Comparison

Tonechaser vs Melody Saver

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

Head to head
About

Tonechaser

Easily catalog your guitar gear, record riffs, and capture your unique tones. Document every detail of your equipment, from serial numbers to acquisition dates, and save your sound with photos, audio recordings, and notes. Find new gear with integrated shopping links.

Highlights
  • Record and manage riffs with voice memos
  • Capture tones with photos and audio
  • Catalog detailed gear inventory
  • Track serial numbers, prices, and dates
  • Integrated shopping searches on Reverb, Sweetwater, Guitar Center
  • Import audio files and voice memos
Features
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We built Tonechaser because the things that matter most to a musician — your gear, the tones you fight to dial in, and the deals you make to get the next piece — never lived in one place. Now they do. CATALOG EVERY PIECE OF GEAR Track every guitar, pedal, amp, mic, and cable you own — 22 gear types, each with the specs that actually matter, plus photos, price, condition, year, and serial number. • Add gear by hand, or just talk — dictate several pieces at once and let Tonechaser sort them out • Unlimited photos per item, backed by a 4,000-brand database so you're not typing manufacturer names • Insights: see what your whole collection is worth, with median prices and where values are heading • Full backup and export — your inventory is always yours REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT THE SOUND Stop guessing how you nailed it last time. Build a tone as a real signal chain — guitar into pedals into amp — and keep the notes, photos, and recordings that prove how it sounded. • Build the chain by tapping, or by voice: say your rig out loud and Tonechaser matches it to gear you already own • Artist Rigs: tap through how well-known players built their sound KEEP THE RIFF WITH THE RIG Record straight from your iPhone and keep the sound with the gear that made it. • Record or import audio and video, tag it, trim it, and attach it to a tone • Tap Track: tap a beat on your chest or a table and Tonechaser turns it into a looping drum track timed to how you played — then stack more parts on top BUY AND SELL WITH REAL PLAYERS — BACKSTAGE When it's time to move gear, you're dealing with other musicians, not a faceless listing. • Browse thousands of listings from retailers and other players; filter by type, price, condition, and location • List in one tap from your inventory — your specs and photos are already there • Make offers and message the seller directly on players' listings; counter, accept, or walk away • Build a wishlist and get told the moment a match shows up • Read and write real gear reviews — with audio and video — and ask questions before you buy • Sellers keep 100%. Tonechaser never touches the sale. Cataloging your gear, building tones, and recording clips are free, forever. Backstage — the buying and selling — is $49.99/year with a free trial, and you only reach it when you actually make an offer, list gear, or message a seller. Because Tonechaser already knows what you own and how you use it, listing a piece takes seconds — and your whole rig finally lives in one place instead of six. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tonechaser.app/privacy-policy/

About

Melody Saver

Features
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Melody Saver captures a melody the moment it shows up — on a walk, at 2am — and turns your hum into MIDI on the iPhone. Hum it. It's saved. It's already MIDI. • Record a hum or a sung line. Raw audio is saved first, so the idea cannot be lost if processing fails. • On-device pitch tracking turns the take into a piano-roll you can hear in the app. • Share a standard MIDI file into your DAW, plus the original audio. • Optional lyrics from on-device speech. Recognition does not send audio off the phone. • Optional iCloud backup so ideas survive a new phone — only if you turn it on. • Control Center “Record Idea” starts capturing immediately, with a Live Activity while you record. Private by default. No account. No ads. Unlimited captures and MIDI export.

Screenshots

Tonechaser4 screens
Melody Saver3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Melody Saver at none against Tonechaser's 2. Melody Saver also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Tonechaser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Melody Saver asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tonechaser ships an update fortnightly, Melody Saver daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tonechaser versus Melody Saver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTonechaserMelody Saver
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopermemoraAnderson Lentz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tonechaser

Subscriptions2
  • Backstage Pro3 Months trial$4.991 Month
  • Backstage Pro Yearly3 Months trial$49.991 Year
None

Melody Saver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tonechaser free?
Tonechaser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Melody Saver free?
Melody Saver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tonechaser or Melody Saver have ads?
Neither Tonechaser nor Melody Saver shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tonechaser or Melody Saver?
Tonechaser ships an update fortnightly, and Melody Saver daily. Most recently, Tonechaser was updated on October 29, 2026 and Melody Saver on October 31, 2026.

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