Volta vs Wellness With Melissa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volta
This app consolidates all your college's health and wellness resources in one place. Easily access health records, insurance information, and find campus services. It also provides 24/7 crisis support and a helpful chatbot for any health-related questions.
- All college & community health resources in one spot
- Chatbot for health questions and guidance
- 24/7 crisis and after-hours support
- Access health records, insurance, and medications
- On-campus resource locator
- Blast messages for campus updates
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We get it, college asks enough of you already; the health & wellness support you need shouldn't be another stressor. That's why Volta exists - so you have one less thing to worry about. * Everything your college & community offers, in one spot. * Got questions? Big or small, Volta points you in the right direction. * When things get real - tap into crisis services 24/7. * Access health records, insurance, meds - you name it - instantly! We know you've deleted those health center emails, so forget sifting through cluttered inboxes and tap in today. * Access your insurance information, health records, medications, you name it with Health Passport. * Finally know everything that’s going on on-campus with blast messages and the resource tabs. * Find the random building your school decided to put the counseling center in right on the homepage. * Never find yourself stuck not knowing where to go for care again. With our chatbot, no question is too small or too large, we’ll direct you to where you need to go. * Find help when you need it the most with the Crisis & After Hours pages
Wellness With Melissa
Achieve your fitness goals with personalized workout and meal plans. Track progress, log activities, and connect with a coach via chat or video calls. Integrates with health kits for comprehensive insights.
- Personalized workout plans
- Customized meal plans
- Nutrition, hydration, and habit tracking
- 1-on-1 chat and video calls with coach
- Progress tracking and analytics
- Wearable and Apple Health integration
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Kick-start your fitness journey with Wellness With Melissa. Together with Melissa Sparrow, you'll have the best combination of nutrition & exercises available on a single app. With Wellness With Melissa, you can begin your fitness journey in no time. Get a fully personalized workout and meal plan tailored to your fitness goals. Progress tracking gets easier when you log your daily workout, record meals, update your check-ins and connect your fitness band & health kit, and get real-time updates via advanced analytical tools. Everything that contributes to your fitness goals gets captured in one place. To top it all, use the inbuilt 1-1 chat feature to have all your queries addressed on the go. You deserve to be the best. That’s why Wellness With Melissa have packed so many features in a single app to help you achieve your fitness goals. Start your journey today! Features that will help you achieve your fitness goals include: * Personalized Workout Plan: Get a fully personalized fitness plan tailored to your goals, whether it is to gain weight, lose weight, gain muscles, or simply wish to work on your general fitness. * Nutrition, Hydration & Habits: Access meal plans assigned by your coach and log your food intake to keep a close track of your calorie intake and macros. You can also track your hydration, steps and calories burnt on the app. * Instant messaging & video calls - Message your coach in real-time and schedule video sessions directly from the app. Stay connected with your coach to improve compliance and get better results. * Check-ins: Gain complete insight into your overall performance with easy check-ins and real-time updates. * Progress: Stay on top of your progress with powerful analytics. * Wearable integration: Get the bigger picture of your progress by connecting your fitness band & health kit thereby enabling real-time updates. Note regarding Apple Health: The app integrates with Apple Health to show your daily activity - distance, steps, active energy, and flights to help you better achieve your goals. App also uses Apple Health to track energy burned and heart rate during a workout session, if an Apple Watch is used. Workout metrics are shared with the coach to better design your workout schedule. DISCLAIMER: Users should seek a doctor’s advice before using this app and making any medical decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wellness With Melissa at 5.0 against Volta's 4.2. Volta's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.
Wellness With Melissa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volta has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Volta ships an update every 9 days, Wellness With Melissa every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Volta | Wellness With Melissa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | indeHealth, Inc. | Melissa Sparrow |
Customer experience
Volta
Wellness With Melissa
In-app purchases
Volta
No in-app purchases
Wellness With Melissa
No in-app purchases
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