Comparison

Rhythm Pad Pro vs Melodee

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

Head to head
About

Rhythm Pad Pro

Create and record drum beats with high-quality sampled sounds. Utilize a sequencer to build patterns or record live performances, then export your creations as audio files. Play along with your music library for practice or inspiration.

Highlights
  • High-quality sampled drum sounds
  • Sequencer for pattern creation
  • Live performance recording
  • Audio export (AAC, WAVE)
  • Built-in reverb and compression
  • Customizable drum kits
  • Play along with music library
Features
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Play drums and compose beats using high-quality, professionally sampled drum kits with Rhythm Pad. Create drum recordings by tapping on the pads or using the sequencer and export them as audio files. Play drums along with the songs from your Media Library and Apple Music. Rhythm Pad is the smartest way to play drums on your mobile device. Introducing the Sequencer Quickly put together drum patterns of up to 8 bars using the sequencer. You can also record your live performance directly on to the sequencer and edit your sequence to your liking. Save your sequences and export them as audio files. Top features of Rhythm Pad • High-quality stereo sampled sounds with maximum polyphony. • Realistic Open and Closed Hi-Hats function. • Recording feature - Record by playing on the pads or create new patterns using the sequencer. • Quantization - Fix imprecisions during recording by enabling the quantization feature. • Export your recordings as audio files (AAC or WAVE) and use it in other audio applications. • Apply built-in reverb and compression effects to process the drum sounds. • Custom drum kits - Create new drum kits with sounds from other factory drum kits. • Smart Levels - Pads sound louder at the center and softer at the edges. • Optimized layout for maximum playability on iOS devices. • Precise metronome powered by the Metronome M1 engine. • Configure the volume level of individual pads. • Rearrange pad positions to your preference. Follow Rhythm Pad on Twitter for updates: @JSplashApps (https://twitter.com/jsplashapps) Like Rhythm Pad page on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rhythmpad

About

Melodee

This app allows you to play audio files directly from your device's file system without importing or syncing. It offers robust file management, tag editing, and format conversion for MP3, M4A, WAV, and ALAC files.

Highlights
  • Direct file management via iOS Files app
  • Supports MP3, M4A, WAV, ALAC playback
  • In-app tag and album art editing
  • Batch file editing
  • File format conversion (WAV, MP3, M4A)
  • ZIP archive extraction
Features
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Have a file-based music collection? Melodee is the app for you. - File Management Melodee is a file focused audio player. It supports file management directly from the built-in iOS/iPadOS Files app, so you don't have to fumble with share sheets, AirDrop, or cloud storage services. No import or sync is necessary, move your audio files directly to the Melodee folder in the 'On My iPhone/On My iPad' folder, and Melodee will automatically pick them up. You can also select your own folder to playback from. Melodee also supports renaming and deleting files in-app. - Media Player Melodee supports playing audio and video. You can queue files for playback, play entire folders, and control audio playback from your Lock Screen, Control Center, or even your Apple Watch. - Tag Editor Melodee supports tag editing for audio files. The following fields can be edited: Title, Artist, Album, Album Artist, Year, Track Number, Genre, Composer, Disc Number. You can also modify your audio files’ album art. Additionally, you can use advanced replacement tokens that use information from a file's file name to fill out tag data. You can easily edit multiple files at one go, changing only the fields you want to change. - File Conversion Melodee supports conversion between WAV, MP3, and M4A formats. - Wide File Support Melodee supports previewing images, PDF documents, and text files. If your audio files come in the form of a ZIP archive (such as when purchased from Bandcamp, etc), Melodee can also help you extract them. Simply drop your ZIP archives into the Melodee folder, and open them in the Melodee app. Note: Editing many files at once, or using large album art images may result in longer save times.

Screenshots

Rhythm Pad Pro4 screens
Melodee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Melodee at Free against Rhythm Pad Pro's $9.99. Melodee also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Rhythm Pad Pro's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and ratings volume (63 vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Melodee is free to download; Rhythm Pad Pro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Melodee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Pad Pro has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Rhythm Pad Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Melodee's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rhythm Pad Pro ships an update every 3 months, Melodee monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rhythm Pad Pro versus Melodee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhythm Pad ProMelodee
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (63 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings63 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBijoy ThangarajJustin Xin

Customer experience

Rhythm Pad Pro

All ratings63 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews268 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral9.3%
Negative7.5%

Melodee

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rhythm Pad Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to use certain drum kits
  • Inconsistent volume levels across drum sounds

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more drum kits, including jazz, Latin, and electronic
  • Ability to customize drum kits by mixing and matching sounds
  • MIDI export and integration with other music apps
  • Recording and looping capabilities

Melodee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rhythm Pad Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Melodee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rhythm Pad Pro free?
Rhythm Pad Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Melodee free?
Melodee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rhythm Pad Pro or Melodee?
Melodee is rated higher. Rhythm Pad Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Melodee averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Rhythm Pad Pro or Melodee have ads?
Neither Rhythm Pad Pro nor Melodee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rhythm Pad Pro or Melodee?
Rhythm Pad Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Melodee monthly. Most recently, Rhythm Pad Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Melodee on September 21, 2026.

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