Comparison

Merit Card vs 포도알

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

Head to head
About

Merit Card

This app helps parents and educators manage children's behavior by awarding points for good deeds and deducting them for misbehavior. Users can set custom rules and rewards, track progress, and view reports. Actual rewards are given by the user outside the app.

Highlights
  • Praise and reward children/students
  • Record demerits and deduct points
  • Create custom rules and rewards
  • Track progress with reports
  • iCloud syncing
  • Dark mode support
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Manage Your Children or Students. Praise and Reward Your Children or Students. Compliment when your child or student has done well. And try to collect points by Merit Card in this app. Encourage them by rewarding them as they accumulate points. That shouldn't be the case, but you can also record bad things with the Demerit card. Reward points are reduced by Demerit card points. This way, parents or teachers can manage their children or students. First, add your child or student in the Cards tab, then click the Add Card button to the right of the name. Add a new rule to write down what your child did well in Merit Card or what your child didn't do in Demerit Card. And set the corresponding point. Click on the newly created rule to give a Merit or Demerit Card and you will see points accumulate. Then press the available point button to reward. Add new rewards to set the title, details, and points to deduct. Clicking on the newly created reward will deduct the point and inform you of the reward. Actual rewards must be made by yourself, this app is to manage the details. In the Rules / Rewards tab, you can manage different types of rules or rewards. In the Reports tab, you can see the status of Merit / Demerit cards and reward weekly, monthly, or yearly. iPad is supported and can be synced using iCloud. Dark mode is available depending on your appearance setting. As it is a free version, even if the advertisement is visible and some limitations exist, it is for the developer to keep developing. For those who want to use Merit Card comfortably without any Ad and limitations, Ad-Free Premium Subscription with 1 week trial is prepared in the Account Setting menu. Ad-Free Premium Subscription • Remove Ads : Use Merit Card comfortably without advertising. • Add Unlimited Children : You can add more than 1 child. • Give Unlimited Cards : You can give your child more than 5 Merit / Demerit cards per day. • Give Unlimited Rewards : You can give your child more than 5 rewards per day. Thank you for your interest. If you like Merit Card, leave a review to help me improve continually.

About

포도알

This app helps parents praise and reward their children's good behavior. It offers a digital sticker chart for tracking accomplishments, with options for earning money or 'grape' tokens towards goals. Manage multiple children and track spending for a fun approach to habit building and allowance education.

Highlights
  • Create custom praise items
  • Choose between 'Bank' or 'Grape Field' reward modes
  • Set and track goals
  • Record spending and earn badges
  • Manage up to 3 children
  • Digital sticker chart functionality
Features
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포도알은 아이의 좋은 행동을 칭찬하고, 보상으로 기록하는 부모를 위한 앱이에요. 칭찬 스티커판을 그대로 휴대폰에 옮긴 것처럼 간단하게 시작할 수 있어요. [주요 기능] · 칭찬 보상 — 숙제 완료, 정리정돈, 심부름처럼 우리 아이만의 칭찬 항목을 최대 12개까지 만들어요. · 두 가지 모드 — 용돈(원)으로 모으는 '뱅크' 모드, 포도알 개수로 모으는 '포도밭' 모드 중 선택해요. · 목표 세우기 — 갖고 싶은 것을 목표로 정하고, 달성률을 한눈에 확인해요. · 사용 기록 — 모은 용돈을 어디에 썼는지 기록하고, 금액에 따라 금·은·동 배지를 받아요. · 포도밭 모드 — 목표 포도알을 다 모으면 보드가 가득 차고 금메달을 받아요. · 형제자매 관리 — 최대 3명까지 아이를 등록해 각각 따로 관리해요. [이런 분께 추천해요] · 아이의 좋은 습관을 응원하고 싶은 부모님 · 용돈 교육을 시작하려는 가정 · 종이 칭찬 스티커판을 디지털로 옮기고 싶은 분 복잡한 설정 없이, 칭찬하고 모으고 달성하는 즐거움을 아이와 함께 누려보세요. [안내] · 앱 내 결제나 광고가 없습니다. · 문의: contact@mtcstudio.net

Screenshots

Merit Card4 screens
포도알4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 포도알 at none against Merit Card's 3. 포도알 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Merit Card's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Merit Card sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 포도알 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merit Card ships an update weekly, 포도알 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Merit Card versus 포도알: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerit Card포도알
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonghoon HahnDOHOON LEE

Customer experience

Merit Card

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

포도알

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Merit Card

Subscriptions3
  • All Access7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • All Access7 Days trial$4.996 Months
  • All Access7 Days trial$7.991 Year
None

포도알

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Merit Card free?
Merit Card is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 포도알 free?
포도알 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Merit Card or 포도알 have ads?
Merit Card shows ads; 포도알 does not.
Which is updated more often, Merit Card or 포도알?
Merit Card ships an update weekly, and 포도알 every 3 days. Most recently, Merit Card was updated on November 3, 2026 and 포도알 on October 31, 2026.

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