Comparison

Melodica vs DimChorus

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

DimChorus

This audio effect plugin creates a stereo chorus "dimension" effect, inspired by classic 80s hardware. It offers three modes for varying intensity and an EQ to shape the chorused sound, enhancing dry or one-dimensional audio.

Highlights
  • Stereo chorus "dimension" effect
  • Inspired by vintage circuits
  • Three intensity modes
  • Adjustable EQ for chorused sound
  • AUv3 compatible plugin
  • Standalone operation
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Dimensional Chorus Plugin (AUv3) DimChorus is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic or GarageBand. Overview DimChorus is a stereo chorus "dimension" effect inspired by the simple button operated circuits found in a famous guitar pedal and a legendary analog synth from the 80's. While not intended to be an exact replica or emulation of either of these, DimChorus uses similar processing under the hood and embraces the vibe and simplicity of a bygone era! The chorus effect is achieved by modulating the time of a delayed version of the dry signal, and then mixing the two. Typically, these delay times are very short, between 5 and 20ms. The "dimension" effect is slightly different, in that it uses two stereo chorus effects in parallel, with different modulation rates and depths, which makes the periodic nature of the effect less obvious, and is often referred to as being three-dimensional! Simply add DimChorus to any sound that you feel is a little dry or one-dimensional, then set the Mode and EQ to taste. Parameters Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. Mode - Select one of the three modes, from subtle (I) to pronounced (III), or somewhere in between (II). EQ - Applies a high or low pass filter to the chorussed sound only, making the overall effect darker or brighter. In the Normal position, the EQ is "flat". If you are interested in other flavours of the chorus effect, please check out the OkChorale, LcrChorus and Wobulator plugins. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

Melodica3 screens
DimChorus2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DimChorus at Free against Melodica's $3.99. DimChorus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Melodica's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 5). On ads and in-app purchases 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

DimChorus is free to download; Melodica costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DimChorus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Melodica has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Melodica's written reviews are positive against 50% of DimChorus's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Melodica versus DimChorus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelodicaDimChorus
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (27 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMellowmuse LtdRob Jackson

Customer experience

Melodica

All ratings27 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral14.8%
Negative29.6%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral29.2%
Negative37.5%

DimChorus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Melodica

No in-app purchases

None

DimChorus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Melodica free?
Melodica costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DimChorus free?
DimChorus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Melodica or DimChorus?
DimChorus is rated higher. Melodica averages 3.5 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while DimChorus averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Melodica or DimChorus have ads?
Neither Melodica nor DimChorus shows ads.

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