MeloDeasy vs Helio Sequencer
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!
Helio Sequencer
A free and open-source music sequencer designed for hobbyist composers, game developers, and indie artists. Comprehensive documentation is available to help users get started with its features.
- Open-source music sequencer
- Aimed at hobbyist composers
- Supports game developers
- For indie artists
- Includes documentation
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Helio is a free and open-source music sequencer aimed at hobbyist composers, game developers, and indie artists. Follow the documentation to get started: https://docs.helio.fm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Helio Sequencer at none against MeloDeasy's 4. Helio Sequencer also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Helio Sequencer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for MeloDeasy against 4.4 for Helio Sequencer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of MeloDeasy's written reviews are positive against 86% of Helio Sequencer's.
MeloDeasy ships an update every 2 months, Helio Sequencer every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MeloDeasy | Helio Sequencer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DejaWorks LTD | Peter Rudenko |
Customer experience
MeloDeasy
Helio Sequencer
In-app purchases
MeloDeasy
- Metronome Module For MeloDeasyFree
- InstrumentBox$0.99
- MIDI Out$0.99
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- MelodyBox$2.99
Helio Sequencer
No in-app purchases








