Tonex One with Chocolate Plus midi pedal and Pirate Midi Polar

I'm trying to figure out what the point is of the Pirate Midi. I get that it can provide a wireless connection, but the pictures I've seen of pedal boards with them look like the Tonex and midi pedal are close enough to be cabled, and mine definitely would be.

What other midi capabilities does it "unlock?" If it's programming, I would most likely program everything through the CubeSuite app.