# Mellowments vs the waterfall

Mellowments and the waterfall both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Mellowments's written reviews are positive against 88% of the waterfall's. Mellowments also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Mellowments sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and the waterfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Mellowments against 5.0 for the waterfall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Mellowments's written reviews are positive against 88% of the waterfall's.

Mellowments ships an update every 2 months, the waterfall every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mellowments | the waterfall |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mellowments/id6464467931/reviews) | [5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-waterfall/id6470706449/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 4 | **5** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 88.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 months** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 26 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [StarWeave Co.,Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1626455742) | [文杰 李](https://appshunter.io/developer/1590258684) |

## What reviewers say

### Mellowments

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mellowments/id6464467931)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mellowments PRO | $0.99 | per month |
| Mellowments PRO | $6.99 | per year |
| Special Edition | $0.99 | one-time |
| Collaboration | $0.99 | one-time |
| Mellowments PRO (Lifetime) | $9.99 | one-time |


### the waterfall

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-waterfall/id6470706449)

This app serves as a personal introspection companion, allowing users to record thoughts, ideas, and memories. It features guided questions for deeper self-reflection, supports Markdown for expressive text, and allows tagging and image association with entries. Data is stored locally and synced with iCloud for privacy.

**Highlights:** Guided self-reflection questions, Markdown support for text, Tagging and image association, Local data storage with iCloud sync, Pinning important memories, Record reading notes and movie reviews

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WATERFALL UPGRADE | $7.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mellowments free?

Mellowments is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is the waterfall free?

the waterfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Mellowments or the waterfall?

Mellowments and the waterfall are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 5 ratings respectively.

### Do Mellowments or the waterfall have ads?

Neither Mellowments nor the waterfall shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Mellowments or the waterfall?

Mellowments ships an update every 2 months, and the waterfall every 3 months. Most recently, Mellowments was updated on September 6, 2026 and the waterfall on September 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*