SunMuse vs MelodyTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SunMuse
This app analyzes photos to extract colors from user-selected areas, creating unique gradient visuals. These can be saved as wallpapers, color cards, or displayed via home screen widgets, building a personal gallery of color inspired by nature.
- Extracts colors from photos
- Creates unique gradient visuals
- Saves as wallpapers
- Generates color cards
- Home screen widgets
- Personal color gallery
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SunMuse is an app that transforms the beauty of sunsets into artistic gradients. By identifying user-selected areas in a photo, it intelligently extracts colors to create unique gradient visuals. These can be saved as wallpapers, color cards, or displayed through home screen widgets — forming a personal gallery of color. Each capture is a gentle conversation with nature, making art and beauty a part of everyday life.
MelodyTimer
This app notifies you when your food is ready using music alerts. It provides scientifically timed cooking durations for various ingredients, preventing over or undercooking. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with a one-time purchase.
- Music alerts for food readiness
- Scientifically timed cooking durations
- Prevents over/undercooking
- Ad-free experience
- One-time purchase
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【Free Your Hands, Music Alerts When Food Is Ready】Tired of checking kitchen timers repeatedly? Unsure when your food is perfectly cooked? MelodyTimer lets you know exactly when cooking is done through music! 【Scientifically Timed, Fewer Mistakes】Each ingredient has precise cooking times based on USDA guidelines and professional chef experience - from soft-boiled eggs to pasta, never overcooked or undercooked again. 【One-time Purchase, No Ads】Unlike other timer apps, we show no ads, require no subscription, and offer permanent use with a single purchase for a clean cooking experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SunMuse at Free against MelodyTimer's $4.99. SunMuse also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
SunMuse is free to download; MelodyTimer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SunMuse against 5.0 for MelodyTimer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
SunMuse ships an update fortnightly, MelodyTimer every 11 months. Both last shipped on August 17, 2026.
| Parameter | SunMuse | MelodyTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 新棋 佘 | SeeOne Labs |
Customer experience
SunMuse
MelodyTimer
In-app purchases
SunMuse
No in-app purchases
MelodyTimer
No in-app purchases
