Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI
Modular Music-Making
How much does Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI cost?
Prices are current as of 6 Oct 2026.
5 one-time purchases from $24.99
In the United States, Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI has 5 one-time purchases priced $24.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Collection 1 | $24.99 |
| Collection 2 | $24.99 |
| Collection 3 | $24.99 |
| Collection 4 | $24.99 |
| Collection 5 | $24.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| Reviews | 189 | 10K | 5.2K | 2.2K | 1.8K | 719 | 606 | 552 | 437 | 408 | 303 |
| Released | 2023 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2017 | 2022 | 2011 | 2021 | 2020 | 2026 | 2021 |
| Weekly price | — | $2.99 | $4.99 | $2.99 | $2.99 | — | — | — | — | — | $2.99 |
| Annual price | — | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | — | — | — | — | — | $9.99 |
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Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI reviews
4.8 out of 5, based on 189 reviews.
What people like
- Works as both synth and effect
- Runs smoothly on iPad and Mac
- Developer actively adds new features regularly
What they complain about
- Bugs cause notes to play forever
- Individual modules add up quickly in cost
- App crashes and will not launch
Best synth on iOS?
This thing is deceptively powerful. I use it as an effect chain a midi processor and a synth. It’s completely modular so ur imagination is the only limit and unlike so much of the music apps on here, the dev is actively adding to it. With so much abandonware on iOS it’s nice to have something that gets regular updates beyond just bug fixes. Dude is responsive with the community and seems eager to help when u have an issue. Oh yea and it runs great, I have made some monster patches on this thing and my iPad doesn’t break a sweat. Buy it!
More cost than flavour
A simple chord + Euclidean generator would cost me about 60 € euro 😂 Don’t fall for this greedy microtransactional trap and stick with Drambo!
Good Sounding Synth
Lots of features, no data collected, optional paid stuff. Love it.
Error city
Dunno why but it has that thing where notes constantly play forever when they were not told to… and I wish there wasn’t an annoying noise every time you add an oscillator… can’t it just default to having no vol unless a linked amp env is there to control it? Also, the fm operators could do with waveform options, and there ought to be mseg envelopes too… if the bugs were sorted and the shortcomings solved this would be a really good all purpose synth… but that note bug happens way, way too often. Needs fixing. Update… been contacted by the developer. Apparently, msegs and more fm controls are things that he is working on. It’s looking like some more updates may be on the way… they are needed. When the bugs are plugged this synth could prove to be the all purpose low mem synth it was probably meant to.
Great synth and layout
So it’s amazing….but after all the paid updates to come and see 25$ new module fi it just seemed like at this point if we bought all the paid packs they should be free by now. Not to sound rude but how many more paid updates u feel me. Not to sound harshness intended as I think it’s an innovative iOS synth. If I’m off base sorry I guess I got a lil sticker shock as it was more than the app even was. Ok banter is over , hails and maybe consider something for us ‘oh’ supporters. Peace
Add note sliding
When I drag my finger on the keyboard, I want to hear keys that are touched.
This to toy
This is to toy Witt no sound please make more professional thanks
Crashes on Lateset iPad OS
Was going to buy the IAPs but can’t even launch it.
Why I like it, Why I don’t
So I’ve been using it for quite some time. Sonically it’s fantastic. No Notes. However I can see it getting very VERY expensive once you start buying all the individual modules. I don’t mind paying for a well thought out synth, but this would get expensive to the point of madness…lol. There should be one price. If you want to charge for major updates down the line, then buy all means do so.
Great on BOTH iPad and laptop
I’m a newbie and Mela has become a core instrument in my setup across both iPad and laptop (I want the same set up on both). I didn’t want to learn the well-known laptop synths (Vital, Pigments etc) because I want something good that works as a standalone and inside hosts on both iPad and laptop. Mela does: it’s quick to navigate, sonically deep, and scales from simple, musical presets to quite complex designs without ever feeling cluttered. I use it for ambient pads, evolving textures, and more rhythmic, sequenced material, and it responds beautifully to being driven by external MIDI tools and chord engines. CPU usage has been very reasonable on all my devices. If you’re building a cross‑device synth ecosystem and want something that rewards both thoughtful programming and playful experimentation, Mela is absolutely worth buying.
A bug?
I cannot find the important module, the VA oscillator, in the list.
Modular Comes to Mac and iOS
The best eurorack environment on iOS. It’s cool that you can run it on your Mac for designing patches and then port them seamlessly to your iPad. I really appreciate that Nikolozi is always adding new features, including the just released sequencer. I’m already using Mela in 1 composition that I’ve performed a number of times. It just keeps getting better. :-)
Is it really necessary to have iOS 18.x as minimum requirement?
Sadly I won’t use this. I won’t upgrade to 18 soon, because there are still problematic areas and I don’t want to risk trouble with older apps. I always appreciate when developers have an “as low as possible” system requirement approach. It will not just open a bigger Market but reduce electronic waste as well.
I have no idea what I'm doing...
...but I'm having so much fun.
Mela Forever
This is my third ever app review. My first was for the iOS version of this very app, Mela – AUv3. I’m particular with my software selection to a sometimes uncomfortable degree, so any time an app displays native iPhone, iPad, and Mac compatibility, my heart flutters. My interest in music technology and its surrounding topics is strong, but my time and attention are limited, so I’m unable to dive in as deeply as I’d like. Mela is a paradigm-shifting creative application that fits into your workflow—and your heart—with such ease that it’s mind-melting when you really think about it. There are plugins like Phase Plant and Reaktor, creative environments like Max/MSP and Pure Data, DAWs like Live and Bitwig. They all contribute something powerful to this scene. However, some are instruments only, or available solely on desktop platforms, and some come with higher technical or financial barriers to entry. Mela gracefully dances around all of this. It’s an AUv3, so it runs on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Universal purchase. It’s an instrument and an audio/MIDI processor. It can be a notepad, an oscilloscope, a MIDI quantizer, EQ, clipper—and a polyphonic synthesizer. No programming knowledge required, and everything inside the app is well documented. You can patch on your Mac, save it, then open that very patch on your iPhone while you’re out. There’s even a public, community-driven roadmap. Are you kidding me?? Everyone else is playing tic-tac-toe and Nikolozi is playing Elder Scrolls.
What synth would I buy? THIS ONE
For a synth sound designer or a midi manipulator you CANNOT beat this app. It’s basically 3 modules in one. Sound, FX, and midi all of which are modular routable and modulatable.
Good stuff
Love the unique style and sounds. Very compelling app I love it.
valid
🤝its like serum for ios
An Synth as effect in Aum-Unbelievable!
I kept seeing “runs as an effect and as a synth”in the write-up for many synths. However, what I got a was a synth’s actual effects in the effects slot and for the Special synths that explicitly stated runs as an effect in the effects slot—There were none that even worked. I was wary when I saw this one, lo and behold it runs as an effect in the fx slot. Imagine, a synth with more parameters(Egs,Lfo’s…and I mean……)than any of the others I own in Ios,as an effect right alongside my Blackhole,Shimmer Delay and UA Needlepoint! How would you know if you created a sound from an alternte Universe, anyways.
Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI price by country
A one-time purchase costs $22.63 in Indonesia and $38.34 in Colombia — 1.7× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $24.99 |
| Albania | $29.99 |
| Algeria | $24.99 |
| Angola | $24.99 |
| Anguilla | $24.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $24.99 |
| Argentina | $24.99 |
| Armenia | $29.99 |
| Australia | A$39.99$28.77 |
| Austria | €29.99$34.87 |
| Azerbaijan | $29.99 |
| Bahamas | $29.99 |
| Bahrain | $29.99 |
| Barbados | $29.99 |
| Belarus | $29.99 |
| Belgium | €29.99$34.87 |
| Belize | $24.99 |
| Benin | $29.99 |
| Bermuda | $24.99 |
| Bhutan | $24.99 |
| Bolivia | $24.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €29.99$34.87 |
| Botswana | $24.99 |
| Brazil | R$149.90$29.39 |
| British Virgin Islands | $24.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $24.99 |
| Bulgaria | €29.99$34.87 |
| Burkina Faso | $24.99 |
| Cambodia | $29.99 |
| Cameroon | $29.99 |
| Canada | CA$34.99$24.64 |
| Cape Verde | $24.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $24.99 |
| Chad | $24.99 |
| Chile | CLP 29,990$32.10 |
| China | CN¥168.00$24.96 |
| Colombia | COP 119,900$38.34 |
| Congo | $24.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $24.99 |
| Costa Rica | $24.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $29.99 |
| Croatia | €29.99$34.87 |
| Cyprus | €29.99$34.87 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 699.00$33.57 |
| Denmark | DKK 199.00$30.95 |
| Dominica | $24.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $24.99 |
| Ecuador | $24.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 1,299.99$25.48 |
| El Salvador | $24.99 |
| Estonia | €29.99$34.87 |
| Fiji | $24.99 |
| Finland | €29.99$34.87 |
| France | €29.99$34.87 |
| Gabon | $24.99 |
| Gambia | $24.99 |
| Georgia | $29.99 |
| Germany | €29.99$33.73 |
| Ghana | $29.99 |
| Greece | €29.99$34.87 |
| Grenada | $24.99 |
| Guatemala | $24.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $24.99 |
| Guyana | $24.99 |
| Honduras | $24.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$188.00$23.98 |
| Hungary | HUF 9,990$31.94 |
| Iceland | $29.99 |
| India | ₹2,499.00$26.35 |
| Indonesia | IDR 399,000$22.63 |
| Iraq | $24.99 |
| Ireland | €29.99$34.87 |
| Israel | ₪89.90$29.77 |
| Italy | €29.99$34.87 |
| Jamaica | $24.99 |
| Japan | ¥4,000$26.00 |
| Jordan | $24.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 14,990.00$33.00 |
| Kenya | $29.99 |
| Kosovo | €29.99$34.87 |
| Kuwait | $24.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $29.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $29.99 |
| Latvia | €29.99$34.87 |
| Lebanon | $24.99 |
| Liberia | $24.99 |
| Libya | $24.99 |
| Lithuania | €29.99$34.87 |
| Luxembourg | €29.99$34.87 |
| Macao | $24.99 |
| Macedonia | $24.99 |
| Madagascar | $24.99 |
| Malawi | $24.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 119.90$29.53 |
| Maldives | $24.99 |
| Mali | $24.99 |
| Malta | €29.99$34.87 |
| Mauritania | $24.99 |
| Mauritius | $29.99 |
| Mexico | MX$499.00$29.47 |
| Micronesia | $24.99 |
| Moldova | $29.99 |
| Mongolia | $24.99 |
| Montenegro | €22.99$26.73 |
| Montserrat | $24.99 |
| Morocco | $24.99 |
| Mozambique | $24.99 |
| Myanmar | $24.99 |
| Namibia | $24.99 |
| Nauru | $24.99 |
| Nepal | $29.99 |
| Netherlands | €29.99$34.87 |
| New Zealand | NZ$49.99$29.23 |
| Nicaragua | $24.99 |
| Niger | $24.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 39,900.00$30.18 |
| Norway | NOK 299.00$32.36 |
| Oman | $24.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 6,900$24.86 |
| Palau | $24.99 |
| Panama | $24.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $24.99 |
| Paraguay | $24.99 |
| Peru | PEN 99.90$29.82 |
| Philippines | ₱1,490.00$23.82 |
| Poland | PLN 99.99$26.95 |
| Portugal | €29.99$34.87 |
| Qatar | QAR 99.99$27.47 |
| Romania | RON 129.99$28.76 |
| Russia | RUB 2,290.00$26.50 |
| Rwanda | $24.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $24.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 99.99$26.66 |
| Senegal | $29.99 |
| Serbia | €29.99$34.87 |
| Seychelles | $24.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $24.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 34.98$27.76 |
| Slovakia | €29.99$34.87 |
| Slovenia | €29.99$34.87 |
| Solomon Islands | $24.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 499.99$31.25 |
| South Korea | ₩44,000$32.81 |
| Spain | €29.99$34.87 |
| Sri Lanka | $24.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $24.99 |
| St. Lucia | $24.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $24.99 |
| Suriname | $29.99 |
| Swaziland | $24.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 299.00$31.18 |
| Switzerland | CHF 20.00$24.69 |
| Taiwan | NT$790.00$25.08 |
| Tajikistan | $29.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 69,900.00$26.42 |
| Thailand | THB 999.00$30.36 |
| Tonga | $24.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $24.99 |
| Tunisia | $24.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 1,299.99$26.82 |
| Turkmenistan | $24.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $24.99 |
| Uganda | $29.99 |
| Ukraine | $29.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 99.99$27.25 |
| United Kingdom | £24.99$33.86 |
| United States | $24.99 |
| Uruguay | $24.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $29.99 |
| Vanuatu | $24.99 |
| Venezuela | $24.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫799,000$30.81 |
| Yemen | $24.99 |
| Zambia | $29.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $29.99 |
Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI FAQ
- Is Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $24.99 (US), across 5 one-time purchases.
- Does Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs IDR 399,000 (≈$22.63) in Indonesia and COP 119,900 (≈$38.34) in Colombia, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI?
- AudioKit FM Player 2: DX Synth (4.8 from 10,031 reviews, premium from $2.99), AudioKit Digital D1 Synth (4.8 from 5,220 reviews, premium from $4.99) and LE01 | Bass 808 Synth + AUv3 (4.8 from 2,239 reviews, premium from $2.99).
Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI download
Last updated 17 days ago.
Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI sells in 175 countries. It was released 3 years and 4 months ago, on 10 May 2023. It holds a 4.8 rating from 189 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 50%
- Germany 13%
- United Kingdom 9%
- Canada 3%