Comparison

NanoLuna vs meloClock

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

Head to head
About

NanoLuna

Features
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NanoLuna undergoes a massive V2 evolution! NanoLuna is a smart calendar app designed for users with complex holiday schedules. Say goodbye to the daily struggle of deciding whether to set an alarm for tomorrow. 【What's New: Flexible Groups & Visual Timeline】 • Group Alarms: Break free from single-alarm limits. Setup custom alarms automatically categorized by "Workday", "Weekend", and "Holiday" groups. Support for up to 5 alarms per group. • Innovative Timeline View: A new dedicated rule management page. Swipe the timeline to visually review and organize all your alarm schedules. • Smart Wake Now Free: Our premium "Smart Alarm" waking strategy is completely unlocked and permanently free for all users! • UI/UX Overhaul: Modern visual redesign for smoother and better interaction. 【Smart Holiday Alarms】 • Automatically recognizes workdays, statutory holidays, weekends, and make-up days. • Rings on workdays, silences on holidays, and rings as usual on make-up workdays. • Supports Siri Shortcuts to voice-control native system alarms. • Custom ringtones supported (up to 30 seconds). 【Night Clock】 • Night Clock: a fullscreen landscape clock designed for bedside viewing. 【Beautiful Desktop Widgets】 • 3 Sizes: Small (Today Glance), Medium (Month View + Holidays), Large (Comprehensive info). • Real-time lunar calendar, solar terms, and holiday countdowns. • iOS frosted glass design blending seamlessly onto your home screen. 【Lunar & Traditional Calendars】 • Precise Gregorian-Lunar conversion (1900-2100). • Exact dates for 24 Solar Terms. • Traditional Almanac dos and don'ts. • Countdown to the next holiday for easy tracking. 【Multi-Region Support】 • China: Complete statutory holidays + adjusted make-up workdays. • Japan: Public holiday calendar. • Korea: Public holiday calendar. • Auto-detects device region with smart recommendations. Download NanoLuna and make every morning anxiety-free.

About

meloClock

Features
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This is what 15:35 sounds like. meloClock is a digital clock that turns the digits of the current time into scale degrees, staff notation, and melody. With practice, you may even recognize the current time just by listening. Tap the digits or notes, and the clock becomes a small instrument. Use everyday glances at the time as a playful part of ear training. Using meloClock as a clock is completely free, with no ads. For those who want to explore ear training and customization further, meloClock Pro is also available. ■ A clock for your everyday space ・A large digital clock designed for landscape display ・Optional date, weekday, and staff notation ・Customizable fonts, weights, and display styles ・Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac ■ Hear and play the time ・See the current time as notes on a staff ・Play the time as a melodic chime ・Tap the time, date, or notes to make music ・Repeat melody chimes at your chosen interval ■ For ear training, too Play while watching how digits, scale degrees, and notes correspond, or listen while following the melody on the staff. meloClock is useful as a clock and enjoyable as a small musical instrument. ■ meloClock Pro An optional upgrade for exploring ear training and customization further. With the same Apple Account, one subscription unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. meloClock has no ads and does not collect usage data. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NanoLuna4 screens
meloClock1 screens

Verdict

The call

NanoLuna and meloClock are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. NanoLuna sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and meloClock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NanoLuna ships an update every 9 days, meloClock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NanoLuna versus meloClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNanoLunameloClock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer恒俭 董Yuichi Sato

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NanoLuna

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$0.99
2 purchases

meloClock

Subscriptions2
  • meloClock Pro Monthly$1.491 Month
  • meloClock Pro Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is NanoLuna free?
NanoLuna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is meloClock free?
meloClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NanoLuna or meloClock have ads?
Neither NanoLuna nor meloClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NanoLuna or meloClock?
NanoLuna ships an update every 9 days, and meloClock every 5 days. Most recently, NanoLuna was updated on October 5, 2026 and meloClock on October 13, 2026.

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