Best Midi Keyboard Apps

4.9(16 ratings)

Free

Transform your device into a professional MIDI controller with touch-optimized piano keys, drum pads, and performance controls. It supports SFZ, SF2, WAV, and M4A samples, and can control iOS apps, hardware synths, and Mac software wirelessly or wired.

AudioKit Synth One Synthesizer by AudioKit Pro

Feature-packed Pro Synthesizer

Strong Contender

4.9😊(27K ratings)

Free

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This is a free, open-source professional synthesizer app for iOS devices. It offers over 300 presets, MIDI support, a sequencer, and vintage-inspired filters. Learn music production basics and create your own sounds.

What We Love

😎 Easy to use
🔥 Clean patches
👍 Awesome synth
🎸 Works great with GarageBand
🤩 Absolutely stunning
💥 Incredible dynamic articulation
🎹 Powerful and intuitive
🎶 Vast set of features
🔊 Amazing quality
🤘 Spanking awesome
🤘 Love the concept
🎹 Immediate access to controls
🎨 Versatile sound creation
🎚️ Smooth and responsive
⭐ Packed with presets
🎧 Excellent sound quality
🎛️ Great interface and patches
🎛️ Powerful soft synth
🎛️ Stunning sounds
🎛️ Awesome all-around

Room to Improve

🤔 No AU support yet
🤔 Crashes with Audiobus 3
🤔 Poor palette of sounds
🤔 Mod wheel issues
🤔 Occasional crashes
🤔 High battery consumption
🤔 Keyboard issues on iPhone

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Worth Considering

MIDIKeys - MIDI Controller

4.1😊(118K ratings)

Free

Transform your device into a portable recording studio. Create music with virtual instruments, record vocals and guitars, and mix multi-track songs. Explore a vast library of sounds and effects to produce professional-sounding tracks anywhere.

What We Love

🎹 Powerful music creation tools
👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
🎨 Wide variety of instruments and sounds
💰 Free to use with no ads
🎶 Helps inspire and develop musical skills

Room to Improve

🐛 Bugs and glitches causing crashes and data loss
⏱️ Long download and optimization times
🔇 Issues with audio recording and playback
🔒 Requires latest iOS version to function
💾 Takes up a lot of storage space

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Send MIDI Data to Apps/Synths

Virtual MIDI keyboardSend MIDI messagesOctave transposition

This app acts as a virtual MIDI keyboard controller, allowing you to send MIDI messages to synthesizer apps and hardware. It offers customizable velocity, octave transposition, and tilt controls for expression.

Pocket-Sized MIDI Controller

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Transform your iPhone into a powerful MIDI controller for your Mac. Easily connect wirelessly or via wire to control software instruments in Logic Pro X and GarageBand. Features include customizable pads and a velocity-sensitive keyboard.

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Monitor incoming MIDI eventsSend MIDI messagesVirtual MIDI keyboard, buttons, and knobs

This app acts as a versatile tool for managing MIDI devices on iOS. It allows you to monitor incoming MIDI messages in real-time and send your own MIDI commands using virtual controls. It's useful for troubleshooting MIDI setups and understanding device communication.

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This app offers an intuitive and accessible way to play music and learn music theory. Its unique isomorphic grid layout simplifies chord playing and understanding note relationships, making it ideal for both beginners and experienced musicians.

Professional Piano & Keyboard

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Bluetooth Midi Keyboard

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Wireless MIDI keyboardBluetooth Low Energy MIDISelectable base note

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless MIDI keyboard. Control your favorite music software and hardware from your device using Bluetooth Low Energy. Offers customizable note settings and velocity sensitivity for expressive playing.

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Play +110 Scales and Chords

$6.99

This app functions as a versatile MIDI keyboard and transformer, allowing users to play over 110 scales and chords. It offers advanced mapping, custom scale creation, and the ability to integrate with other music production apps as an AUv3 plugin.

Over 110 scales and chordsCustom scale creation and sharingUnlimited keyboard rows

This app expands MIDI capabilities for musicians, offering two independent virtual keyboards with 9 octaves each. It allows connection to external MIDI keyboards and includes a MIDI player with real-time soundfont and instrument selection. Effects like reverb and distortion are also available.

Two independent 9-octave multitouch MIDI keyboardsExternal MIDI keyboard connectivityMIDI player for .mid/.midi files

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Animoog Z Synthesizer

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Explore multidimensional sound design and performance with this polyphonic synthesizer. Create unique evolving soundscapes by navigating sonic universes and sculpting fluid sounds. Features a built-in keyboard, MPE support, and a diverse library of timbres.

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Quarter Tones on a Keyboard

Microtonal keyboard for quarter tonesMIDI output to DAWsMorphing keyboard layouts

Explore microtonal music with a virtual keyboard that plays notes between standard semitones. Hear quarter tones instantly, send them as MIDI to your DAW, and discover unique keyboard layouts that morph into each other.

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USB, WLAN, and Bluetooth connectivityCustomizable buttons, pads, and slidersSend Notes, CC, and Program Change values

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a versatile MIDI controller. Send notes, control changes, and program changes wirelessly or via USB to any compatible DAW or hardware. Customize your workspace with unlimited, dynamic controls.

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MIDI Recorder with E.Piano

by Ryouta Kira

Record and playback MIDI signalsIntegrated FM E.Piano soundsOn-screen keyboard for note input

Record and play back MIDI performances with an integrated FM E.Piano. Capture musical ideas anywhere using the on-screen keyboard or external MIDI devices. Save recordings in the Standard MIDI File Format 0.

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Your virtual MIDI Keyboard

Musk MIDI Keyboard

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This app functions as a virtual MIDI keyboard with expandable sound libraries. It allows users to play notes, send and receive MIDI data to other apps or hardware, and customize instrument sounds and channels. It supports various import methods for sound fonts and integrates with other music production tools.

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One-touch programmable control padsControl multiple MIDI devices simultaneouslyImport patch names from instrument backup files

This application offers professional MIDI control and management for musicians. It allows users to control individual devices, multiple devices simultaneously, and entire live scenes or setlists through an intuitive one-touch pad interface. It can also import patch names directly from instrument backup files or capture them automatically.

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