Education · head to head
Melodics vs Securly
Melodics
Education
MIDI-only practice app for keyboard, pad controllers and electronic drums, precise rather than beginner-gentle
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Securly
Education
Web filtering, student safety monitoring and device management for K-12 schools
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Melodics has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Melodics it requires MIDI-capable hardware to function at all, so it is not usable with an acoustic piano, an acoustic guitar or any instrument without a MIDI connection.; Securly pricing stacks by module and only Filter has rates that surface publicly, so the quoted total for Filter plus Aware plus On-Call is routinely several times the number a district budgeted from the filtering line alone.
- They diverge on capability: Melodics covers MIDI-only input, Securly covers Filter.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Melodics and Securly actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Education).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Melodics
- MIDI-only input
- Pad controller support
- Electronic drum support
- Keyboard exercises
- Precision scoring
- Genre-focused content
Only in Securly
- Filter
- Aware
- On-Call
- Classroom
- MDM
- Pass
- Home
- Delegated admin
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Melodics
- A beat-maker with an MPC or Launchpad-style controller wanting structured finger drumming practicenot Securly
- A keyboardist who owns a MIDI keyboard and wants exact timing and note accuracy feedback rather than microphone approximationnot Securly
- An electronic drummer practising on a MIDI drum kit who wants graded exercisesnot Securly
- A producer wanting to build pad-based performance technique for live sets rather than studio programmingnot Securly
Securly
- A district that must show CIPA compliance for take-home Chromebooks used on home broadband, where network-level filtering does nothingnot Melodics
- A district whose safeguarding policy requires that a human being reads a self-harm alert within minutes at any hour, including school holidaysnot Melodics
- A one-to-one iPad programme needing Apple device enrolment, filtering and classroom control from a single agent rather than threenot Melodics
- A district under pressure from parents who want visibility of what their child does on the school device at home, without the school having to field each request by handnot Melodics
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Melodics
- It requires MIDI-capable hardware to function at all, so it is not usable with an acoustic piano, an acoustic guitar or any instrument without a MIDI connection.
- Its content is weighted toward electronic, hip-hop and contemporary genres, so a classical piano student will find the repertoire a poor fit compared with Flowkey.
- It is not aimed at complete beginners deciding whether to learn an instrument, since it assumes you already own compatible gear and have basic familiarity with it.
- Platform support is narrower than the microphone-based apps in this cluster, without the same breadth of mobile phone accessibility.
- The precision it offers only matters if your MIDI hardware itself has good build quality and low latency; cheap or poorly calibrated controllers will still produce inconsistent scoring regardless of your playing.
Securly
- Pricing stacks by module and only Filter has rates that surface publicly, so the quoted total for Filter plus Aware plus On-Call is routinely several times the number a district budgeted from the filtering line alone.
- The safety scanning generates false positives at volume, including song lyrics, creative writing and health-class assignments, and each one consumes counsellor or administrator time that the vendor does not pay for.
- Alerting on student writing is a surveillance decision with real community consequences, and districts that deploy it without an explicit board policy and parent notification have faced local objections after the fact.
- Coverage is strongest on managed Chromebooks; personal devices, non-Chrome browsers and encrypted apps outside the agent leave gaps that the compliance story quietly depends on nobody testing.
- Per-student pricing is charged on enrolment rather than on devices, so a district that issues devices to only some year groups still pays for every student on the roll.
Pricing, plan by plan
Melodics
Free- MelodicsFree
- Limited lesson access
- Premium$9.99/month
- Full lesson library
- Precision MIDI scoring
- Available around $120 a year on annual billing
Securly
On request- Filter$undefined/year
- Web filtering on and off network
- Tiered per-student rates that fall as enrolment rises
- Published in some purchasing co-operative catalogues, not on the vendor site
- Aware$undefined/year
- Automated scanning of email, documents and search for safety risk
- Quoted per student, no public rate
- On-Call$undefined/year
- 24/7 human review and escalation of serious alerts
- Quoted per student, priced on top of Aware
- Classroom, MDM and Pass$undefined/year
- Sold as separate per-student modules
- Quoted
Which should you pick?
Choose Melodics if
- You need midi-only input.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on macOS, Windows, iPadOS.
- You also want pad controller support.
Choose Securly if
- You need filter.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, Windows.
- You also want aware.
Questions people ask
- Is Melodics or Securly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Melodics starts at Free and Securly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Melodics or Securly?
- Melodics has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Melodics and On request for Securly.
- Does Melodics or Securly run on more platforms?
- Melodics runs on macOS, Windows, iPadOS. Securly runs on Web, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, Windows.
- Can I use Melodics for free?
- Yes. Melodics has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Securly starts at On request.
- What is Melodics best used for?
- Melodics is most often used for a beat-maker with an mpc or launchpad-style controller wanting structured finger drumming practice, a keyboardist who owns a midi keyboard and wants exact timing and note accuracy feedback rather than microphone approximation, an electronic drummer practising on a midi drum kit who wants graded exercises, a producer wanting to build pad-based performance technique for live sets rather than studio programming. Of those, a beat-maker with an mpc or launchpad-style controller wanting structured finger drumming practice and a keyboardist who owns a midi keyboard and wants exact timing and note accuracy feedback rather than microphone approximation are not what Securly is typically brought in for.
- What can Melodics do that Securly cannot?
- Melodics covers MIDI-only input, Pad controller support, Electronic drum support, Keyboard exercises. Securly covers Filter, Aware, On-Call, Classroom.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Melodics: Do I need special hardware for Melodics?
Yes, a MIDI keyboard, pad controller or electronic drum kit is required; there is no microphone-only mode.
Securly: Does Securly publish pricing?
Not on its own site. Tiered per-student rates for Filter appear in some US purchasing co-operative catalogues, falling as enrolment rises, but Aware, On-Call, Classroom, MDM and Pass are quoted.
Melodics: Does it teach classical piano?
Not really, its content leans toward electronic, hip-hop and contemporary genres rather than classical repertoire.
Securly: What is the difference between Aware and On-Call?
Aware is the automated detection that produces alerts. On-Call is the staffed service that reads the serious ones out of hours and phones your escalation contacts. Buying Aware alone leaves the triage with your own staff.
Melodics: How does it compare to Yousician or Flowkey on accuracy?
It is more precise because it reads exact MIDI data rather than inferring notes from audio, but only for users who own the required hardware.
Securly: Does it filter on home internet?
Yes, filtering follows the managed device rather than the network, which is the point for take-home Chromebook programmes.
Securly: Is student data used for anything else?
Securly signs the US Student Privacy Pledge and district data processing agreements; check the specific DPA rather than the marketing page, since scanning scope and retention are negotiated terms.
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