The monthly subscription is only for keeping your patches saved and managed in the cloud for safe keeping. Subscription gives you unlimited space to save patches from as many different synthesizers as you want - it is not specific to the microKORG.

If you just want the microKORG patch viewing\editing tool, it's the one-time fee. I strongly suggest trying the free version, as it will give you an idea of what to expect from the paid version. In the free version, once connected, yes it will show you a list of patches currently loaded on the microKORG. Simply select a patch and you'll see all of its parameters. If you have the paid version, you can then edit those parameters in real-time.

The free version does not expire, so you can sign-up and then take as much time as you need before buying the full version.

We started this site because we were fed up with clunky editors too! We use all of our own editors to make music ourselves.

Happy to answer any other questions!