SkillQuest vs Melt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
SkillQuest
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SkillQuest helps you build skills with focus timers, XP, levels, statistics and motivating social progress. Start a timer for any skill and see your progress after every session. Use SkillQuest for studying, programming, music practice, reading, writing, sports or any routine you want to strengthen. Key features: - Focus timers for your skills - XP, levels and streaks - Statistics by day, week, month and year - Themes and personalization - Friends, challenges and rankings - Family groups for guidance and motivation - Guest mode to start immediately SkillQuest makes your time visible. You do not just track what you did; you see how your skills grow over time. Premium unlocks more freedom, including expanded features, more personalization and family management. SkillQuest is ad-free and built with privacy in mind. Support: hello@skill-quest.app Privacy: https://skill-quest.app/privacy
Melt
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The only focus timer where time melts in front of you. No rings. No bars. Just an ice cube, a candle, or an hourglass quietly dissolving as you work. When it's gone, your session is done. Quiet. Visual. Satisfying. --- THREE THINGS THAT MELT โข Ice cube โ clear, translucent, the brand classic โข Candle โ burns down to a stub, flame lit until the end โข Hourglass โ sand drains grain by grain, with bottom pile rising POMODORO BUILT IN Auto-cycle focus + breaks. Set your own durations. The object resets each round. Configurable in Settings. CALM BY DESIGN No gamification. No badges. No streaks to break. A quiet log of when you focused, for how long, with which object. Optional gentle chime, optional haptics. Nothing more. 15 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT All session data lives on your device. No account, no signup, no analytics. Ad-supported (non-personalized). --- Focus deeply. Watch time melt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SkillQuest at none against Melt's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SkillQuest sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Melt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SkillQuest ships an update every 6 weeks, Melt every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SkillQuest | Melt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks โ better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Vlasblom | Carles Calsina Colom |
In-app purchases
SkillQuest
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Family Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
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- Family Yearly$59.991 Year
Melt
- Remove ads$2.99








