Lossless Audio Extractor vs Melodee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lossless Audio Extractor
Extract audio from video files without re-encoding, preserving original quality. This app processes files locally for privacy and supports various video and audio formats. It's designed for Mac, iPad, and iPhone users.
- Lossless audio extraction
- No re-encoding
- Parallel processing for speed
- Privacy-safe local processing
- Supports MP4, MOV, FLV, and more
- Extracts AAC, ALAC, MP3, and more codecs
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Lossless Audio Extractor allows you to extract only the audio tracks from video files. Audio is extracted without re-encoding, so the original quality is preserved. Simply open the app and select videos from Files or Photos. You can also extract audio directly from other apps via the Share Sheet. Available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad with a single purchase — no extras, no subscriptions. Features Lossless Extraction • The existing audio track in a video file is extracted and placed into a new container without re-encoding. Multi-Track Support • If a video contains multiple audio tracks, each track is extracted as an individual file. Parallel Processing • Processes multiple files simultaneously. Privacy-Focused • All processing runs locally on your device — no data is transmitted or stored externally. • No ads or tracking. Supported Video File Formats - MP4 (.mp4, .m4v) - QuickTime (.mov) - FLV (.flv) - F4V (.f4v) - 3GPP (.3gp, .3gpp) - WebM (.webm) - Matroska (.mkv) Supported Audio Codecs - AAC - ALAC - APAC - A-law - AC3 - EAC3 - FLAC - LPCM - MP3 - OPUS - Vorbis - μ-law Note: This app does not perform "conversion" of codec (re-encoding). The resulting file format, which is constrained by the original audio codec, is automatically selected to be compatible with playback on Apple devices. For more information, please visit our website. Website: https://lossless-audio-extractor.shudev.app
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Melodee at Free against Lossless Audio Extractor's $2.99. Melodee also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Lossless Audio Extractor's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 67%). On ratings volume, 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
Melodee is free to download; Lossless Audio Extractor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Melodee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Lossless Audio Extractor'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.
Lossless Audio Extractor ships an update every 2 months, Melodee monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lossless Audio Extractor | Melodee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shu Kyogoku | Justin Xin |
Customer experience
Lossless Audio Extractor
Melodee
In-app purchases
Lossless Audio Extractor
No in-app purchases
Melodee
No in-app purchases
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