Compared
Groove IO vs Melodics
Melodics is a lesson app with its own catalogue of graded drum, keys and pad exercises for Windows, macOS, iPad and iPhone. The table below compares it with Groove IO. The Melodics column was taken from the pages of Melodics on 29 September 2026.
“The seriously satisfying practice app. For drums, keys and pads.”
Side by side
| What | Melodics | Groove IO |
|---|---|---|
| E-kit MIDI input | Yes Plug and play with custom MIDI mapping; named brands include Alesis, Roland, Yamaha and Simmons | Yes Any module that sends MIDI over USB; General MIDI map by default, any map learned by hitting each pad |
| Mic input | Yes Acoustic kits use audio-input calibration | Yes Calibrate once for your room and level |
| Own catalogue | Yes Over 2000 lessons and 200 courses, plus song lessons on Premium | Partly Warm-ups, ladders, a groove catalogue, forty rudiments, lessons and a community catalogue; no songs |
| Your own files | Not stated on their site Import of your own PDF, MIDI or Guitar Pro files is not stated | Yes Engraved PDF charts converted to scores; MIDI import; your own audio or a YouTube link |
| Scoring | Yes Real-time per-note feedback: timing precision and note streaks, star ratings | Yes Per drum against the score, wrong pads called out, verdict and tier at the end of the take |
| Teacher roster | Not stated on their site The educators page says setting exercises and practice routines is easy for the educator; it does not state a student roster, per-student tracking or feedback on recordings. | Yes Educator: roster of 25, single-use invite links, sharing with a note, recordings with a feedback thread |
| Notation editor | Not stated on their site A setting reorders drums to match sheet-music convention; no staff notation editor is stated | Yes Groove Studio: eleven drum voices, repeats, accents and ghosts, MIDI in and out |
| Web-based | Not stated on their site Windows, macOS, iPad and iPhone apps; browser use not stated | Yes Browser on a laptop or desktop. Chrome or Edge read live MIDI; Firefox needs its MIDI permission; Safari cannot read a kit live. |
Each answer in the Melodics column links to the page it came from. “Not stated on their site” means we could not find it there on 29 September 2026. It does not mean no.
Which one to pick
Where Melodics is the better fit
Melodics is the better fit if you want a large, graded lesson catalogue and never plan to bring your own charts or audio.
Where Groove IO is the better fit
Groove IO answers yes on your own files, teacher roster, notation editor and web-based. The Melodics site either rules these out or does not mention them.
Price
- Melodics
- Standard from £8.33 a month billed annually (£99.99 a year); Premium from £10.99 a month billed annually
melodics.com - Groove IO
- Every plan is free during early access; Pro will be £7 a month.
See the plans
Prices are in the currency each site shows, as read on 29 September 2026.