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Melo vs Strophe

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Melo compared with Strophe
DetailMelo logo MeloStrophe logo Strophe
What it doesFree sleep sounds, rain, ASMR, lo-fi and focus music from across the internet Turn any book into an audiobook with on-device text to speech
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Pricing modelFree Freemium
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Key features
  • Mood-based sound library organized by Sleep, Focus, Nature, Ambient, ASMR, Lo-fi and White Noise
  • Ambient Worlds with animated visual themes that play alongside sounds
  • Direct playback from original sources with proper attribution
  • No sign-in required
  • No ads
  • Upvote sounds without an account
  • Ambient mode for fullscreen playback with visual animations
  • Sounds from multiple licensed sources including Wikimedia Commons, Internet Archive, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Freesound and YouTube
  • EPUB and text-based PDF reading
  • On-device text to speech that works offline
  • Word-by-word highlighting during narration
  • Web article saving from Safari and other apps
  • Playback speed control from 0.5x to 3x
  • Background playback and Lock Screen controls
  • Reading and listening position sync
  • Highlights, notes and bookmarks
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Free Project Gutenberg classics library
What makes it different
  • No accounts, no ads, no paid features or subscriptions
  • Honors creative commons licenses and public domain status
  • Built by a single independent creator without investors or sponsors
  • On-device speech generation means narration works completely offline
  • No account, no server, and no tracking of what you read
  • One app for both reading and listening with unified library
  • Free tier holds five books with unlimited listening
  • Your library stays readable even if you stop paying
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check27 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)15
Citation Flow (Majestic)1722
Referring domains (Majestic)227

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