# Kobako: Idea Tracker — Quick notes & brain dump

> Quick notes & brain dump (iPhone/iPad app by Aleksandr Gaidash.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kobako-idea-tracker/id6792470104 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Aleksandr Gaidash](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790895643)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 71 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, European Spanish, Ukrainian
- Released: 2026-08-12
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Kobako?

Kobako — Japanese for “small box” — is a quick place to put an idea down before it slips away. Kapi, a capybara, lives there and looks after whatever you leave.

CATCH IT IN A SECOND
• Tap the bulb and type or dictate — the idea is saved before the thought is gone
• Capture straight from a Home Screen widget or a Control Center button
• Kapi notices a new idea and cheers you on

EVERYTHING IN ONE FEED
• New ideas land in Inbox and lie as cards right on the app’s Home
• A row of folders sits above the feed: tap one to see only its ideas
• Sort by newest, oldest, priority or due date
• An idea that grows gets a fresh page laid over it — up to five, with the earlier thinking still readable underneath
• Search finds any idea or folder in a few letters

CLOSE IT, KEEP IT
Tick a card when an idea is done, and it flies into Closed. Nothing disappears: finished ideas rest there, and any of them can be reopened.

A QUIET FRIEND
Kapi putters about his window library and naps while you are away; a tap wakes him. Once a day, around eight in the evening, he knocks to ask how the day went — and skips it if the app was already opened that evening.

AT HOME ON EVERY SCREEN
• iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo — two panes side by side on iPad in landscape and on the open Duo
• Dark theme throughout; Reduce Motion honoured everywhere Kapi moves
• 10 languages

YOURS ALONE
No account and no sign-in. Your ideas stay on your device.

Questions or a hello: hello@kobako.app

Terms of Use: https://kobako.app/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kobako Plus Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Kobako Plus Yearly | $49.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Supporter Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| Rich Capybara | $9.99 | one-time |


## Is Kobako safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Kobako.

## Is Kobako legit?

Kobako: Idea Tracker has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Kobako is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-27

• A simpler Kobako: open it, drop an idea, let Kapi cheer, and get back to your day
• Home is now your ideas: a row of folders and a feed of cards from Inbox — or every idea, once Inbox is clear
• Tick a card and it flies into Closed
• Profile, Closed and Search sit in the dock
• When it is quiet, Kapi naps; a tap wakes him
• One evening check-in a day, around eight
• iPhone Duo and iPad in landscape: two panes side by side
• A shorter first-run tour
• Focus, room building and Kapi’s wardrobe are taking a rest. Nothing is deleted — your ideas, rooms and outfits are kept

A question or a hello: hello@kobako.app

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-17

• Kapi says good evening now: one small note around eight, in case the day left something worth writing down
• Small fixes and polish

A question or a hello: hello@kobako.app

### 1.0 — 2026-08-12

No release notes.

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