Comparison

Lunbi vs MELT

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

Head to head
About

Lunbi

Features
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A weekly habit tracker for real life. Plan reading three times a week or exercise twice, check in with one tap, and grow a little world with every step. MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR WEEK Choose your habits and set how many times you want to do each one this week. See your progress at a glance and keep going when life gets busy. Missing a day does not erase the rest of your week. SMALL CHECK-INS, A WORLD OF YOUR OWN Your check-ins leave traces in a world of islands, stars, and light. A small companion grows alongside your routine. Revisit past weeks to see the effort you have put in. β€’ Create and edit habits for reading, exercise, study, or your own routines β€’ Set a weekly frequency instead of chasing a perfect daily streak β€’ Record a completed habit with one tap β€’ Review this week's progress and your past weeks β€’ Explore a personal world that grows with your check-ins YOUR RECORDS No separate Lunbi account is required. Habits and check-ins are saved on your device. When iCloud is available, your habits, check-ins, world progress, and selected settings also sync to your private iCloud database across your devices. ACCESS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS After onboarding, continued use requires an active subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Eligible Apple Accounts can start a 14-day free trial by confirming the annual subscription through the App Store. The annual fee is charged when the trial ends, and the subscription renews automatically unless canceled. Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial or current subscription period ends in your Apple Account settings. Available plans, local prices, and eligibility appear before purchase. Existing app-managed trials remain valid until their original expiration. Terms of Use (Standard Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MELT

This minimalist app visualizes focus time as a flow of color, not numbers. Select your focus duration and choose distracting apps to block. A candy-themed screen melts away to show your progress, with automatic re-blocking after temporary access.

Highlights
  • Focus timer with customizable durations
  • Block distracting apps, categories, and websites
  • Temporary access with auto-reblocking
  • Local session history and focus time tracking
  • Minimalist visual progress indicator
  • Multi-language support
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MELT is a minimalist focus app that turns time into a visual flow instead of another number to watch. Choose a focus duration and the apps you want to block. A candy-colored screen slowly melts as the session moves forward, while Apple's Screen Time technology shields the apps and categories you selected. Key features β€’ 15, 25, 45, or 60-minute presets, plus custom durations up to 12 hours β€’ Choose apps, categories, and websites to block β€’ One temporary 3-minute unlock per focus session β€’ Automatic re-blocking after 3 minutes, even in the background β€’ On-device history for completed and ended sessions β€’ Five candy colors β€’ Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese β€’ No ads, accounts, analytics, or tracking All history and settings stay on your device. Screen Time permission is required to use app blocking.

Screenshots

Lunbi4 screens
MELT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lunbi at Free against MELT's $2.99. MELT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Lunbi is free to download; MELT costs $2.99 up front. Lunbi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MELT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lunbi ships an update every 3 days, MELT daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Lunbi versus MELT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunbiMELT
PriceFree β€” better$2.99
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
Monetizationβ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperhyeukJin kimMINSUK SONG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lunbi

Subscriptions2
  • Lunbi Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Lunbi Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lunbi Pro Lifetime$34.99
None

MELT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lunbi free?
Lunbi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MELT free?
MELT costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lunbi or MELT have ads?
Neither Lunbi nor MELT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lunbi or MELT?
Lunbi ships an update every 3 days, and MELT daily. Most recently, Lunbi was updated on October 6, 2026 and MELT on October 4, 2026.

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