MNBG vs KMNO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MNBG
Explore native and canoe Hawaiian plants with this self-guided audio tour. Learn about their cultural, historical, and ecological significance at your own pace. Access plant information via QR codes or alphabetical lookup.
- Self-guided audio tours
- Native and canoe plant information
- Cultural and ecological context
- QR code plant identification
- Alphabetical plant lookup
- 5-acre garden exploration
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This self-guided audio tour helps give context to the native and canoe Hawaiian plants growing at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens in Kahului, Hawaii. Explore the 5-acre Gardens at your own pace to appreciate the plants for their value to Hawaii culture, history, and ecology. Plant I.D. signs have QR codes accessible by the scan and find button or look up plants alphabetically by name. Ethnobotany emphasizes the relationships that exist between people and plants. For example, as foods; as medicines; in divination; in cosmetics; in dyeing; as textiles; in construction; as tools and other household items; as currency; as clothing; in literature; in rituals; and in social life and recreation. Conservation emphasizes the environmental conditions in which each plant thrives and its role in Hawaiian ecology.
KMNO
Listen to live radio with DVR-like controls, including pause, rewind, and fast forward. Access the program schedule, set an alarm, and enjoy background listening while multitasking. Stay connected with social media and website links.
- Live radio streaming
- Pause, rewind, and fast forward live audio
- Program schedule access
- Alarm clock functionality
- Background listening
- Social media and website links
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The KMNO App allows you to listen to 91.7 FM Mana'o Radio pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and wake up to KMNO with the alarm clock! App Features • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch something you just missed! • Listen to the live stream from KMNO even while traveling! • Integrated program schedule for the KMNO stream! • Listen to KMNO in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! • Check out the KMNO schedule and On Demand programs! • Access Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the KMNO website! The KMNO 91.7 FM Mana'o Radio App is brought to you by the great people at Maui Media Initiative, Inc. and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great mobile solutions. https://manaoradio.com/ http://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KMNO at 5.0 against MNBG's 4.0. KMNO also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KMNO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KMNO has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
MNBG ships an update every 3 months, KMNO every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MNBG | KMNO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maui Nui Botanical Gardens Inc. | Maui Media Initiative, Inc. |
Customer experience
MNBG
KMNO
In-app purchases
MNBG
No in-app purchases
KMNO
No in-app purchases
