways. Nowadays, web apps are a keystone of great services. If its power comes into the MIDI world, the usability of MIDI is likely to expand. Web MIDI browser can bridge both worlds in iOS.

About

UxMIDI Tools

Configure and update firmware for CME USB MIDI devices. Manage routing, mapping, and filtering of MIDI events for precise control over your music production hardware. Requires a USB lightning adapter for connection.

Highlights
  • Firmware updates for CME USB MIDI products
  • Full product configuration
  • MIDI routing management
  • MIDI mapping capabilities
  • MIDI event filtering
  • USB lightning adapter required
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UxMIDI Tools, the application dedicated to CME USB MIDI products owners. With this software, you will be able to update the firmware of your CME Pro USB products (C2MIDI Pro, U2MIDI Pro, U4MIDI-WC, U6MIDI Pro, etc). The software is also used to fully configure your product, you have an access to the routing, mapping and filtering features. With this software you will be able to configure routing to each MIDI and USB input, you can decide to route any input to any output. You can also decide to filter any incoming MIDI event so it is not forwarded to the routed output. The latest version also offers the possibility to map any incoming MIDI event to another one. This application requires using a USB lightning adapter connected to the iPad or iPhone to connect to CME device through USB cable.

Screenshots

Web MIDI Browser2 screens
UxMIDI Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UxMIDI Tools at 4.0 against Web MIDI Browser's 3.1. UxMIDI Tools also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Web MIDI Browser's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UxMIDI Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web MIDI Browser has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Web MIDI Browser ships an update fortnightly, UxMIDI Tools weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Web MIDI Browser versus UxMIDI Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb MIDI BrowserUxMIDI Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (16 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTakashi MizuhikiCME PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Web MIDI Browser

All ratings16 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative35.0%

UxMIDI Tools

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Web MIDI Browser

No in-app purchases

None

UxMIDI Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Web MIDI Browser free?
Web MIDI Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UxMIDI Tools free?
UxMIDI Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Web MIDI Browser or UxMIDI Tools?
UxMIDI Tools is rated higher. Web MIDI Browser averages 3.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while UxMIDI Tools averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Web MIDI Browser or UxMIDI Tools have ads?
Neither Web MIDI Browser nor UxMIDI Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Web MIDI Browser or UxMIDI Tools?
Web MIDI Browser ships an update fortnightly, and UxMIDI Tools weekly. Most recently, Web MIDI Browser was updated on October 8, 2026 and UxMIDI Tools on October 10, 2026.

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