Melodeon vs B
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melodeon
Explore a collection of diatonic accordions with authentic sound and appearance. Practice with a built-in songbook featuring hundreds of songs and scale tutorials.
- Diatonic accordion collection
- Authentic look and sound
- 12 accordion sounds
- Built-in songbook
- Hundreds of song titles
- Scale tutorials
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A collection of diatonic accordions for practice and play. Authentic look and sound. Includes multiple accordion sounds. Built-in songbook with hundreds of titles and scale tutorials.
B
Learn the notes on the treble side of a B-System Chromatic Button Accordion with a built-in note guide. Features high-quality sampled notes and a responsive button board for melodies and chords. Connect to external speakers for amplified sound.
- Built-in note guide
- High-quality sampled notes
- Responsive button board
- Melody and chord playing
- External speaker support
- Toggleable note names
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Using the built-in note guide, you will quickly learn the notes on the treble side of the B-System Chromatic Button Accordion (Bayan) and be playing songs in no time! The instrument has extremely high-quality individually sampled notes from a real instrument and a very fast, responsive button board for playing melodies and chords. For even more fun, plug your iPhone into an external amplified speaker. Touch the "?" button to toggle the note names.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: B at 3.5 against Melodeon's 1.0. B also leads on price ($1.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (50% vs 20%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Melodeon costs $9.99 and B $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
B holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Melodeon's written reviews are positive against 50% of B's.
Melodeon ships an update every 5 months, B every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melodeon | B |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #198 | #185 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Egert-Olger Lattemaa | Michael Eskin |
Customer experience
Melodeon
B
In-app purchases
Melodeon
No in-app purchases
B
No in-app purchases
