Comparison

SquidKeyboard vs Melior

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

Head to head
About

SquidKeyboard

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The SquidKeyboard has been released. It is a simple keyboard that can be added in the keyboard settings for use. The SquidKeyboard does not collect user data nor does it require internet access. Enabling full access in the keyboard settings allows users to experience haptic feedback. Extended keyboards Squid.1, Squid.2, and Squid.3 are available for the SquidKeyboard.

About

Melior

This app guides you through 30 thoughtful questions each year to reflect on your highlights, challenges, and future hopes. Your reflections are saved automatically and can be reviewed year after year, allowing you to see how your thoughts evolve.

Highlights
  • Guided year-end reflection questions
  • 6 thematic chapters
  • Automatic saving
  • Cross-year answer comparison
  • Shareable year-end summaries
  • iCloud backup
  • Dark mode
Features
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Melior is a year-end reflection app — not a daily journal. Every year, 30 thoughtfully crafted questions across 6 chapters guide you through your highlights, bonds, challenges, regrets, lessons, and hopes for the future. No streaks, no progress bars, no badges. Just you and your thoughts. WRITE YOUR YEAR INTO A BOOK Find a quiet corner. Sit down. Melior asks the questions — from "What made you happiest this year?" to "What would you do differently?" Write at your own pace. There's no rush. Everything saves automatically. LOOK BACK, YEAR AFTER YEAR Completed years are collected in Recaps. Browse your answers like flipping through a photo album, or open any question to see how your answers have changed across the years. The longer you write, the more it means. FEATURES · 6 chapters: Highlights · Bonds · Challenges · Unfinished · Lessons · Future · 30 guided reflection questions — the same each year, building a cross-year record · Auto-save as you write · Recaps: browse past years + compare any question across years · Year-end summary with shareable cards · Dark mode · English & Chinese · iCloud backup YOUR WORDS, YOUR EYES ONLY Everything you write stays on your device and in your iCloud — nowhere else. No ads, no sign-up, no tracking, no analytics. Melior connects to no server and collects zero data. Write freely.

Screenshots

SquidKeyboard3 screens
Melior4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SquidKeyboard at Free against Melior's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

SquidKeyboard is free to download; Melior costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SquidKeyboard versus Melior: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquidKeyboardMelior
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjiwoong jangKexin Li

In-app purchases

None

SquidKeyboard

No in-app purchases

None

Melior

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SquidKeyboard free?
SquidKeyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Melior free?
Melior costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SquidKeyboard or Melior have ads?
Neither SquidKeyboard nor Melior shows ads.

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