Comparison

Melium vs Purple Cane

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Melium

Access a world of fashion, lifestyle, and rewards with this app. Earn and redeem loyalty points at curated designer boutiques, restaurants, and cafes across Malaysia. Enjoy exclusive membership privileges and discover a wide range of luxury brands.

Highlights
  • Digital gateway to fashion and lifestyle
  • Earn and redeem Melium Dollars
  • Loyalty and rewards program
  • Membership privileges
  • Discover designer labels
  • Access to F&B outlets
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ABOUT MELIUM As Malaysia’s leading fashion retail, luxury and lifestyle specialist, The Melium Group has over 100 specially curated designer labels in its fashion portfolio and established F&B nationwide: DOME Café, Mama San KL and Aseana Café. The Melium App is your digital gateway to a whole new world of Fashion, Lifestyle, Rewards & Membership Privileges. Use the App when you shop at Melium Downtown Boutiques in world-class malls Pavilion KL, Suria KLCC & The Gardens Mall and earn Melium Dollars that can be redeemed at Melium-owned Boutiques, Designer Outlets, Restaurants & Cafés all through Malaysia. *************************************** What is The Melium Privilege? • Downloading the app and registering to be a Melium Member* entitles you to enjoy The Melium Privilege; the Loyalty & Rewards Programme that increases the value of every spend with us at Melium. • Instantly Earn & Redeem Melium Dollars when you shop at any of our retail boutiques using the App (based on Tier status.) • Melium Dollars earned may be redeemed at all Melium boutiques, DOME Cafés nationwide, Aseana Café, Mamasan KL, Melium Designer Outlet (Genting Highlands Premium Outlets), Aigner Outlet (GHPO, Johor Premium Outlets, Mitsui Outlet), Hackett Outlet (Mitsui, JPO). For a Full Listing of Melium Brands and Boutiques, browse the app or visit us at www.melium.com The Melium App is only applicable in Malaysia. *T&C Apply.

About

Purple Cane

This shopping companion allows users to browse and purchase tea, teaware, and gifts online. Members receive exclusive discounts, welcome rewards, and birthday treats. Enjoy convenient in-store pickup or delivery options.

Highlights
  • Online tea and teaware shopping
  • Exclusive member discounts
  • Welcome rewards and coupons
  • Birthday rewards
  • In-store pickup option
  • Mobile shopping anytime, anywhere
Features
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Enjoy these exclusive member benefits and functions of Purple Cane App. SIGN UP MEMBER AND GET WELCOME REWARDS Register as our member to receive RM10 coupon and more coupons. For New Users only. SMART SHOPPING WITH THE PURPLE CANE APP Your Perfect Tea Lifestyle Companion SHOP tea, teaware and tea gifts online via Purple Cane mobile app --- anytime anywhere. APP-ONLY EXCLUSIVE TEA DEALS Enjoy exclusive discounts on items that are specially featured in our Purple Cane Communitea in-App purchase, web or in-store. Member with privilege discount up to 20% on normal items. BIRTHDAY REWARDS Celebrate your birthday with 25% as our registered member on your birthday month. PICK UP IN-STORE FOR FREE When shopping online, you can have your items delivered to your doorstep or choose self pick up a PURPLE CANE store near you with no delivery fee!

Screenshots

Melium4 screens
Purple Cane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Purple Cane at 4.0 against Melium's 3.0. Melium's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Purple Cane holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melium ships an update every 2 months, Purple Cane monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Melium versus Purple Cane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeliumPurple Cane
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB106 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMeliumPurple Cane Enterprise Sdn Bhd

Customer experience

Melium

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Purple Cane

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Melium

No in-app purchases

None

Purple Cane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Melium free?
Melium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Purple Cane free?
Purple Cane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Melium or Purple Cane?
Purple Cane is rated higher. Melium averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Purple Cane averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Melium or Purple Cane have ads?
Neither Melium nor Purple Cane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Melium or Purple Cane?
Melium ships an update every 2 months, and Purple Cane monthly. Most recently, Melium was updated on November 2, 2026 and Purple Cane on November 3, 2026.

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