-n- -n- -n- -n- , 03/26/2020

I do really really really (yes, in Chinese old scholars say that important thing should be told three times) like Medly and already have composed songs even better than my old composition Raining Roof (the improved compositions are Rainy Day, Rendezvous, and Change respectively). However I’d like the price to no longer be free but Member no longer required. You can say the price - $5.99 and even more people just will get past the MONEY barrier and you get profits better than just...before now.

Say, do you know my second dream in my mind? I’d like a free, open-source Notes app replacing Medly (and free - but, people do make instruments as a donation.) And I looked at other reviews saying that a gifted teenager could make Medly. Just stop there, you could trust me for new Medly stuff. (Personally, I’d replace the Starter electronic pack with a better Electron, with the Aura (now named Electron) being the lead.) But I’d do the ripping out since my actual status is close to yours, just three years behind. The Notes ... it looks like Apple .... but maybe I would lead in the E-field later on.

Oh, and the musics are not just a rip-off of Gallop. Just to make this rating appear as the most relevant of all, so people can get in the Compositionist school. Yes, the Compositionist Axis Rebellion of Music (opponents: Medly, Auxy, MusiQuest). And there are so much parentheses.

Medly is extremely expensive to make and to maintain. We tend to support new devices as soon as they come out, and are relatively quick on supporting essential new features that are released with Apple's annual updates. Not to mention, we're still working on new features and release new packs every month. This isn't a one-time project, that we update every once in a while (where a $5.99 one-time price tag would make sense); this is continuously iterated on product that's extremely expensive to maintain and develop.

And we're a small company where we don't have investors - our only source of income is Member. And with Member, we've continued to make Medly better and better. There exists open source and/or free music-making apps - but none matches Medly because we dedicate everything behind it.

You may see Member as expensive, but the reality is, for $35, you could only purchase 1 or 2 packs from a third party website. With Member at $35/year, you get our access to our existing library and 12 more packs that will be released during your subscription. To put in another perspective, it's less than a game on a major gaming console.

freakbag🛒🛒🛒🛒🛒 , 08/07/2020

my apologies for trying to understand your business, although i still am saying i recommended 2$ not just 75c, i do not understand completely these things since i am a child ( I'm 13). i wont argue the price anymore but i still think you guys were very rude to me and others but my rating is going to be 4 stars still. thank you for responding to my previous reviews and i wish you guys good luck

previous response :
you see this app is really good, i don't write reviews unless i have something i really want to say so ill just get to the point. i truly love this app and making music is so easy, but i don't agree with a subscription. i understand that the app must be expensive to produce and i appreciate that but... i think that you should give us more than one pack, even two would be good? and make the rest of the packs purchaseable for around maybe 75c-2$?? that way people can choose what sounds they want to use without worrying about a charge every month. some people don't have the money to pay each month, so i really hope my idea is looked into at least a bit, since personally i am only interested in having a few packs anyways, so if i got the subscription i would be spending a ton of money for things i don't really need. thank you for your time but i still do really enjoy this app, just not the starter pack being extremely limited and there being a ton of other packs i have to pay each month for.

Cirrusssb , 11/27/2024

Hello! I’m a user coming up on
two years of using the app on and off, with premium.
I may have mentioned this in a prior review (they seem to get removed somehow) but my number one major ask that isn’t a type of instrument would be a friend system. The idea would be to have options to send or share your music with other users. Yes, you can already do that using the share features. But what I really would adore would be the ability for multiple users to collaborate on songs and albums. My friend group uses the app and I would love to be able to work on music with the group; being a mobile app, it’s way too difficult to try this on one phone between many people.
As for music requests, I think everyone wants more electric guitar options; they really see extended use in many genres, games, and media. Guitars for reference would look to me like “Abyss of Despair” by Atlus Sound Team. I would also like to hear more electronic options in general, Pharrell Williams-like. Get Lucky, Rock Star, Spaz, and Piece By Piece, for example.
Thank you guys for all that you do and for taking the users’ thoughts into account!

We tried reproducing it on the iPhone 13 but we can't seem to reproduce the issue. Do you mind sending us a video of it happening (including the moments just prior to it happening)? Our email is hi@medlylabs.com

Earlier Response:
What device are you seeing the status bar issue on? We haven't been able to reproduce it. You can reply to this review or email us at hi@medlylabs.com (reviews can take over 24 hours to update, sometimes).

We don't have any plans for a friends system, but you can share your songs as Medly Project files to let your friends open and edit them as well.

We don't currently have plans to add different time signatures right now but we'll add your request to our future ideas list.