Comparison

Drum Session vs MeloVox

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

Head to head
About

Drum Session

Create complete drum tracks quickly with a vast library of editable patterns and loops. Easily arrange beats on a timeline, record your own rhythms, and export your creations in various formats. Supports integration with other music apps and hardware.

Highlights
  • 3600 preset patterns
  • 36 acoustic drum sample sets
  • Record custom beats
  • Piano roll editing
  • MIDI in/out
  • Export MIDI or audio
Features
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We are currently supporting this app with bug fix updates only. We are not planning to add new features or make major modifications to support new hardware or new operating system features. With a library of 3600 editable patterns, loops, and fills, Drum Session is a very fast, simple way to put together a complete drum track. Workflow 1. Select a pattern 2. Drag it onto the timeline 3. Press play Features: - 3600 preset patterns - 36 complete sets of acoustic drum samples - Record your own beats - Piano roll style editing - MIDI in / out - Inter-app-audio (IAA) - Audiobus - Ableton Link - AudioCopy - Export beats as MIDI or audio files - Connect to external drum kits or keyboards by MIDI

About

MeloVox

This app generates up to five simultaneous vocal harmonies with advanced formant preservation for natural-sounding results. It offers automatic harmony generation or precise MIDI control, along with built-in effects like a noise gate, doubler, EQ, and reverb.

Highlights
  • Up to 5 simultaneous harmonies
  • Formant preservation
  • Automatic harmony generation
  • MIDI control for harmonies
  • Built-in noise gate
  • Vocal doubler, EQ, and reverb
  • Preset manager and Set List
Features
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MeloVox is an AUv3 vocal harmoniser designed to allow up to 5 simultaneous harmonies. You can either choose to have MeloVox automatically generate harmonies by listening to live input and creating harmonies based on the pitch of the incoming vocal, or you can use MIDI input to choose how to pitch the harmonies. You can choose from one of two algorithms, one more suitable to vocals which includes formant preservation, and another more traditional option for instruments. Unlike many pitch shifters, MeloVox is build on a phase vocoder capable of formant preservation, meaning much more natural sounding vocal harmonies. This is especially noticeable when pitching a vocal up an octave, which results in what is often called the Mickey Mouse effect. This is due to the fact that all frequencies are transposed up, along with the respective peaks in harmonics. This results in a sound which the vocal tract is incapable of producing, so it no longer sounds like a natural voice. MeloVox fixes this issue by preserving the formants. MeloVox is capable of producing up to 5 additional harmonies on top of the original vocal, and how it does that is down to the control mode setting. There are 5 different modes to choose from including Auto Sense, Fixed Pitch and three MIDI controllable modes called Chords, Melody and Vocoder. Auto Sense mode detects the frequency of the incoming vocal, and automatically harmonises using the specified key and scale. Fixed Pitch allows you to specify fixed offsets in a scale without the need to detect pitch. Chord and Melody modes use incoming MIDI data to precisely control the harmonies using MIDI notes from your master keyboard or DAW. And to top if off we have a traditional 12 band Vocoder which is incredibly easy to setup and use due to its internal carrier source. MeloVox includes a build in noise gate to remove unwanted background noise that helps with pitch tracking, and a vocal doubler which adds a spacious stereo effect to any monophonic vocal. MeloVox also features a 10 Band EQ add a reverb. All effects can be applied to either the original vocal or just the harmonies. A built in preset manager helps organize presets into categories using drag and drop, and the Set List can be created to provide quick real-time switching between presets and snapshots during a live session. You can even add your own acappella vocals to test out your presets as you create them. Features: ○ Up to 5 simultaneous harmonies. ○ Two different pitching algorithms. ○ Formant preservation. ○ 12 Band Vocoder. ○ Adjust the timbre of a vocal in formant mode. ○ Auto harmony mode. ○ MIDI control (CHORD and MELODY modes). ○ Build in noise gate. ○ Vocal doubler, EQ, Noise Gate and reverb. ○ Supports drag and drop of presets. ○ Preset manager. ○ Set List. ○ Output Monitor. ○ Definable colour schemes. ○ Drag and drop copying of presets. ○ Vocal Previews. ○ Easy backup of user created content.

Screenshots

Drum Session4 screens
MeloVox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum Session at 58% against MeloVox's 0%. Drum Session also leads on price ($9.99 vs $14.99) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). MeloVox's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Drum Session costs $9.99 and MeloVox $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MeloVox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Drum Session's written reviews are positive against 0% of MeloVox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Session ships an update every 2 months, MeloVox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drum Session versus MeloVox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum SessionMeloVox
Price$9.99 — better$14.99
Rating3.3 (15 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNgo Minh Ngoc4Pockets.com

Customer experience

Drum Session

All ratings15 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral18.0%
Negative24.0%

MeloVox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drum Session

No in-app purchases

None

MeloVox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Session free?
Drum Session costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeloVox free?
MeloVox costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Session or MeloVox?
MeloVox is rated higher. Drum Session averages 3.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while MeloVox averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Drum Session or MeloVox have ads?
Neither Drum Session nor MeloVox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Session or MeloVox?
Drum Session ships an update every 2 months, and MeloVox fortnightly. Most recently, Drum Session was updated on October 21, 2026 and MeloVox on October 25, 2026.

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