Comparison

Melonset vs BestBy

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

Head to head
About

Melonset

This AI-powered platform streamlines shopping and grocery list management for households and professional organizers. It offers intelligent tools to curate needs, reduce shopping fatigue, and ensure no item is missed.

Highlights
  • AI-powered list management
  • Streamlined shopping
  • Grocery list curation
  • Reduced shopping fatigue
  • Never miss an item
Features
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Melonset is an advanced, AI-powered platform designed to support households, professional organizers, efficient shoppers, and home cooks. Specifically engineered for streamlined grocery and cooking list management, Melonset provides intelligent, specialized tools to help you curate your needs, reduce shopping and cooking fatigue, and ensure you never miss an item again.

About

BestBy

Features
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Never waste food again. BestBy keeps track of every expiry date in your fridge, freezer, pantry and medicine cabinet, and reminds you before anything goes bad. Use what you buy, throw away less, and save money every week. REMINDED BEFORE IT GOES BAD Get a gentle nudge before food, medicine or makeup expires, plus a last call on the day itself. BestBy tells you the exact day it will remind you, and one calm summary each morning shows what to use first. Mark it "Used it" straight from the notification. SAVE MONEY ON GROCERIES The average family throws away hundreds of dollars of food every year, most of it simply forgotten. BestBy shows the food and money you save as it adds up, your streak, and which items keep getting wasted so you can shop smarter. ADD ANYTHING IN SECONDS One Add tab, three easy ways. Scan a barcode and BestBy finds the product and fills in the expiry date. Type a name like "milk" and a typical date fills itself in. Bought it again? Add it back with one tap. SCAN YOUR DOCUMENTS Scan a passport, driving licence, residence permit, insurance certificate or receipt, and BestBy fills in the expiry date and number for you. Passports remind you 6 months ahead, since many countries require it to travel. Everything is read on your iPhone. YOUR KITCHEN, ORGANIZED See everything you have and when it expires, sorted by what to use first. Group by fridge, freezer and pantry, or by category. Every item gets its own emoji and a little face that shows how fresh it is. FRESH FOOD WITHOUT A DATE Fruit, vegetables, deli and leftovers get realistic shelf-life estimates based on what it is, where you keep it and whether it is open. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no ads and no tracking. Your items, dates, photos and documents stay on your iPhone. Download or delete all of your data from Settings in one tap. BESTBY PRO Unlimited items and scans, full savings history, and printable PDF lists. • Yearly: 7 days free, then billed yearly • Weekly: billed weekly • Lifetime: one payment, with a 30-day free trial that never auto-charges Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. The free plan includes monthly limits. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://expiry-vault-coheron.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Melonset4 screens
BestBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Melonset at none against BestBy's 5. Melonset also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BestBy sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Melonset asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melonset ships an update weekly, BestBy monthly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Melonset versus BestBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelonsetBestBy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlockpulsar, Inc.Ritambhra Ritambhra

In-app purchases

None

Melonset

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

BestBy

Subscriptions3
  • BestBy Pro Monthly$2.491 Month
  • BestBy Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • BestBy Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • BestBy Pro 30-Day Free TrialFree
  • BestBy Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Melonset free?
Melonset is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BestBy free?
BestBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Melonset or BestBy have ads?
Neither Melonset nor BestBy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Melonset or BestBy?
Melonset ships an update weekly, and BestBy monthly. Most recently, Melonset was updated on October 28, 2026 and BestBy on October 28, 2026.

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