Melodica vs Stylusphone 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melodica
This music app offers a polyphonic sampled melodica instrument for iPhone and iPad. It features configurable keyboard settings, built-in effects like reverb and delay, and supports both touch and MIDI input.
- Standalone app and AUv3
- High quality sample-based instrument
- Configurable keyboard
- Reverb and Delay effects
- Breath or touch mode
- MIDI input support
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Melodica is a polyphonic sampled AUv3 instrument and standalone app for iPhone and iPad. It features a configurable keyboard, reverb and delay effects and selectable keyboard or breath mode. It can be played using an external midi keyboard over Wifi or Bluetooth, or loaded in your favourite AUv3 compatible, such as Garageband. Features • Standalone app and AUv3 • High quality sample based melodica instrument • Configurable keyboard key count • Reverb • Delay • Breath or touch mode • Adjustable breath sensitivity • Midi input support • Mac support System Requirements: iOS 15.0 or later
Stylusphone 3D
Experience a virtual pocket synthesizer inspired by 1970s electronic keyboards. Enjoy authentic polyphonic sound with multiple waveforms and customizable retro body styles. This app offers an interactive 3D view and optional note overlays for a nostalgic musical journey.
- Realistic pocket synthesizer model
- Interactive 3D view
- Authentic polyphonic sound
- 3 different waveforms
- Choice of retro body styles
- Optional note overlay
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Recreate your childhood with a modern take on a classic. Inspired by the pocket synthesizers of the 1970's, this virtual electronic keyboard instrument expands on it to offer 3 different waveform sounds and 3 retro body styles. Features: * Realistic pocket synthesizer model * Interactive 3D view * Authentic polyphonic sound with 3 different waveforms * High or low octave selection * Choice of body styles * Optional note overlay * No Ads or In App Purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Melodica at 3.5 against Stylusphone 3D's 3.0. Melodica also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). Stylusphone 3D's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Melodica costs $3.99 and Stylusphone 3D $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Melodica holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Melodica has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Melodica's written reviews are positive against 40% of Stylusphone 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Melodica ships an update every 5 months, Stylusphone 3D every 16 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Melodica | Stylusphone 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (28 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #179 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mellowmuse Ltd | Robert Swinburn |
Customer experience
Melodica
Stylusphone 3D
In-app purchases
Melodica
No in-app purchases
Stylusphone 3D
No in-app purchases
