Comparison

SkillQuest vs Melt

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

Head to head
About

SkillQuest

Features
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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

About

Melt

Features
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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 โ€ข Ice cube โ€” clear, translucent, the brand classic โ€ข Candle โ€” burns down to a stub, flame lit until the end โ€ข 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.

Screenshots

SkillQuest4 screens
Melt4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkillQuest ships an update every 6 weeks, Melt every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
SkillQuest versus Melt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkillQuestMelt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.215.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size71 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes VlasblomCarles Calsina Colom

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SkillQuest

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Family Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
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  • Family Yearly$59.991 Year
1 purchases

Melt

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is SkillQuest free?
SkillQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Melt free?
Melt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SkillQuest or Melt have ads?
Melt shows ads; SkillQuest does not.
Which is updated more often, SkillQuest or Melt?
SkillQuest ships an update every 6 weeks, and Melt every 3 months. Most recently, SkillQuest was updated on October 24, 2026 and Melt on October 24, 2026.

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