Billiard Up vs Melter Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Billiard Up
Experience the finesse of billiards with this precision-focused game. Sink balls into pockets to improve your skills and unlock new equipment. Master your accuracy and control to become the ultimate player.
- Precision ball sinking gameplay
- Skill and dexterity upgrades
- Unlockable gloves and cues
- Progressive difficulty
- Finesse and control mechanics
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Billiard is about finesse, accuracy, precision and control. Hit the balls to sink'em in holes, the more you drop those balls into the holes, the better you get. Upgrade your dexterity, range and more. Unlock new gloves and cues to be the best.
Melter Idle
Engage in a satisfying pixel-melting experience. Collect in-game currency to enhance your melting capabilities and unlock new upgrades. Watch as pixels transform into valuable resources.
- Pixel melting gameplay
- Collect money
- Upgrade Melter
- Idle progression
- Satisfying visuals
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Melt everything pixels and collect money to upgrade your Melter!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Melter Idle at 3.6 against Billiard Up's 2.4. Melter Idle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13). Billiard Up's advantage is review sentiment (32% vs 8%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Billiard Up sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Melter Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Melter Idle holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 46 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Billiard Up's written reviews are positive against 8% of Melter Idle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Billiard Up | Melter Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (29 ratings) | 3.6 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better | 8.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TapNation | 小末 张 |
Customer experience
Billiard Up
Melter Idle
In-app purchases
Billiard Up
- Money Piggy Bank$1.99
- Bronze Cue$2.99
- Diamond Piggy Bank$2.99
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- American Glove$2.99
- 50 Diamond$3.99
- No Ads$3.99
- Veteran Cue$3.99
- Silver Hand$3.99
- DC-AC Cue$5.99
- Developer’s Hand$5.99
- 100 Diamond$6.99
- Emerald Glove$8.99
- Golden Cue$9.99
Melter Idle
No in-app purchases
