MeloDeasy vs Dubnote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeloDeasy
Easily record melodies and chords with accurate notes, timing, and velocity. Correct mistakes instantly and experiment with rhythm using an intuitive interface. Save all your musical ideas in one place.
- Record melodies and chords
- Accurate note, timing, and velocity input
- Instant mistake correction
- Rhythm experimentation with Interpreter Pad
- Save all melodies in MelodyBox
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Recording a melody in a DAW is a real struggle, being in sync with metronome adds extra stress on your performance. Music performance is "playing correct note" in "correct time" with musical touch "velocity", these 3 things make listening to music pleasant to the ear. Even for a good keyboard player/pianist; It's difficult to record a melody or chords with correct notes and with correct musicality. And on a screen touch device (iPhone/iPad) it is nearly impossible to get the accuracy required to make the music musically perfect. MeloDeasy split 2 major fact in the music recording/performance. +DATA: The notes +EMOTION: Note timing and velocity. This new method allows you to play|record the musical idea without rushing with a metronome. When you play notes slowly by thinking, by positioning your fingers correctly on the note; you'll find that even the most complex melodies are easily playable. Mistaken notes can be corrected immediately, by going back a step, and it doesn't disturb the rest of the melody that you have recorded correctly. Once notes are set. Giving the correct timing is easy by tapping on the "Interpreter Pad", (like how you would if you were tapping a rhythm on a table). It is enjoyable experimenting with the rhythm timing in this way in "Interpreter Pad", making the melodies you create personal to you. Enjoy playing notes and recording in easy. Don't waste your time trying to record your melodies perfect all in one go, like traditional recording techniques. Record your melodies smartly, make them perfect in MeloDeasy. All melodies you create are kept in "MelodyBox", so when the inspiration strikes, you never have to miss a melody idea again!
Dubnote
Capture and organize musical ideas effortlessly. This app helps songwriters record melodies, lyrics, and song sections with AI-powered organization and transcription. Keep your creative process streamlined and your ideas ready for development.
- Record and organize music ideas
- AI-powered section splitting
- Searchable tags and notes
- Stereo recording
- Speech-to-text lyric transcription
- BPM detection
- Vocal pitch monitoring
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Voice memos don't care about your song ideas, Dubnote does. Record, organize, and revisit your music ideas— without the chaos. Whether you're capturing a melody at rehearsal or a top-line on the walk home, Dubnote keeps everything clear, searchable, and ready to develop. Built for musicians who write on the go: • Organize recordings in folders with custom covers • Auto-split recordings into sections: verses, hooks, riffs, with on-device AI • Tag key moments with emojis or notes- instantly searchable • Record straight into notebooks from your home screen in stereo • Transcribe lyrics with built-in speech-to-text • Detect BPM to keep your ideas DAW-ready • Vocal Pitch Monitor whilst you record All audio stays on your device, with optional iCloud backup. Your ideas, your control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dubnote at every 5 days against MeloDeasy's every 2 months. Dubnote also leads on ratings volume (163 vs 3) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). MeloDeasy's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. MeloDeasy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dubnote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dubnote holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dubnote has 163 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of MeloDeasy's written reviews are positive against 65% of Dubnote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MeloDeasy ships an update every 2 months, Dubnote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeloDeasy | Dubnote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (163 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 64.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 163 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DejaWorks LTD | Vochlea Music |
Customer experience
MeloDeasy
Dubnote
Bugs and requests
MeloDeasy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dubnote
Reported bugs
12 issues- Cannot clean up audio
- Not letting users use any feature
- Notes are not accurate
- iCloud not saving songs
- Trial terminated early
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- App gone into free limited mode despite subscription
- App crashing during edit features (historical)
- Playback feature locked behind paywall
- Popups to upgrade with every button push
- Deceptive charging, no way to cancel
- App is broken, cannot record audio
- Voice to instrument transcription not available in app
Requested features
6 requests- Lifetime purchase option
- More complete recording edit functions (e.g., delete parts)
- Trimming or EQ editing functionality
- MIDI input
- Dark mode option
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- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
MeloDeasy
- Metronome Module For MeloDeasyFree
- InstrumentBox$0.99
- MIDI Out$0.99
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- MelodyBox$2.99
Dubnote
- Dubnote Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Dubnote Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Dubnote Premium (monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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- Dubnote Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Dubnote Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Free$99.99









