polytone vs melod
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
polytone
Experience music like never before in this immersive first-person rhythm game. Tap on incoming musical notes in time with the beat. Discover unique visuals and curated music for a fresh rhythm gaming adventure.
- First-person perspective
- Tap on music notes
- Unique visual elements
- Curated music collections
- Immersive rhythm experience
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polytone is a rhythm game that puts you front and center in a virtual journey. Tap on the square-shape music notes as they fly towards you along the music. Unique visual elements and curated music collections are our ways to provide you a brand new rhythm game experience. Powered by "CRIWARE". CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
melod
Engage with a classic rhythm game featuring indie music. Play along to melodies or complex rhythms, with modes for relaxed or challenging gameplay. Discover new artists and aim for high scores.
- Play indie music songs
- Melody and Rhythm instrumentals
- Chill and Challenge modes
- Discover new artists
- Chase high scores
- Explore music structure
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melod is a classic music/rhythm game that lets you play great songs by a wide variety of indie artists—discover new music and chase high scores! There are two types of instrumentals to play: "Melody" and "Rhythm"! Be warned: "Rhythm" mode adds a fifth "bass pedal" note that drastically increases the level of difficulty. Charts reflect the notes of the song, and your part drops if you miss notes. Explore the inner machinations of the music in the game! You can play the game on "Chill" or on "Challenge" mode. "Chill" gives an easier, relaxing experience, while "challenge" gives the full experience, pushing your music-gaming skills as far as they can go. Along with the free experience, you can also purchase a "melodx" subscription, which gives you access to a selection of playable songs that will develop over time. Other songs can be purchased individually.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: polytone at 4.9 against melod's 4.6. melod's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. polytone sells 37 one-off in-app purchases and melod sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
polytone holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 437 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of polytone's written reviews are positive against 82% of melod's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
polytone ships an update every 3 months, melod every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | polytone | melod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (153 ratings) — better | 4.6 (437 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 153 | 437 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 389 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haonan Li | Roger Pollard |
Customer experience
polytone
melod
Bugs and requests
polytone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
melod
Reported bugs
2 issues- Missed notes not registering correctly
- Inconsistent haptic feedback
Requested features
5 requests- Adjustable note speed
- Practice mode for difficult sections
- More popular/mainstream song options
- Larger note buttons
- Calibration settings
In-app purchases
polytone
- Earth and Sea$0.99
- In Circles$0.99
- Passion$0.99
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- Reflex$0.99
- At the Distant World of Stars$0.99
- F*****g High (SK Remix)$0.99
- Terminal Shore$0.99
- Pixel Heart$0.99
- Eternalisms$0.99
- world electronica BOFU 2016$0.99
- Thunder$0.99
- 1nn0c3n+$0.99
- F*****g High$0.99
- Channel 88$0.99
- Brave The Elements$0.99
- Contrast$0.99
- DistorteD MoonlighT$0.99
- Next Anthem...$0.99
- Firmament$0.99
- Vainglory$0.99
- EVERYTHING$0.99
- Colosseum$0.99
- Let Me Drive$0.99
- 120 Vertices$1.00
- All Tracks ver.1.3$1.49
- All Tracks ver.1.7$1.49
- Trance Journey vol.1$1.99
- All Tracks ver.1.5$2.49
- All Tracks ver.1.9$2.49
- Selection from WAVES$2.49
- polytone Welcome Bundle 1$2.49
- polytone MusicFes$2.49
- all tracks 1.0 (iOS Special)$3.99
- 500 Vertices$4.00
- 1000 Vertices$8.00
- 2000 Vertices$16.00
- 4000 Vertices$32.00
melod
- "Cascade"2 variantsFree
- "Stang"Free
- "Niel Gow’s Lament..."Free
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- "Lookin' For It"$0.99
- "Tip Top Polka/Hesleyside..."$0.99
- "Korobeiniki"$1.99
- "The Shadow Dimension"$1.99
- "Astral Plane"$1.99
- "Nomuzo"$1.99
- "Dial-up"$1.99
- "Memory"$1.99
- melodx Forever$4.99
