mobileinearStage vs Melody Saver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
mobileinearStage
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mobileinearStage is an innovative Studio and Stage monitoring system for musicians mobile devices. You need no extra expensive hardware for sending audio to stage/studio. The stage sound is transmitted to your mobile device via WiFi or Ethernet. The individual audio signals can be mixed extreme easily by each musician himself. A monitor sound check is no longer necessary. You hear your individually mixed sound from your earbuds. To use this app you need mobileinearMix-App which is connected to stage mixer and sends the sound to your mobile device. You can download mobileinearMix for free on App-Store. mobileinearStage works only if mobileinearMix is started and works as server in the local WLAN or Ethernet.
Melody Saver
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Melody Saver captures a melody the moment it shows up β on a walk, at 2am β and turns your hum into MIDI on the iPhone. Hum it. It's saved. It's already MIDI. β’ Record a hum or a sung line. Raw audio is saved first, so the idea cannot be lost if processing fails. β’ On-device pitch tracking turns the take into a piano-roll you can hear in the app. β’ Share a standard MIDI file into your DAW, plus the original audio. β’ Optional lyrics from on-device speech. Recognition does not send audio off the phone. β’ Optional iCloud backup so ideas survive a new phone β only if you turn it on. β’ Control Center βRecord Ideaβ starts capturing immediately, with a Live Activity while you record. Private by default. No account. No ads. Unlimited captures and MIDI export.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Melody Saver at none against mobileinearStage's 2. Melody Saver also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 32 months). mobileinearStage's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 27.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. mobileinearStage sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Melody Saver asks for nothing beyond the download.
mobileinearStage ships an update every 32 months, Melody Saver daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mobileinearStage | Melody Saver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Daily β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 β better | 27.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Maucher | Anderson Lentz |
In-app purchases
mobileinearStage
- 3 Hours of Worktime$0.99
- mobileinearStage Multiuser$26.99
Melody Saver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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