Comparison

Web MIDI Browser vs PunchKit

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

PunchKit

This app enhances your music production workflow with a compatible hardware device. It allows instant access to projects, sounds, and memory, plus recording, editing, and backup capabilities. Streamline your creative process and manage your music projects efficiently.

Highlights
  • Automatic device connection
  • Browse projects, sounds, and memory
  • Record USB audio and iOS input
  • Signal-activated recording
  • Bundle recordings for backup
  • Add effects to recordings and samples
  • Backup and restore projects
Features
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PunchKit is a local-first companion for the Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II, EP-1320 Medieval, and EP-40 Riddim. Build kits, manage samples, record and process audio, separate stems, perform live effects, and create dependable backups from your iPhone or iPad. MIDI PLAYGROUND - Layer independent Chords, Melody, and Bass machines beside a connected EP - Follow EP MIDI clock with retained-BPM fallback if pulses stop - Use Auto Key or choose key, scale, harmony, voicing, inversion, octave, and expression manually - Shape chord feel with strum order, groove, timing, humanization, velocity, and release - Build melody and bass phrases on 16-step note grids, with octave transposition while playing OFFLINE KIT BUILDER - Build and save 12-pad kits without connecting an EP - Browse and preview samples from Files, then assign them to pads - Trim or convert samples for EP limits - Import, export, duplicate, rename, and share kit archives - Connect later to upload a kit to a chosen project and group DEVICE AND SAMPLE MANAGEMENT - Automatically detect compatible EP devices over USB MIDI - Browse projects, groups, pads, assignments, sounds, and memory slots - Browse one shared local Sample Shelf across Library, Projects, and Kit Builder - Drag a complete folder, including nested folders, to a Library slot - Review each file's path, duration, source size, converted device size, and memory before upload - Remove or edit individual pending samples without changing shelf files - Choose free-slot or sequential placement and explicitly confirm overwrites RECORD, EDIT, AND PUNCH - Record from the microphone or compatible USB audio inputs in WAV or M4A - Use signal-activated recording, waveform trimming, playback controls, and original/rendered versions - Monitor processed USB audio live with adjustable level and latency - Capture beat-synced loops using MIDI, detected audio, or tap tempo, then scratch and perform them from the cassette - Apply stackable Color and tempo-synced Motion effects with Direct or XY controls - Build a custom 12-slot Punch It page PIXEL BACKGROUND STUDIO - Turn short videos from Photos into pixel-art backgrounds - Trim, frame, process, and arrange clips locally - Available with Lifetime Pro LOCAL STEM SEPARATION - Separate a take into vocals, drums, bass, and other - Choose Fast, Balanced, or Best quality - Download the optional model once, then process locally - Mix, save, share, bounce, or upload stems BACKUP AND RESTORE - Back up a bank, project, or everything on your EP - Include assigned samples or create complete device archives - Restore PunchKit ZIP or user-supplied TE .pak backups with preflight MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD - Adaptive portrait and landscape layouts - System, Light, and Dark appearances FREE TO START, PRO FOR UNLIMITED WORKFLOWS PunchKit is free to download. Connecting, browsing, previewing, playing, sharing, renaming, deleting, restoring backups, and using existing files remain available without limits. The free tier includes three successful take creations, one local kit creation and one complete kit upload, three successful sample writes, one stem separation, and one bank, project, and complete-device backup. Allowances count only after an operation succeeds. One optional Lifetime Pro purchase removes these limits. There is no subscription, and Pro supports Apple Family Sharing. On iPhone and iPad, people who first downloaded PunchKit before version 1.3 receive Lifetime Pro automatically as founding users. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN PunchKit has no account, advertising, third-party analytics, crash-reporting SDK, or tracking. Audio and EP content stay under your control. Issue reports are sent only when you choose. Optional diagnostics may include redacted app activity and Apple-provided crash information, but exclude audio, samples, project contents, and filenames. DISCLAIMER PunchKit is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Teenage Engineering.

Screenshots

Web MIDI Browser2 screens
PunchKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PunchKit at 96% against Web MIDI Browser's 50%. PunchKit also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Web MIDI Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PunchKit sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Web MIDI Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PunchKit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Web MIDI Browser's written reviews are positive against 96% of PunchKit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Web MIDI Browser ships an update fortnightly, PunchKit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Web MIDI Browser versus PunchKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb MIDI BrowserPunchKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (16 ratings)4.9 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1651 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTakashi MizuhikiKristaps Dreija

Customer experience

Web MIDI Browser

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

PunchKit

All ratings51 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Web MIDI Browser

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PunchKit

One-time4
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$5.99
  • Huge Tip$12.99
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  • PunchKit Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Web MIDI Browser free?
Web MIDI Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PunchKit free?
PunchKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Web MIDI Browser or PunchKit?
PunchKit is rated higher. Web MIDI Browser averages 3.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while PunchKit averages 4.9 from 51 ratings.
Do Web MIDI Browser or PunchKit have ads?
Neither Web MIDI Browser nor PunchKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Web MIDI Browser or PunchKit?
Web MIDI Browser ships an update fortnightly, and PunchKit weekly. Most recently, Web MIDI Browser was updated on October 8, 2026 and PunchKit on October 18, 2026.

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