Digital Fasting vs Detox Meld
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Fasting
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Start your digital fast. One number. One ritual. Every night. Digital Fasting tracks how long you stayed off your phone overnight. Start a fast before bed, a Live Activity timer runs on your Lock Screen — tap it in the morning to see your result. Like intermittent fasting, but for your phone. THE MORNING RITUAL • Start your fast before bed • Live Activity timer on your Lock Screen all night • Tap in the morning — reveal your result • Screenshot it. Share it. Keep the streak alive. DESIGNED TO SHARE Your result card looks like a Whoop recovery score, not a screen time report. Dark, minimal, screenshot-ready. Share your wins. Share your 5:47am failures. Both tell a story. FEATURES • Live Activity — Lock Screen timer running all night • Streak tracking — build consistency, don't break the chain • Shareable result cards — designed for Instagram Stories • Fully offline — no accounts, no servers, no data collection PRO (One-time purchase) • Premium themes — 5 handpicked dark designs • Full history with calendar view • Weekly summary cards you can share • Personal records • Streak shields to protect your streak No subscription. Buy once, keep forever. Digital Fasting applies to your data too. No trackers, no analytics, no backend. Everything stays on your device.
Detox Meld
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DetoxMeld is the AI-powered digital detox + screen-time coach. Track usage, correlate it with your mood, run structured multi-day detox challenges, take focus sessions with ambient sounds, and build a supportive community — all in one app. REAL-TIME SCREEN-TIME TRACKING - Daily / weekly / monthly dashboard - App-level breakdown - Category analysis (social, entertainment, productivity, news) - Pickup count + first-pickup time - Goal progress per app AI SCREEN-TIME COACH - Conversational AI aware of your usage patterns - "Why do I keep opening Instagram at 11pm?" — answered with patterns - Personalized intervention suggestions - Habit-substitution coaching STRUCTURED DETOX CHALLENGES - 7-day social media break - 30-day no-phone-in-bed - Custom challenges - Day-by-day check-in - Community-supported FOCUS SESSIONS - Pomodoro + custom intervals - Ambient soundscapes (rain, café, white noise, lo-fi) - App blocking during sessions - Streak tracking WELLNESS SCORING - Daily wellness score (0-100) - Composite of screen time, sleep, mood, exercise - Trend chart over weeks MOOD ↔ SCREEN-TIME CORRELATION - Quick mood log (pre + post screen sessions) - AI correlations: "Your mood drops after Twitter sessions over 30 min" - Pattern detection across weeks BEDTIME WIND-DOWN MODE - Schedule wind-down 30-60 min before sleep - Grayscale + Do Not Disturb - Read or journal prompt instead SCREEN-FREE ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS - 15 preset activities across 6 categories - Exercise, learning, mindfulness, creativity, outdoors, social - Mood before/after tracking COMMUNITY + ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS - Join challenges with friends - Daily check-ins - Encouragement messages - Anonymous-optional community feed GAMIFICATION - 25 achievements + XP + streaks - Detox streak leaderboard PRIVACY & SECURITY - Email + 6-digit OTP, Google Sign-In, or Apple Sign-In - Screen-time data encrypted, deletable any time - We never sell your data SUBSCRIPTION PLANS Free: - Basic screen-time tracking - 5 AI Coach chats/day - Limited challenges Premium ($4.99/month or $29.99/year): - Full app-level analytics - Unlimited AI Coach - All structured challenges - Focus sessions + ambient sounds - Wellness scoring + mood correlation - Bedtime wind-down + grayscale - Screen-free activity suggestions - Community + accountability partner - 7-day free trial vs Opal $15.99 (iOS-only, no AI), one sec $4.99 (pause-only), ScreenZen (free, basic). DetoxMeld is iOS + AI-coached + community. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://detoxmeld.infoinlet.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://detoxmeld.infoinlet.com/terms SUBSCRIPTION TERMS DetoxMeld Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage and cancel your subscription anytime in your iTunes Account Settings. Available plans: - Monthly: $4.99 per month - Annual: $29.99 per year
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Digital Fasting at daily against Detox Meld's every 3 weeks. Detox Meld's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Digital Fasting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Detox Meld sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digital Fasting ships an update daily, Detox Meld every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Digital Fasting | Detox Meld |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vectorate LLC | INFO INLET K.K. |
In-app purchases
Digital Fasting
- Digital Fasting Pro$4.99
Detox Meld
- Premium Monthly Offer$3.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Offer$23.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year









