Comparison

Meltek vs Frontline Maps

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

Head to head
About

Meltek

Earn rewards for reducing electricity consumption during peak demand hours. Save energy, make money, and help the planet by participating in energy-saving events. Rewards can be redeemed for cash, gift cards, or charitable donations.

Highlights
  • Earn rewards for reducing electricity use
  • Receive advance alerts for energy-saving events
  • Redeem rewards for cash or gift cards
  • Donate rewards to charity or plant trees
  • Refer friends for bonus rewards
  • Track energy usage and savings
Features
Read full description

Meltek is a free service that rewards you for using less electricity during certain hours when energy is in high demand, and the power grid is under strain. Use your energy savings for cash, gift card rewards, charity donations, planting trees, or buying carbon offsets. – SAVE ENERGY, MAKE MONEY, HELP OUR PLANET! – Many electric utilities do not generate their own power. The cost of providing electricity can skyrocket during peak demand events, such as on the hottest summer days. Utilities, through Meltek, prefer paying you to reduce usage instead of risking blackouts. Join Meltek to reduce energy use, make money, and even help the planet. How It Works 1. Sign Up - Register with your electric utility info. Meltek tracks your energy usage and rewards reductions. Currently, we serve residents who use Con Edison, PSEG Long Island, Orange & Rockland or Rockland Electric Company as their electric provider. 2. Get Alerts - Receive alerts about energy-saving events in advance via app notifications, emails, or texts. This is your chance to earn by using less energy. 3. Reduce Usage - Before and during events, pre-cool your home, switch off lights, unplug devices, or delay using large appliances. The more you save, the more you make. 4. Get Rewards - Get paid by Meltek quickly* after each event. Transfer savings directly to your bank through Stripe. Or redeem them - the choice is up to you! Earn immediate bonuses by referring friends, family, or neighbors to join Meltek! *depending on utility; some of our partners currently prevent us from calculating rewards as quickly as we would like.

About

Frontline Maps

This app transforms collective action into a dynamic, live map experience. Participate in local campaigns, log your contributions, and visualize your community's growing impact in real-time. Connect with others, join events, and earn rewards from local businesses.

Highlights
  • Live map visualization of collective action
  • Log contributions via GPS or manual entry
  • Report and clean up local trash
  • Join and coordinate group events
  • Track neighborhood and group impact stats
  • Redeem points for local business offers
Features
Read full description

Frontline turns collective action into a live map. Join a campaign near you, log your actions, and watch your neighborhood's impact grow in real time, all tracked on a live map you can explore alongside everyone else taking part. The flagship campaign, Trash War, turns neighborhood cleanup into a citywide competition. Log a contribution by dropping a pin, using GPS or entering it manually, and recording bag counts or pounds collected, or trace a route you walked and back it up with a photo. Spot trash that needs attention? Report it with a pin and photo, then claim the report yourself, submit before-and-after photos, and turn the cleanup into a logged contribution. Track geographic stats for your neighborhood, zip code, or borough as collective progress builds over time. Beyond solo contributions, Frontline connects you to the people doing this work around you. Find group-hosted cleanup events near you and RSVP, then check in on-site with GPS or a join code, no app fumbling required. Afterward, see who showed up, what got logged, and photos from the day. Join or start a group with your block, school, or community org, compete together on the leaderboard, coordinate events, and track your group's total impact. Local businesses back the effort too. Redeem your points for real offers from partner businesses near your campaign. Partner rewards are currently focused on the New York City area, with more markets planned as Frontline expands. Track your points, bag counts, and pounds collected against milestone ladders, and see your personal history and where you rank. Collective action starts with one pin on the map. Frontline is free to use. Location access is used to log contributions accurately and show you nearby activity, and you control when it's shared. Camera and photo access are only used when you choose to attach a photo to a cleanup or report.

Screenshots

Meltek4 screens
Frontline Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frontline Maps at 5.0 against Meltek's 3.8. Frontline Maps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Meltek's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frontline Maps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meltek has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meltek ships an update every 4 months, Frontline Maps fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Meltek versus Frontline Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeltekFrontline Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMeltek Inc.Taylor Johnson

Customer experience

Meltek

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Frontline Maps

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Meltek

No in-app purchases

None

Frontline Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meltek free?
Meltek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frontline Maps free?
Frontline Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meltek or Frontline Maps?
Frontline Maps is rated higher. Meltek averages 3.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Frontline Maps averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Meltek or Frontline Maps have ads?
Meltek shows ads; Frontline Maps does not.
Which is updated more often, Meltek or Frontline Maps?
Meltek ships an update every 4 months, and Frontline Maps fortnightly. Most recently, Meltek was updated on September 25, 2026 and Frontline Maps on October 8, 2026.

Other comparisons