Comparison

WaveStorm vs Melodai

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

Head to head
About

WaveStorm

Features
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WaveStorm is a wavetable synthesizer and sample instrument for iPad and Mac. Design sounds in the free standalone app. An active subscription unlocks the AUv3 instrument in compatible music hosts. Build basses, leads, pads, plucks, drums and moving textures with wavetable oscillators, sub and noise sources, visual waveform editing, envelopes, LFOs, random modulation, filters and effects. Save your work in the preset browser. Bring in your own audio with the Sampler: โ€ข Import WAV samples and edit the waveform โ€ข Set Start, End, Loop In/Out and fades without changing the source file โ€ข Play one-shots or continuous, sustain and ping-pong loops; reverse playback โ€ข Place slices manually or detect them from transients or a grid, then play them from MIDI โ€ข Choose Repitch, Granular or Spectral playback and shape time and pitch The optional AI Preset Assistant turns a text idea into an editable synth preset. It creates preset settings, not audio samples. Apple Intelligence features require a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled. Use WaveStorm standalone for free on iPad and Mac. AUv3 requires a subscription and a compatible host. Terms of Use (EULA): https://wavestorm.app/terms

About

Melodai

Features
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Melodai is a desktop-class DAW for iPhone, iPad, and Mac: multi-track editing, instruments you can play, a full FX rack, and on-device AI for jam, stems, and sheet scan. The mix stays on your device. RECORD AND ARRANGE Build a song on a real timeline. Audio, voice, loops, and MIDI tracks live in one project. Move, split, duplicate, and snap clips. Record from the mic or into the instrument you have open, with count-in and overdub. Undo walks a change back. PLAY THE INSTRUMENTS Select a track and the dock becomes the instrument: keys, drums, guitar, bass, 808, synth, violin, saxophone, or Guzheng. Tap, play, and record MIDI, then edit notes in the piano roll. MIX AND SHAPE A studio FX rack on every track and on the master: parametric EQ, 10-band EQ, compressor, limiter, reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, distortion, and pitch. Drop in loops from a bundled library filed by drums, bass, keys, guitar, synth, strings, vocals, and genre. Clean a take with on-device noise reduction. ON-DEVICE AI Jam: hold notes, pick a style โ€” Lo-Fi, Dark Jazz, Trap, Orchestral, and more โ€” and generate a take on Apple silicon. Prompt Mixer: blend style terms on faders and generate into the mix you dialled in. Stems: split a song into bass, drums, other, and vocal, then open it as a four-track session. Sheet scan: photograph a piano score and open MIDI you can play and edit. MIDI import: drop a .mid file and it becomes tracks and notes, not a dead bounce. Jam, stems, sheet scan, and noise reduction run with Core ML on your device. Your recordings are not uploaded to finish an edit. Optional text-to-arrangement compose sends only a prompt, never your audio. EXPORT Share MP3 or AAC. Bounce lossless WAV, AIFF, or 32-bit float CAF when the file has to leave as audio. iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No ads, no tracking, no account. MELODAI PRO You can build a song for free. Pro unlocks the full instrument set, piano roll, Pro loops, Jam, Prompt Mixer, stem split, EQ, noise reduction, and lossless export. If a session uses those tools, Pro is required to export. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Auto-renewable subscription Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://melodai.youthpe.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://melodai.youthpe.com/terms.html

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Verdict

The call

WaveStorm and Melodai are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. WaveStorm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Melodai sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WaveStorm versus Melodai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveStormMelodai
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size25 MB636 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr Murzikๅทง้œž ่ฉน

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WaveStorm

Subscriptions2
  • WaveStorm Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • WaveStorm Year$96.991 Year
2 purchases

Melodai

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is WaveStorm free?
WaveStorm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Melodai free?
Melodai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WaveStorm or Melodai have ads?
Neither WaveStorm nor Melodai shows ads.

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