MELONVA vs SefirahWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MELONVA
Explore and engage with sand art designs through a user-friendly interface. This application requires a compatible Melonva sand art device to function.
- Browse sand art patterns
- Play sand art designs
- Intuitive control interface
- Requires compatible device
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• Browse and play sand art patterns • Simple and intuitive control interface A compatible Melonva sand art device is required.
SefirahWatch
This app assists users in accurately counting the Sefirat HaOmer. It automatically determines the correct count based on your location and provides timely notifications, including Shabbat suppression.
- Automatic daily Omer count
- Location-based calculations
- Customizable counting notifications
- Shabbat suppression
- iPhone home and lock screen widgets
- Apple Watch complications
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SefirahWatch helps you count Sefirat HaOmer with precision. The app automatically calculates each day's nightfall based on your exact location, and can notify you at the exact moment it's time to count — with Shabbat suppression built in. Includes widgets for iPhone home and lock screens, and complications for Apple Watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: SefirahWatch at 7 against MELONVA's 1. MELONVA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. 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 MELONVA against 5.0 for SefirahWatch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SefirahWatch has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MELONVA | SefirahWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiamen Bining Co., Ltd. | Seth Dimbert |
Customer experience
MELONVA
SefirahWatch
In-app purchases
MELONVA
No in-app purchases
SefirahWatch
No in-app purchases
