Melodics vs RangeMyHand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melodics
This app offers interactive drum lessons for all skill levels, providing instant feedback on your playing. It syncs with acoustic drums, electronic drums, or practice pads, making practice engaging and effective. Access a wide range of songs and drills designed by professional drummers to improve your timing and accuracy.
- Interactive drum lessons
- Instant feedback on playing
- Syncs with acoustic/electronic drums & practice pads
- 500+ lessons and songs
- Progress tracking tools
- Designed by pro players
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Learn drums with the only drum app that syncs with any drum kit and gives you instant feedback on your playing. Whether you use acoustic drums, electronic drums, or just a practice pad, Melodics offers interactive drum lessons that help you improve every time you play. Our fun, step-by-step drum learning system, designed by pro players, caters to all skill levels. Plus, access a wide range of drum songs across rock, pop, metal, jazz, and more. Real drumming, real feedback, real results - all from your phone. HOW IT WORKS Melodics uses your iPhone’s built-in mic and smart audio tech to recognize your drum kit or practice pad - no extra gear required. Just calibrate your drum set-up and the app will give immediate insights on every beat. For electronic drum kits, connect easily via Bluetooth or wired options. Follow the setup instructions in the app to get going. Whether you're working on your first drum beat on a pad or tightening up your fills across the whole drum kit, you’ll be building better habits from day one. STICK WITH IT, GET RESULTS With Melodics, drum practice becomes something you look forward to - not a chore. Just 10 minutes a day can lead to serious improvement. Choose from 500+ drum lessons, featuring a huge range of drum content: drum rudiments, drum grooves, drum fills, drum drills, and drum songs for all levels. Use practice tools to slow things down, loop tricky parts, and track your progress. It’s like having a drum tutor or drum trainer in your pocket. WHY CHOOSE MELODICS - With Melodics, you're 6x more likely to improve than with traditional drum learning methods. - It is the only drum app that provides feedback on your playing, on all drum setups (acoustic, electronic or practice pad) - Our catalog covers everything from fundamental drum techniques to advanced rhythmic patterns. - You’ll start learning drums through structured lessons, and get playing your favourite songs in no time. - Build speed, strength, and control with focused warm-ups, drum rudiments, and exercises. - You can practice anytime, anywhere, on any surface with just a pair of drum sticks! - Join a global community of passionate drummers, all growing together. WHAT PRO DRUMMERS SAY ABOUT MELODICS "I wish I’d had Melodics when I was learning drums!" - Butch Vig - Award-winning producer of Nevermind, drummer for Garbage. "Melodics is a great tool for learning songs. It allows people to see what they might have been missing when listening to improve accuracy" - Ilan Rubin - Drummer for Nine Inch Nails, Angels & Airwaves, and solo artist. "Melodics is one of the best innovative tools to keep you in the practice room and having fun doing so." - KJ Sawka - Grammy-nominated drummer & producer, Pendulum DRUM TEACHERS OR STUDENTS Melodics works great alongside a drum tutor to help you maintain consistent practice and more easily showcase areas for improvement. It also compliments video learning platforms such as Drumeo, Drum Coach, Mikeslessons or ArtOfDrumming, by giving the addition of real-time feedback so you truly know how well you’re playing. How the subscription works: - Melodics offers 20 drum lessons free to all users. - To keep going, subscribe to unlock the full catalog of 500+ drum lessons & songs. - Choose a monthly or annual plan. - Manage your subscription in the Account section of the app. Support: We’re dedicated to giving you the best drumming experience possible. If you have any questions or suggestions, visit: https://melodics.com/support Join the Melodics drumming community: https://www.instagram.com/melodicshq/ https://www.youtube.com/@MelodicsDrumVault https://www.facebook.com/melodicshq/ https://www.tiktok.com/@melodicsdrumvault https://discord.gg/melodics https://www.reddit.com/r/Melodics/ For more info, check out our privacy policy & terms of use at: https://melodics.com/legal Happy drumming!
RangeMyHand
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Know every shove before the dealer finishes dealing. RangeMyHand turns push/fold charts into muscle memory. Train real tournament spots, every seat and every stack from shallow to 25 big blinds, and get graded instantly with the exact range behind every answer. One price, yours forever: no subscription, no account, no ads. Works completely offline. TRAIN - Rapid-fire shove-or-fold questions built from Nash solver ranges - Every hand dealt as real cards, four-colour deck - Instant grading with the why behind every hand - Facing-shove spots: call or fold against real jam ranges - XP, streaks and clarity levels that track real progress FIND YOUR LEAKS - The leak report ranks your weakest spots by confidence - Tap any mistake to replay the exact hand and see the range - Villain personas: drill against maniacs who jam wide and rocks who never do LOOK UP ANY HAND - Full range explorer for every seat and stack depth - Search any hand and see the verdict instantly BUILT FOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Short-stack MTT, sit & go and spin formats: the bubble, the final table, the 10 big blind decision you face every session. Study it here, then take it to the tables. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No login, no tracking. Your training data never leaves your phone. FREE TO TRY, PRO TO MASTER Free training gives you 20 hands at poker's bread-and-butter spot (Button, 9-15 big blinds), then 3 new hands every day. RangeMyHand Pro unlocks everything (every seat, every stack, the full leak report and villains mode) with a single one-time purchase. Pay once, no subscription, ever. RangeMyHand is a study tool for learning strategy. No prizes, no payouts, just practice.
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Verdict
Melodics and RangeMyHand are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Melodics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month and RangeMyHand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Melodics ships an update every 5 days, RangeMyHand every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melodics | RangeMyHand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (657 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 657 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Melodics Limited | Edwin Andermyr |
Bugs and requests
Melodics
Reported bugs
11 issues- Explore section always resets to Grade 1
- MIDI device connection feedback needed
- Snare drum not working
- App restarts when in the middle of a lesson
- App stops playing to headphones or won't pick up microphone
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- App reacts to ambient noise
- Timing is off, missing notes even when calibrated
- Inaccurate note recognition (e.g., kick vs. snare)
- Half of the songs and lessons do not work
- UI doesn't work near the edges of the screen
- Menus are confusing and navigation is difficult
Requested features
19 requests- Full iPad support
- Add Donner Ded-80 support
- Left-handed option
- More well-known artists/songs
- Chinese version of the app
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- Sheet music notations/tabs option
- Setting for more demanding note precision
- Auto BPM to go above lesson BPM
- Tagging feature for skills
- Easier way to heart songs
- Path to learning regular drum notation
- Consider dynamics in lessons
- Allow users to enter and save own phrases
- More instrument options (snare, bells)
- Improve UI and menu navigation
- Add more songs and lessons
- Improve MIDI device connection feedback
- Make scoring system more straightforward
- Fix issues with Explore section resetting to Grade 1
RangeMyHand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Melodics
- Monthly Subscription$34.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$179.991 Year
RangeMyHand
- RangeMyHand Pro (Lifetime)$9.99









