Brass Up! vs Melodeon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brass Up!
Practice valve brass instruments with this fingering simulator. Choose from 12 keys, random notes, scales, or Arban-style exercises. Features learning and drill modes, plus a reference lookup for all notes and alternate fingerings.
- Fingering simulation for valve brass instruments
- Support for 12 keys
- Random notes, scales, and Arban exercises
- Learn and drill modes
- Note reference lookup
- Alternate fingering support
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Simulate fingerings for true practice of most of the valve brass instruments, in any of 12 keys. Random notes are presented in the selected key, or select scales or Arban-style exercises. Learn mode (shows fingerings) and drill mode. Reference lookup of all notes in all 12 keys. Alternate fingerings included and accepted. Trumpet, euphonium, baritone, b-flat and e-flat tuba, french horn. 3-valve, 4-valve, and 3+1 valve configurations.
Melodeon
Explore a collection of diatonic accordions with authentic sound and appearance. Practice with a built-in songbook featuring hundreds of songs and scale tutorials.
- Diatonic accordion collection
- Authentic look and sound
- 12 accordion sounds
- Built-in songbook
- Hundreds of song titles
- Scale tutorials
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A collection of diatonic accordions for practice and play. Authentic look and sound. Includes multiple accordion sounds. Built-in songbook with hundreds of titles and scale tutorials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brass Up! at 70% against Melodeon's 20%. Brass Up! also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (2.7 vs 1.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Brass Up! is free to download; Melodeon costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brass Up! holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brass Up! has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Brass Up!'s written reviews are positive against 20% of Melodeon's.
Brass Up! ships an update every 3 months, Melodeon every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brass Up! | Melodeon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.7 (28 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IdeateGames | Egert-Olger Lattemaa |
Customer experience
Brass Up!
Melodeon
In-app purchases
Brass Up!
No in-app purchases
Melodeon
No in-app purchases
