Ontec Home vs Melon Mobile 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ontec Home
Monitor household water consumption with real-time data, target setting, and leak detection. Purchase prepaid electricity from anywhere and track your energy spending history with insightful graphs.
- Monitor household water consumption
- Set daily water usage targets
- Receive leak detection notifications
- Purchase prepaid electricity
- View electricity purchase history
- Alias multiple households
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Ontec HOME is a smart monitoring application that allows users to monitor their household water consumption through the GaugeIT solution as well as purchase prepaid electricity. Through Ontec Home users can monitor more than one household and can provide a friendly alias for the various houses being monitored. With the GaugeIT solution users can monitor their household water consumption and set daily targets which they do not want to exceed. GaugeIT will send notifications if the user is nearing their consumption target and will also send a notification once the target has been reached. Leak detection has also been included in GaugeIT. Users are notified of possible leaks that has been detected which they can then investigate and fix. The prepaid purchases function allows users to buy electricity online from anywhere is the world and from the comfort of our own house. A history of previous purchases are stored, giving the user insight into their energy purchasing patterns which is depicted on a graph. Use Ontec Home to gain insights into your household water and electricity usage and purchases today.
Melon Mobile 2.0
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Yup, we said it - the first-ever fully customisable mobile network in Mzansi – built to disrupt what all the other big companies are doing, in favour of more freedom, better month-to-month plans and a more affordable way to do mobile. Say goodbye to rigid plans, long-term contracts and all those other things that lock you in, and hello to freedom with our innovative Melon App. Why Melon Mobile? · We’re 100% Digital: No paperwork, no stores, no frustration - we're 100% digital. · You’re in control: Whether you want to build your own month-to-month Voice & Data plan (and change it any time) or choose one of our Unlimited Calls & Texts + Data plans. · Mobile made by you: More control means a happier you. We let you decide how you want your mobile plan to work for you. Need more Data next month? Change your plan. Less Data? Change it again. You’re in charge here. · Keep your number: Switch to Melon and keep your number. Porting takes a day, and it can be done from our App. · We keep things simple: Sign-up is a breeze. Order a free SIM, complete Self-RICA, all on our App or Website, without having to visit a store. · We don’t do contracts: You’re not locked into anything with us. Build a plan, choose a plan, change a plan – it’s all up to you. So, what’s this free trial thing? We’re giving you the chance to put us to the test for 14 days, for free. That’s 14 days of our Unlimited Calls & Texts plus 5GB Data, for free. Become a Melon test pilot by signing up to your free trial. 1. Visit www.melonmobile.co.za. 2. Register & choose your SIM (physical or eSIM). 3. Pay a small delivery (if needed) and SIM Activation fee. 4. Download the Melon Mobile App. 5. RICA & Activate SIM. 6. Enjoy your free trial. It’s easy-peasy. But wait, there’s more: Once you’re testing us out, take a look at all the other amazing things you can get from Melon. You can refer a friend and get tech vouchers up to R1000. We’ve introduced free eSIMs on all compatible smartphones and devices. We’ve brought in something we like to call, “Family Plans”, which allows you to add more SIMs to your account, giving you control over Data & Voice usage for your whole family. We’ve brought in AI, to learn more about our customer behaviour, so we can make our product even better. And we’re only getting started. #MoveToMelon and put us to the test with your free trial. Visit melonmobile.co.za and download the Melon App today. Welcome to the sweet side of mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ontec Home at 10.1 against Melon Mobile 2.0's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Ontec Home | Melon Mobile 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ontec Systems (PTY) Ltd | Melon Mobile Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
In-app purchases
Ontec Home
No in-app purchases
Melon Mobile 2.0
No in-app purchases
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