Friesens UPloadIt vs Mello
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Friesens UPloadIt
Easily capture and share photos for your school yearbook directly from your device or gallery. This app allows you to upload yearbook portraits and send images on the go, streamlining the yearbook submission process for schools using Friesens Yearbooks.
- Capture photos on the go
- Upload from photo gallery
- Submit yearbook portraits
- Direct photo sharing
- School yearbook integration
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Take & send photos to your school yearbook. If your school prints with Friesens Yearbooks you can easily capture and share photos on the go, directly from your camera, or through your photo gallery. You can even upload your yearbook portrait through Friesens UploadIt.
Mello
This app helps students manage their academic life with a customizable planner. It includes features for events, timetables, tasks, and a built-in Pomodoro timer for focused study sessions. Stay organized and in control of your studies with a clean and visually appealing interface.
- Customizable student planner
- Event and task management
- Clean timetable view
- Built-in Pomodoro timer
- Personalized profile options
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Mello is an all-in-one student planner designed to help you stay organized and in control of your academic life. Built around the way students actually work, Mello combines everything you need into one clean and customizable experience. Personalize your profile with custom images and choose an accent color that matches your vibe. Stay organized with events, a clean timetable view for your schedule, and tasks with custom symbols to keep everything visually distinct. Need to focus? Use the built-in Pomodoro timer to stay on track during study sessions. Mello brings your classes, deadlines, and study time into one place — designed to look as good as it works. https://mellotheapp.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mello at 95% against Friesens UPloadIt's 40%. Mello also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Friesens UPloadIt's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Mello sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Friesens UPloadIt asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mello holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mello has 134 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Friesens UPloadIt's written reviews are positive against 95% of Mello's.
Friesens UPloadIt ships an update every 2 months, Mello every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Friesens UPloadIt | Mello |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (134 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 134 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Friesens Corporation | Iris Arteaga |
Customer experience
Friesens UPloadIt
Mello
In-app purchases
Friesens UPloadIt
No in-app purchases
Mello
- Mello Member Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Mello Member Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
