Comparison

MelodyShare vs Mellow FM

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

Head to head
About

MelodyShare

Create and share stylized "receipts" of your music listening history from Apple Music. Discover new music through personalized recommendations and explore artist and album details.

Highlights
  • Generate music listening receipts
  • Create custom playlist receipts
  • Discover personalized music recommendations
  • Explore artist and album details
  • Connect with Apple Music
  • 30-second song previews
Features
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Turn your Apple Music listening into receipts worth sharing. MelodyShare prints your most-played songs, albums, and artists as a receipt. Choose recent or all-time listening, pick how many lines to print, choose a paper, then save it or share it anywhere from the share sheet. YOUR LISTENING • Your top songs, albums and artists, recent or all-time • Your play count, listening time, and the artists and albums in your rotation • Album and artist pages with tracks and previews, where available MUSIC RECEIPTS • Three kinds of receipt: songs, albums or artists • 19 papers, from Classic and Midnight to Coffee and Roadtrip • Edit your list, range, line count and paper in one place CUSTOM MIXTAPES • Search Apple Music or start from what you've been playing • Put your songs in order and give the mix a title • Start with a mood, like a road trip, a workout or a study session FOR YOU • Recommendations from Apple Music, based on what you've been playing • Hear a preview before you add a song MADE FOR IPHONE • Layouts for iPhone Duo, with wider shelves and artwork beside the details • System, Light and Dark appearance • Supports Larger Text • No MelodyShare account. Your listening history stays on your iPhone. MELODYSHARE+ MelodyShare is free with the Classic and Midnight papers and up to 10 lines per receipt and mixtape. MelodyShare+ unlocks all 19 papers and up to 25 lines and songs. It is available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Some features need an Apple Music subscription. Privacy Policy: https://melodyshare.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mellow FM

Features
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Mellow FM is a radio app that automatically plays music suited to your current moment. Time of day, activity, weather, season — the app reads multiple contexts to deliver the perfect soundtrack. Crisp jazz for your morning commute, ambient for late-night work, chill for a rainy afternoon. No need to pick a song or search. Just press play, and music that fits the moment starts flowing. [Context-Aware Selection] Combines time of day, motion detection (walking, running, driving), weather, and season to select the perfect tracks from the Apple Music catalog in real time. [Gets Smarter Over Time] Every skip or full listen teaches the app your preferences. Over time, music gets closer to what you love in the same time and situation. [Simple Gesture Controls] • Tap the logo — Play / Stop • Tap the artwork — Pause / Resume • Swipe left — Skip • Swipe up — Request a song • Swipe down — Settings panel [Song Request] Craving a specific track? Swipe up to open the request panel, search by artist or title, and add it to the queue. [Sleep Timer] Set a timer from 5 to 120 minutes using the slider. Music fades out automatically when you're ready to sleep. [Weather-Based Music (Optional)] Enable "Weather-Based Music" in settings to match your local weather conditions. [Now Playing Support] Control playback from the Lock Screen and Control Center. CarPlay supported. • Requires an active Apple Music subscription for music streaming. • Location access is only requested when Weather-Based Music is enabled. • All personal data stays on your device. Mellow FM is ad-free and tracking-free. A quiet radio that focuses entirely on your music experience.

Screenshots

MelodyShare4 screens
Mellow FM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mellow FM at none against MelodyShare's 2. Mellow FM also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MelodyShare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mellow FM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MelodyShare ships an update every 8 months, Mellow FM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MelodyShare versus Mellow FM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelodyShareMellow FM
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiam SawyerYoshiyuki Koyama

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MelodyShare

Subscriptions2
  • MelodyShare+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • MelodyShare+ Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Mellow FM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MelodyShare free?
MelodyShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mellow FM free?
Mellow FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MelodyShare or Mellow FM have ads?
Neither MelodyShare nor Mellow FM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MelodyShare or Mellow FM?
MelodyShare ships an update every 8 months, and Mellow FM every 2 months. Most recently, MelodyShare was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mellow FM on October 25, 2026.

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