Comparison

MelonBook vs Ask Slowly

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

Head to head
About

MelonBook

Organize your beauty and skincare products with this app. Track expiry dates, shades, and usage history to maintain an efficient routine. Features include a product library, QR code support, and storage location management.

Highlights
  • All-in-One Product Library
  • Expiry Date Tracking
  • QR Code Support
  • Shade & Color Management
  • Brand & Category Statistics
  • Storage Locations
  • Looks & Effect Shots
Features
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MelonBook helps you manage your entire beauty and skincare collection in one smart and organized place. Track expiry dates, shades, product details, and usage history with ease. Keep your beauty routine clean, efficient, and always up-to-date. Key Features • All-in-One Product Library • Expiry Date Tracking • QR Code Support • Shade & Color Management • Brand & Category Statistics • Storage Locations • Looks & Effect Shots

About

Ask Slowly

Features
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Ask Slowly A small tool for less small talk. Pick someone you care about. Pick how deep you want to go. The question does the rest. 1,560 conversation cards. Six relationships. Four depth levels each. Now in English and Traditional Chinese. — SIX DECKS — Couples · For the love you come home to Friends · For the people who've chosen you back Family · For the people who raised you Children · For the people you watch become themselves Colleagues · For the people you share your weekday hours with Teammates · For the people who wear the same colours, close or not — FOUR LEVELS PER DECK — Level 0 — Warm-up: light, observational, easy to answer Level 1 — Closer: curious and warm, with room to wander Level 2 — Personal: the questions you usually skip past Level 3 — Deep: the questions you've been meaning to ask — WHAT YOU WON'T FIND — No accounts. No sign-up. No paywall. No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. No analytics. Nothing saved. Just the cards. Just the questions. Just the people. — FOR THE QUIET MOMENTS — For the long drive. For the dinner that's gone silent. For the friend you've missed. For the kid who's growing up. For the parent at the end of a phone line. For the colleague you barely know but kind of like. Real questions, time to answer.

Screenshots

MelonBook4 screens
Ask Slowly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ask Slowly at none against MelonBook's 1. Ask Slowly also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MelonBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ask Slowly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MelonBook ships an update every 5 days, Ask Slowly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MelonBook versus Ask Slowly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelonBookAsk Slowly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShun Yin LamCHEUK WANG TSE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MelonBook

One-time1
  • No Ads$9.99
None

Ask Slowly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MelonBook free?
MelonBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ask Slowly free?
Ask Slowly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MelonBook or Ask Slowly have ads?
Neither MelonBook nor Ask Slowly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MelonBook or Ask Slowly?
MelonBook ships an update every 5 days, and Ask Slowly every 8 days. Most recently, MelonBook was updated on September 14, 2026 and Ask Slowly on September 22, 2026.

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