Melvony vs Lenz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melvony
This social platform allows users to share videos and pictures with friends and family, and interact through likes, comments, and shares. It also features a marketplace for businesses and individuals to sell products directly to customers.
- Share videos and pictures
- Like, comment, and share content
- Apply filters to media
- Built-in marketplace for sales
- Direct customer interaction
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Melvony is the most user friendly social App you will find on the market. Users can share videos or pictures to their friends and family or supporters. Interact with others by liking, commenting or sharing. Make it personal with filters and more! Beyond the everyday user, Melvony is a powerful tool for businesses. Melvony has a built-in market place allowing individuals and businesses to sell directly to potential customers.
Lenz
Discover and connect with people in your immediate vicinity through a proximity-based map. Share photos, captions, and engage with your connections' posts, fostering real-world interactions.
- Proximity-based map for nearby connections
- Post photos with captions to your feed
- Like, comment, and share posts
- Direct messaging for conversations
- Friend list management
- Profile linking to other social media
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Welcome to Lenz- Social, the new and revolutionary app in Social Media and Networking that allows you (the user) the ability to connect to people nearby. So much of social media in today’s world is focused on connecting from a far, but now, you can look through a new Lenz and connect with people who are close in proximity to you. Features- Map: Through the Lenz Map, users are able to see potential new connections who are within a 1/4 mile radius around them and can request a connection. Example- You and a group of friends are at a concert and you see someone nearby, if they have Lenz, you can click on their profile from the map and request to connect with them. Here on the map, users that you have already connected with will also be shown outside of the 1/4 mile radius in case you want to reach back out and go hang out together! Publish: Through Lenz Posts, users can snap a quick picture to post to their feed through our camera function or users can select a previously taken photo and post to their feed. Provide a caption for your post and send it out for your connections to see! Feed: Through the Lenz Feed, users are able to published their own posts for connections to see. Furthermore, you can Like, Comment, or Share posts your see from other existing connections. Chat: Through the Lenz Chat, users can talk and chat through the Lenz app and continue to get to know each other, maybe even make more plans to reconnect! Friends: Through the Lenz Friends List, users can see displayed those users they have already connected with. This display looks similar to a contact list where users can reach back out through the app, they can modify their connection status, block or unblock, and view their connections’ profiles! Profile: Through Lenz- Social, a user’s profile becomes a central hub for connecting with someone through more outlets than just Lenz. Once a connection has been made, the two users can also see each other’s social media accounts that they decide they want to hyperlink on their profile, allowing users to further their connection! We thoroughly hope you enjoy Lenz- Social so go out there, take a look through a new Lenz and connect with the world around you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Melvony at every 4 days against Lenz's monthly. Melvony also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Melvony against 5.0 for Lenz. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Melvony ships an update every 4 days, Lenz monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Melvony | Lenz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 257 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jabir Ahmed | James Lorenz |
Customer experience
Melvony
Lenz
In-app purchases
Melvony
No in-app purchases
Lenz
No in-app purchases









