Comparison

Onomastici vs Montblanc Hub

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

Head to head
About

Onomastici

This app helps you remember name days for saints and your contacts. It offers a searchable database of saints and allows you to find name days for people in your address book. Receive push notifications for upcoming name days.

Highlights
  • Complete saint database
  • Search by Italian name
  • Find name days for contacts
  • Push notifications
  • Set preferred dates and reminders
  • Customizable contact search days
Features
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Never miss a "Name day" again! Onomastici (the Italian word for "Name Day") features a complete database of the Saint of the Day. You can browse the calendar by swiping up or down), and can search for an Italian name or even find the "Name day" for the contacts in your Address Book (works with all Italian and most English/American names, even abbreviated). In the system settings you can set the number of days for which your contacts' onomastici will be searched. Version 1.2 now includes push notifications!!! In version 1.1 you can set your preferred date for each name and set a reminder for each name-day!

About

Montblanc Hub

Seamlessly bridge the gap between traditional handwriting and digital efficiency. Capture your notes and sketches from real paper directly onto your mobile device. Edit, share, and convert your analog creations into editable digital text to boost productivity.

Highlights
  • Transfer notes from paper to mobile
  • Convert handwriting to digital text
  • Edit and organize digital notes
  • Share notes and sketches
  • Cloud storage for notes
  • Semantic Ink enhancement
Features
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Discover a brand new writing innovation that integrates traditional writing into the digital workflow. With Montblanc Augmented Paper, written notes and sketches can be transferred from paper to a mobile device with the simple press of a button. Once on the device, the content can be edited, shared with others and translated into digital text to increase productivity and performance. Bringing together the best of both analogue and digital worlds, Augmented Paper pairs the enjoyment of a natural Montblanc writing experience on real paper with the efficiency of digitizing work. • Write, sketch or draw on the paper notebook with the StarWalker writing instrument exclusively developed for Augmented Paper • Record all writing and sketches with the digitiser enclosed in the leather envelope • Press one simple button to transmit your notes to your mobile device via Bluetooth® Low Energy • Convert handwritten notes into digital text and edit them with the Montblanc Hub app • Edit, store and organise your notes on your smartphone or tablet • Add customized templates to your notes • Store all your notes into the Cloud • Enhance your notes with Semantic Ink

Screenshots

Onomastici4 screens
Montblanc Hub3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Montblanc Hub at Free against Onomastici's $0.99. Montblanc Hub also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (27 vs 1). Onomastici's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (60% vs 27%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Montblanc Hub is free to download; Onomastici costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Onomastici holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Montblanc Hub has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Onomastici's written reviews are positive against 27% of Montblanc Hub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onomastici ships an update every 37 months, Montblanc Hub every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Onomastici versus Montblanc Hub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnomasticiMontblanc Hub
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.1 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better26.9% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAraneum Group srlMontblanc International GmbH

Customer experience

Onomastici

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative25.7%

Montblanc Hub

All ratings27 ratings
Positive48.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative61.5%

In-app purchases

None

Onomastici

No in-app purchases

None

Montblanc Hub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onomastici free?
Onomastici costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Montblanc Hub free?
Montblanc Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Onomastici or Montblanc Hub?
Onomastici is rated higher. Onomastici averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Montblanc Hub averages 3.1 from 27 ratings.
Do Onomastici or Montblanc Hub have ads?
Neither Onomastici nor Montblanc Hub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onomastici or Montblanc Hub?
Onomastici ships an update every 37 months, and Montblanc Hub every 3 months. Most recently, Onomastici was updated on October 31, 2026 and Montblanc Hub on November 2, 2026.

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