Moonhill vs Mellowments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moonhill
A digital notebook designed for self-reflection and life journaling. It offers a private space to record thoughts and experiences without data collection. Users are responsible for backing up their notes via iCloud.
- Life note recording
- Inner direction exploration
- Private data storage
- User-managed iCloud backup
- Fixed-classified notes
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"People are just holding flowers in their hands and pulling bowstrings, waiting for you to say the lines of the character." This is a fixed-classified note application that explores the inner direction by recording life notes. This application will not collect or store the user's personal identity information or notes. Note data needs to be backed up by users through iCloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bowlbowl.art/legal/moonhill/privacy.html Contact: hushenbai@163.com
Mellowments
This app helps you remember and engage in relaxing activities by providing a simple way to record and review them. It features a warm art style with over 50 healing illustrations and a minimalist recording process.
- Record relaxing events with illustrations
- Minimalist 1-second recording
- Weekly/Monthly/All event statistics
- Customizable events and sorting
- Desktop widget for quick recording
- Healing comics and regular updates
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There are always some cosy events that allow us to catch our breath in our busy lives: like go flower shopping, pet a cat, visit exhibition, catch a flick like cycling, painting, cut a rug, CityWalk or daydream, cloud gazing, get a nature fix... We are pushed by schedules to complete one "important task" after another yet easily forget these cosy events In fact, as long as we take a little time to record, review, and pay attention to these cosy events you will find: it's not that hard to have a sense of relaxation it's possible to heal ourselves bit by bit What this App wants to do is to accompany you in remembering more, doing more cosy events bringing you some gentle, relaxed, and healing "Mellowments" Warm and lovely art style: More than 50 healing little things, all turned into gentle and fresh illustrations, to help you relax together. 1-second minimalist recording: Select the event illustration, click "+1", and you can complete the record. You can also do it on the desktop widget without opening the App～ Statistics review: Weekly/Monthly/All event statistics, accompany you to review the moments of relaxation, and see the changes in the number of times you do these cosy events～ More details and surprises: Support for custom events, event sorting, detailed records, and regularly updated healing comics～ Privacy Policy: https://www.xinghezuoyong.com/blog/xiaotingdunyinsizhengce User Agreement: https://www.xinghezuoyong.com/blog/xiaotingdunyonghuxieyi
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Moonhill at every 2 weeks against Mellowments's every 2 months. Mellowments's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Moonhill sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Mellowments sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Moonhill against 5.0 for Mellowments. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Moonhill ships an update every 2 weeks, Mellowments every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moonhill | Mellowments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YULIN HU | StarWeave Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Moonhill
Mellowments
In-app purchases
Moonhill
- Premium$2.991 Month
Mellowments
- Mellowments PRO$0.991 Month
- Mellowments PRO$6.991 Year
- Special Edition$0.99
- Collaboration$0.99
- Mellowments PRO (Lifetime)$9.99
