Comparison

NowTime vs KoiNote

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

Head to head
About

NowTime

Features
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Displays the current time and date. Used to synchronize many cameras, record instead of timecode in the roll head and synchronize when editing. Tap the screen to bring up the settings button. A green check mark will appear when the exact time is retrieved from the server. ver 1.1.1 β—―Increase the number of servers to synchronize to reduce synchronization time (due to the change from Kronos to Flutter_Kronos). β—―Changed the application icon. Banner ads now appear on the settings screen. Changed the settings button to appear with a single tap. β—―Added title history (up to 5 titles) If the time cannot be obtained, the time of the device's internal clock is displayed. If you turn "Settings" > "General" > "Date & Time" > "Auto Setup" off and on, the time will be reset.

About

KoiNote

Features
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KoiNote β€” your AI second brain for students, creators, and teams. Turn your recordings, ideas, live translation, photos, and web pages into a personal knowledge base that's searchable, connected, and easy to review. Stop chasing your notes β€” let your notes work for you. KoiNote isn't just another place to type things down. It turns scattered moments into knowledge you'll actually reuse: an old note suddenly links to a new idea, a lecture becomes flashcards, and a weekly recap shows what you really moved forward. It's like raising a pond of ideas that grow β€” the more you use it, the smarter it gets. CAPTURE ONCE, RECALL EVERYWHERE Record meetings & lectures: real-time speech-to-text with auto summaries, highlights, and to-dos Snap photos: capture whiteboards, book pages, and receipts β€” turned into searchable text Clip the web: save great articles and sparks of inspiration straight to your knowledge base Quick ideas: jot a line and let AI sort, expand, and connect it for you NOTES THAT WORK FOR YOU Searchable: find anything in a second β€” no more endless scrolling Connected: related notes link automatically, so old notes meet new ideas Reviewable: lectures and reading become flashcards; weekly recaps show real progress AI agents: built-in agents to ask, organize, and think alongside you MADE FOR Students: record lectures, review with flashcards, and actually remember Creators: collect ideas, clips, and pages β€” and find them the moment you need them Teams: meeting notes write themselves; nothing gets lost across tools Turn scattered life into knowledge you can use again. Start growing your second brain today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://api.transkoi.luckjingle.com/api/apis/public/webview/appArticles/499

Screenshots

NowTime2 screens
KoiNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NowTime at none against KoiNote's 3. NowTime also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). KoiNote's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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

Both are free to download. KoiNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NowTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NowTime ships an update weekly, KoiNote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
NowTime versus KoiNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNowTimeKoiNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better15.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size27 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyota KurataεŽ¦ι—¨ζ™ΊδΌ½η§‘ζŠ€ζœ‰ι™ε…¬εΈ

In-app purchases

None

NowTime

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

KoiNote

Subscriptions1
  • monthly subscribe$1.991 Month
One-time2
  • vip for a week$0.99
  • ζœˆδΌšε‘˜$2.99

Questions

Is NowTime free?
NowTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KoiNote free?
KoiNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NowTime or KoiNote have ads?
NowTime shows ads; KoiNote does not.
Which is updated more often, NowTime or KoiNote?
NowTime ships an update weekly, and KoiNote every 2 weeks. Most recently, NowTime was updated on October 5, 2026 and KoiNote on October 8, 2026.

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