Comparison

Focus Traveller vs Mello

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

Head to head
About

Focus Traveller

This app helps users stay focused during work or study sessions by using a gamified timer. Users can collaborate with friends in real-time, track their progress, and enjoy immersive environments and curated audio to enhance concentration.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus timer
  • Collaborative study groups
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable audio
  • Home screen widgets
  • Immersive environments
  • Multitask friendly mode
Features
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Do you struggle to stay concentrated when you’re working alone? Do you find yourself wishing for a study buddy to keep you motivated late at night? Focus Traveller is a productivity timer designed to help you find your flow. The longer you focus, the higher your traveller climb. Together, we get things done. Invite up to 10 friends to form a Focused Travel Group. Support one another, hold each other accountable, and reach new heights together. Key Features: Seamless Transitions: Effortlessly switch between focus sessions and rest periods. Flexible Modes: Choose between a traditional countdown or an open-ended stopwatch. Group Expeditions: Start a journey with friends and stay focused in real-time together. Curated Audio: Connect to Apple Music to play your personal focus tracks. Progress Tracking: Comprehensive daily logs to help you monitor your growth. Quick Access Widgets: Start a session directly from your Home Screen. Immersive Environments: Choose from various seasonal scenes to match your mood. Dark Mode: Increase your immersion and reduce eye strain with a sleek dark interface. Multitask Friendly: Use "General Focus Mode" to stay productive even when switching to other apps. Focus Status: Keep the Focus Traveller screen visible to let classmates or colleagues know you’re focusing Behind the Scenes The stunning animations, illustrations, and character designs are crafted by award-winning artist Kuan Hung Chen. Follow his work on Instagram @jimmykuang and stay updated with us @focustravellerco. Focus Traveller Pro features are available as a monthly subscription or as a one-time purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription & turn off auto-renew. To restore all your previous purchases use the "Restore Purchased" button located at the bottom of the subscription button in the Pro popup page or go to the Focus Traveller Settings to tap on "Restore Purchased" Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable student planner
  • Event and task management
  • Clean timetable view
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Personalized profile options
Features
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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://artse-web.github.io/Mello/terms.html

Screenshots

Focus Traveller4 screens
Mello4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mello at every 3 days against Focus Traveller's every 2 months. Mello also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 86%). Focus Traveller's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 62) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Traveller sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Mello sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Focus Traveller against 5.0 for Mello. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Traveller has 3.9K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Focus Traveller's written reviews are positive against 97% of Mello's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Traveller ships an update every 2 months, Mello every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Traveller versus Mello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TravellerMello
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.9K ratings)5.0 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews97.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better62
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size571 MB20 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWEI JEN CHENIris Arteaga

Customer experience

Focus Traveller

All ratings3,933 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews901 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative5.7%

Mello

All ratings62 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Focus Traveller

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Random data resets
  • Inconsistent time tracking
  • Landscape mode issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add pomodoro timer functionality
  • Introduce more background options
  • Allow manual time entry/editing
  • Implement Lock Screen widget
  • Add ability to block distracting apps

Mello

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Focus Traveller

Subscriptions3
  • Focus Traveller Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Focus Traveller Pro Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Focus Traveller Pro Yearly3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time7
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  • Fox$0.99
  • Corgi$0.99
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  • Bear$1.99
  • Tiger$1.99
  • Caty$1.99
  • Life Time Access$14.99
2 purchases

Mello

Subscriptions2
  • Mello Member Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Mello Member Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Traveller free?
Focus Traveller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mello free?
Mello is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Traveller or Mello?
Mello is rated higher. Focus Traveller averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Mello averages 5.0 from 62 ratings.
Do Focus Traveller or Mello have ads?
Neither Focus Traveller nor Mello shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Traveller or Mello?
Focus Traveller ships an update every 2 months, and Mello every 3 days. Most recently, Focus Traveller was updated on September 24, 2026 and Mello on September 23, 2026.

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