Melodeon vs Dissonant.
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.
Dissonant.
Discover music beyond algorithmic playlists by receiving curated physical albums delivered to your door. This service connects you with a community of music lovers and offers a unique way to engage with albums.
- Physical album discovery
- Curated album selections
- Album delivery service
- Community of music lovers
- Secondhand albums
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Music discovery through physical media. Sick of algorithm playlists? When was the last time you sat down and truly engaged with a great album? Tell us about your taste. We want to get to know you as a human, not as a statistic in an algorithm. Our music-loving curators will pick out an album they think you'll love and ship it right to your door. All albums are secondhand and are constantly being scavenged from all around the United States. We hope you'll join the world's cheapest album club/community! -Dissonant
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dissonant. at 94% against Melodeon's 20%. Dissonant. also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.9 vs 1.0). Melodeon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On 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
Dissonant. is free to download; Melodeon costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dissonant. holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dissonant. has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Melodeon's written reviews are positive against 94% of Dissonant.'s.
Melodeon ships an update every 5 months, Dissonant. every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melodeon | Dissonant. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (98 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Egert-Olger Lattemaa | Hunter White |
Customer experience
Melodeon
Dissonant.
In-app purchases
Melodeon
No in-app purchases
Dissonant.
No in-app purchases
