The Melt vs El Chingon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Melt
Enjoy delicious grilled sandwiches and flavorful burgers made with high-quality ingredients. This app offers a commitment to sustainability with compostable packaging and meatless options.
- All-natural ingredients
- High-quality cheeses and meats
- Fresh artisan breads
- Crunchy grilled sandwiches
- Flavorful MeltBurgers
- Compostable/recyclable packaging
- Meatless options available
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"Here at The Melt we do as our name says: we melt things. The Melt begins with 100% all-natural, high-quality cheeses, all-natural meats and fresh artisan breads, and then we melt them to amazing. Every bite of our crunchy, grilled sandwiches and juicy, flavorful MeltBurgers will put a smile on your face and happiness in your heart. The Melt is also heavily committed to reducing our impact on the planet. We use 100% compostable or recyclable packaging and offer meatless options as healthy substitutes."
El Chingon
This application serves as a digital portal for a Mexican restaurant. It provides information and potentially ordering or reservation capabilities for patrons.
- Restaurant information
- Digital menu access
- Reservation booking
- Location details
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An app for El Chingon. A Mexican restaurant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: The Melt at 3.3K against El Chingon's 2. The Melt also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). El Chingon's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
El Chingon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Melt has 3.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Melt ships an update weekly, El Chingon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Melt | El Chingon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Melt | Scavego Interactive Games, Inc. |
Customer experience
The Melt
El Chingon
Bugs and requests
The Melt
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Location detection issues
- Rewards not tracking properly
- Inconsistent UI/UX
- Payment issues
Requested features
4 requests- Support for Apple Pay
- Ability to cancel/modify orders
- Display loyalty points balance
- Option to disable marketing notifications
El Chingon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Melt
No in-app purchases
El Chingon
No in-app purchases
