Cafe Pomo vs MELT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cafe Pomo
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Transform your phone into the ultimate study device: a focused space for deep work and concentration. Each with different vibes. Café Pomo utilizes the Pomodoro technique combined with an immersive journey through beautiful cafes. Designed for students and anyone who needs to stop doomscrolling and start being productive - wherever you are. Whether you're studying for exams, working from home, or building new habits, every session makes your phone a productive companion instead of a distraction. Immerse yourself in handcrafted backgrounds: a jazz pianist's corner in Manhattan, cherry blossom views in Tokyo, or a rustic French countryside retreat. Each café comes with custom-curated lo-fi and ambient music to help you find your flow and match your energy. Flexible Timers: Choose your focus style. Customize break times, timer position, and display to match your workflow. Unlock and explore more: Start your journey in NYC, then earn coins to unlock cafes around the world Tokyo, Europe, and mysterious fantasy realms. Each city holds multiple unique cafés waiting to be discovered. Where will you study today? Earn achievements and collect stamps for being productive: Build streaks, hit milestones, and collect achievements Display your earned badges in a beautiful scrapbook-style journal. Personalize things with custom themes, adjustable display settings. Loyalty Card: Unlock exclusive premium cafés, themes, and founding member perks. Advanced stats to manage your time better for ultimate productivity. Battery saver mode to study for longer periods of time. Earn coins quicker to unlock features faster. Most features remain free forever. "Finally, a focus app that makes me WANT to study." Terms of Use: https://l337jkr.github.io/cafe-pomo-legal/TERMS_OF_SERVICE.md Privacy Policy: https://l337jkr.github.io/cafe-pomo-legal/PRIVACY_POLICY.md
MELT
This minimalist app visualizes focus time as a flow of color, not numbers. Select your focus duration and choose distracting apps to block. A candy-themed screen melts away to show your progress, with automatic re-blocking after temporary access.
- Focus timer with customizable durations
- Block distracting apps, categories, and websites
- Temporary access with auto-reblocking
- Local session history and focus time tracking
- Minimalist visual progress indicator
- Multi-language support
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Let time flow. MELT turns your focus session into a slowly melting screen, so you can study, read, or work without staring at a countdown. • Choose 15, 25, 45, or 60 minutes, or set your own time from 1 minute to 12 hours. • Block the apps you choose during a focus session. • Use one temporary 3-minute unlock, then return to focus. • Tap to see the time. Hold to pause or resume. • Pick one of five candy colors or reveal your own photo as time melts away. • Keep completed and partial sessions in your on-device history. No ads, accounts, or subscriptions. App blocking requires Screen Time authorization. Photos, settings, and focus history stay on your device. Optional first-party usage analytics are off by default and can be enabled in MELT settings. They are used only to improve the app, never for advertising or cross-app tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cafe Pomo at Free against MELT's $2.99. MELT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). On ads, 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
Cafe Pomo is free to download; MELT costs $2.99 up front. Cafe Pomo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MELT asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cafe Pomo ships an update every 6 weeks, MELT daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cafe Pomo | MELT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 355 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WILFRED LAN | MINSUK SONG |
In-app purchases
Cafe Pomo
- Loyalty Card$2.991 Month
- Loyalty Card$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Member$19.99
MELT
No in-app purchases









