Comparison

Melos vs Hounat

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

Head to head
About

Melos

Listen to your locally stored music files without needing an internet connection or subscriptions. Organize your library, create playlists, and enjoy your tracks in original quality with various playback controls.

Highlights
  • Offline playback
  • Supports MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV
  • Organize by tracks, albums, artists
  • Create custom playlists
  • Scrubbing, shuffle, repeat
  • Dark mode
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Melos — an audio player for those who store music locally. Listen to your tracks offline, without subscriptions or streaming services. Just add your files and enjoy music in its original quality. What Melos can do: • Supports MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV and more • Organize your library by tracks, albums, artists and playlists • Create your own playlists • Scrubbing, shuffle, repeat • Volume control • Dark mode Your music. Your rules.

About

Hounat

Features
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No feed. No algorithm deciding what comes next. MusicLab plays the music you already chose — your files, your recordings, the tracks you pulled from video — in a player that feels like it belongs to you. Each morning, pick a mood. The whole app shifts to match: color, gradient, the glow behind every screen. Energetic, Calm, Happy, Focus, Dreamy, Moody. Change your mind by afternoon and everything retints with you. Under the surface is a real engine. A 7-band parametric EQ, bass boost, and reverb — applied live, not as decoration. Shape a track until it sits right, then save it as your own preset. Everything stays on your device. No account, no sync, no one tracking what you play. Just a library that's entirely yours, and a player that meets you wherever your mood is. Features: * Mood of the day — six moods retint the entire app, live * Import from five sources: local files, video (audio extracted automatically), Wi-Fi transfer, a URL, or straight from the mic * Full playback for audio and video — background mode, lock screen, Control Center, earbud remote, queue, shuffle, repeat * A real 7-band parametric EQ (±12 dB) with presets, plus bass boost and reverb * Sleep timer with fade-out and an "end of track" option * Synced .lrc lyrics with tap-to-seek * Listening stats: minutes, day streak, top artists, most played * Playlists with gradient mosaic covers, and a Liked Songs collection * Fast library search, accent-insensitive * Universal — built for iPhone and iPad, not ported

Screenshots

Melos4 screens
Hounat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hounat at none against Melos's 3. Melos's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Melos sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hounat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melos ships an update every 4 days, Hounat every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Melos versus Hounat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelosHounat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB18 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDmitrii RogozinHung Pham Ba Truong

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Melos

One-time3
  • A loaf of bread$0.99
  • Some butter$5.99
  • THIS IS ALMOST AN INVESTMENT$9.99
None

Hounat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Melos free?
Melos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hounat free?
Hounat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Melos or Hounat have ads?
Hounat shows ads; Melos does not.
Which is updated more often, Melos or Hounat?
Melos ships an update every 4 days, and Hounat every 5 weeks. Most recently, Melos was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hounat on October 31, 2026.

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