Minimic vs Elastic Melody
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minimic
Record short audio clips from your microphone, then manipulate their pitch, loop them, and add effects. Arrange these clips in a tracker-style interface to compose songs quickly. Export your creations as audio files.
- Record microphone audio clips
- Pitch shifting and looping
- Add audio effects
- Tracker-style song sequencer
- Auto-tune detected samples
- Export as WAV audio
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Make music at the speed of sound! Minimic allows you to directly record short clips from your microphone and play them at different notes, loop them, pitch them and add a ton of effects! You can sequence those little clips in a user-friendly tracker-like interface to shape your song. This is one of the fastest sample based tracker for mobile, you’ll be creating a complete song in no-time! Very useful for beatbox music or song drafts. How to make a song in a few simple steps (later explained in the in-app tutorial): 1) Open the instrument editor and press the big red button to record a new sample. 2) Polish your sample by adding loop points and removing any silent part it can have. 3) Use the main tracker-like interface to place notes. Minimic auto detects the pitch of your sample so any musical sound you have recorded will be automatically in tune! 4) Repeat steps 2 and 3 as much as you like! 5) By opening the pattern list menu you can add more and more patterns sections to increase and set the order of your song blocks! 6) Save your song into .mic (project) or export .wav audio files! 7) Enjoy! Plot twist! Think inside the box: You can have only a max of 6 sounds playing back at the same time and your clips could be of a max of 1 second (but you can make them loop in ping-pong (start to end and back)). Show us what you can do with Minimic! Feedback is appreciated at: staff@minimic.app
Elastic Melody
Create melodies with a fast and intuitive analog-style step sequencer. Features 3 synth channels, 4 master effects, and extensive automation capabilities for dynamic sound design. Supports AUv3 and Ableton Link.
- 3-channel analog synth sequencer
- Parameter automation
- 4 master effects (EQ, Chorus, Delay, Reverb)
- Song mode for arranging patterns
- AUv3 plugin support
- Ableton Link integration
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Elastic Melody is a standalone iOS application and AUv3 plugin with 3 channels of synthetic sounds, an analog style step sequencer and 4 master effects. Almost all parameters can be automated and thus changed in an „elastic way“. The focus of Elastic Melody is on a fast and intuitive creation of melodies with a basic analog sound. Elastic Melody comes with a bunch of presets from well-known sound designers of the iOS scene, like "Sound of Izrael", "Red Sky Lullaby", "Nu-Trix", "JaKob Haq", "Another Machines" and others. Features: SYNTHESIZER / SEQUENCER – 3 channels, each with an analog synthesizer that is connected to an associated sequencer – Each sequencer channel has its own start/end and timing parameters for notes and automation – 14 parameters per synth engine (waveform, lowpass, highpass, env, etc.) – For each parameter, value changes can be drawn in an automation window – Solo or mute function for the 3 synth channels – Song Mode: Create easily longer sequences with setting pattern repeat and duplicating and altering a pattern MASTER FX – 4 master effects (EQ, Chorus, Delay, Reverb) – Automation for most parameters of the effects – Each FX effect has its own start/end and timing parameters for automation SONG MODE - Arrange several Pattern to a longer sequence ... a Song - Repeat count for Song Elements/Pattern - Duplicate/Rename/Delete function for Pattern and Song Elements FUNCTIONS – Undo/Redo – Various randomise functions – option to share and import presets – AUv3 support – Ableton Link support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elastic Melody at 73% against Minimic's 0%. Elastic Melody also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Minimic's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $12.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, monetization model and device support 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
Minimic costs $2.99 and Elastic Melody $12.99 up front. Elastic Melody sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minimic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Elastic Melody holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Minimic's written reviews are positive against 73% of Elastic Melody's.
Minimic ships an update every 7 months, Elastic Melody fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimic | Elastic Melody |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leonardo Demartino | Oliver Greschke (DE) |
Customer experience
Minimic
Elastic Melody
In-app purchases
Minimic
No in-app purchases
Elastic Melody
- Elastic Melody - Extra Modes IAP$4.99
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