Air Melody vs Chorus D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air Melody
This app allows users to create music using their device's motion and on-screen controls. Explore various tones and effects to craft unique melodies. It offers intuitive pitch and dynamics manipulation for a creative musical experience.
- Motion-based pitch and dynamics control
- Multiple instrument tones
- Adjustable echo effects
- Pitch correction options
- On-screen wheel for octave control
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Dynamics control: - Tilt your iPhone to forward 45deg: ff Pitch control: - Rotate your iPhone to clockwise or counterclockwise 1oct per half rotation(counterclockwise 90deg, clockwise 90deg). Range: 1oct - Rotate big wheel in the screen 1oct per half rotation. Range: 8oct Tone: t: Theremin o: Ondes Martenot s: Strings h: Harmony v: Vox c: Synth Cat Effect: 0: no effect s: Short Echo l: Long Echo vl: Very Long Echo Correct (Pitch correction): 0: no correction s: soft m: middle h: hard
Chorus D
This audio unit effect emulates a classic chorus stomp-box with a unique, subtle sound. It offers a wider stereo image and thicker sound without the typical pitch-wavy artifacts. Its simplified interface provides a range of tasteful tones.
- Subtle stereo pitch-shifting
- Constant pitch-shift amounts
- Stereo image widening
- Sound thickening
- Six tasteful presets
- Unique sound profile
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Chorus D is an audio unit effect inspired by a well-loved classic chorus stomp-box. HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER CHORUS EFFECTS? It's more subtle. It has a stereo pair of pitch-shifters, one shifts up and the other down. Every few seconds, the two pitch shifters trade places: the high one goes low and the low one goes high. Unlike most other chorus effects, the pitch-shift amounts stay constant rather than oscillating up and down. For that reason, you don't hear the wavy pitch sound that other chorus effects make. At low settings, you can put it on a track to widen the stereo image or thicken up the sound and listeners may not be able to identify that they are hearing a chorus effect. WHY ONLY SIX BUTTONS? The original hardware that inspired this design had only four buttons and four presets, one for each button.* The simplicity of the controls is one of the reasons the effect was so well-liked: all four presets sounded great. With six buttons you get tones ranging from very subtle to clearly audible, and all of them are tasteful and useful. This effect makes only one type of sound but it's a unique sound that you don't get from other chorus effects. IS THIS AN EXACT CIRCUIT MODEL OF THE ORIGINAL HARDWARE EFFECT? No. We listened to the original and studied its design but then we built an effect to please our own ears. It sounds similar to the original but the design is unique. ************************************ Note: this is an audio unit plugin. It does not process audio as a standalone app. *Later on customers figured out that they could get some other settings by pressing two buttons simultaneously or forcing all the buttons off. We are using six buttons to get wider variety of sounds rather than expecting customers to discover those secret features of the original hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chorus D at 5.0 against Air Melody's 1.0. Chorus D also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Air Melody's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Air Melody costs $1.99 and Chorus D $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chorus D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chorus D has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Air Melody's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chorus D's.
Air Melody ships an update every 3 months, Chorus D every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Air Melody | Chorus D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Masao Suzaki | Blue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited |
Customer experience
Air Melody
Chorus D
In-app purchases
Air Melody
No in-app purchases
Chorus D
No in-app purchases









