Comparison

Melt vs Deeply

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

Head to head
About

Melt

Features
Read full description

The only focus timer where time melts in front of you. No rings. No bars. Just an ice cube, a candle, or an hourglass quietly dissolving as you work. When it's gone, your session is done. Quiet. Visual. Satisfying. --- THREE THINGS THAT MELT • Ice cube — clear, translucent, the brand classic • Candle — burns down to a stub, flame lit until the end • Hourglass — sand drains grain by grain, with bottom pile rising POMODORO BUILT IN Auto-cycle focus + breaks. Set your own durations. The object resets each round. Configurable in Settings. CALM BY DESIGN No gamification. No badges. No streaks to break. A quiet log of when you focused, for how long, with which object. Optional gentle chime, optional haptics. Nothing more. 15 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT All session data lives on your device. No account, no signup, no analytics. Ad-supported (non-personalized). --- Focus deeply. Watch time melt.

About

Deeply

Features
Read full description

Deeply blocks distracting apps only while you focus — a timebox-style focus app, not an always-on blocker. Pick a task, set a timer, and start. Social media and games lock automatically for that session. When you're done, you're free again — no permanent restrictions, just focus when it counts. Made for you if • You keep opening social media without noticing • You want to lock in right before a deadline • Always-on blockers never stuck for you Features • Choose which apps to block for each task • Deep Focus timer • Track completed / interrupted sessions and review your focus history • One-tap setup with presets Deeply Plus • Unlimited tasks, presets & blocked apps • Full focus history • No ads Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time purchase. Focus by design, not willpower. Privacy Policy: https://fossil-tsunami-a92.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Deeply-37cedeb800428087a7c8e4d1348fe03b Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Melt4 screens
Deeply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Deeply at every 3 weeks against Melt's every 3 months. Melt's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Melt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Deeply sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melt ships an update every 3 months, Deeply every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 4 level
Melt versus Deeply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeltDeeply
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarles Calsina ColomKazuki Mimura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Melt

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99
3 purchases

Deeply

Subscriptions2
  • Deeply Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Deeply Pro Yearly1 Year trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Deeply Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Melt free?
Melt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deeply free?
Deeply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Melt or Deeply have ads?
Both Melt and Deeply show ads.
Which is updated more often, Melt or Deeply?
Melt ships an update every 3 months, and Deeply every 3 weeks. Most recently, Melt was updated on October 24, 2026 and Deeply on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons