Comparison

LoopTrainer vs Melodee

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

Head to head
About

LoopTrainer

Learn songs by ear with this music app. It allows you to loop specific sections of songs from the Apple Music catalog, adjust playback speed, and access guitar tabs. Progressively increase song speed to master challenging parts.

Highlights
  • Loop specific song sections
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Access guitar tabs
  • Progressive speed training
  • Save loop settings
  • Apple Music catalog integration
Features
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Imagine you want to learn a song by ear, wouldn't it be great if there was an app that gave you access to the Apple Music Catalog while giving you the option focus on the part you are learning, while giving you the option to change the speed? Well, Loop Trainer got you covered! It's super easy, just search for your favorite song, select the section you want to loop and play along! Want to play at a different speed? No problem, with Loop Trainer you can choose the speed you want. Need tab for the song? With one click you will be redirected to the most accurate tab we can find! This is great when you are just learning a song, or when you want to bring it to the next level and play even faster than in the original record! Not only that, you can play the song in progressive speed. You define your start speed, end speed, increment and repetition per speed, and Loop Trainer will gradually increase the song speed until your target speed is reached. This is great when you are learning you are trying to bring you favourite licks and riffs up to speed! You loop settings are saved, so each time you go back to play the song, everything is as you left it.

About

Melodee

This app allows you to play audio files directly from your device's file system without importing or syncing. It offers robust file management, tag editing, and format conversion for MP3, M4A, WAV, and ALAC files.

Highlights
  • Direct file management via iOS Files app
  • Supports MP3, M4A, WAV, ALAC playback
  • In-app tag and album art editing
  • Batch file editing
  • File format conversion (WAV, MP3, M4A)
  • ZIP archive extraction
Features
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Have a file-based music collection? Melodee is the app for you. - File Management Melodee is a file focused audio player. It supports file management directly from the built-in iOS/iPadOS Files app, so you don't have to fumble with share sheets, AirDrop, or cloud storage services. No import or sync is necessary, move your audio files directly to the Melodee folder in the 'On My iPhone/On My iPad' folder, and Melodee will automatically pick them up. You can also select your own folder to playback from. Melodee also supports renaming and deleting files in-app. - Media Player Melodee supports playing audio and video. You can queue files for playback, play entire folders, and control audio playback from your Lock Screen, Control Center, or even your Apple Watch. - Tag Editor Melodee supports tag editing for audio files. The following fields can be edited: Title, Artist, Album, Album Artist, Year, Track Number, Genre, Composer, Disc Number. You can also modify your audio files’ album art. Additionally, you can use advanced replacement tokens that use information from a file's file name to fill out tag data. You can easily edit multiple files at one go, changing only the fields you want to change. - File Conversion Melodee supports conversion between WAV, MP3, and M4A formats. - Wide File Support Melodee supports previewing images, PDF documents, and text files. If your audio files come in the form of a ZIP archive (such as when purchased from Bandcamp, etc), Melodee can also help you extract them. Simply drop your ZIP archives into the Melodee folder, and open them in the Melodee app. Note: Editing many files at once, or using large album art images may result in longer save times.

Screenshots

LoopTrainer4 screens
Melodee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Melodee at 4.8 against LoopTrainer's 3.7. LoopTrainer's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Melodee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LoopTrainer ships an update every 6 weeks, Melodee monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LoopTrainer versus Melodee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopTrainerMelodee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPanittha SuwannajangJustin Xin

Customer experience

LoopTrainer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Melodee

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LoopTrainer

No in-app purchases

None

Melodee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LoopTrainer free?
LoopTrainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Melodee free?
Melodee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LoopTrainer or Melodee?
Melodee is rated higher. LoopTrainer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Melodee averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do LoopTrainer or Melodee have ads?
Neither LoopTrainer nor Melodee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LoopTrainer or Melodee?
LoopTrainer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Melodee monthly. Most recently, LoopTrainer was updated on September 18, 2026 and Melodee on September 21, 2026.

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