Melodica vs C.HOP
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
C.HOP
This portable tool allows musicians to create vintage vocal chops by automatically chopping audio based on a set threshold. Users can export their creations to a DAW or play them directly within the application, blending old-school inspiration with modern audio editing.
- Portable vocal chopper
- Automatic audio chopping
- Adjustable threshold
- Export to DAW
- In-app playback
- Vintage sound inspiration
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From C.ARP development team: C.HOP is your portable, old-fashioned, vocal chopper. Just set the threshold and chop automatically everything you listen to. Create your chops and export them into your DAW. Or just play right in the app! Useful tool for musicians. Inspired by old machines it is combined with modern techniques of audio editing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Melodica at 3.5 against C.HOP's 2.0. Melodica also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months). C.HOP's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Melodica costs $3.99 and C.HOP $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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Melodica has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Melodica's written reviews are positive against 0% of C.HOP's.
Melodica ships an update every 5 months, C.HOP every 15 months. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Melodica | C.HOP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (27 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mellowmuse Ltd | Paolo Giorgi |
Customer experience
Melodica
C.HOP
In-app purchases
Melodica
No in-app purchases
C.HOP
No in-app purchases
