다음 카페 vs 산타 마니또
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
다음 카페
Connect with communities and share your stories. Create posts, comment, and engage with popular content. Features include real-time updates, a robust editor, and direct messaging.
- Huddle-free Space Table for posts and comments
- Real-time popular posts display
- Brand new editor and commenting features
- Official Fancafe for star support
- Keyword and favorite post notifications
- Bookmark posts with tags
- Direct messaging with Cafe friends
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Daum Cafe has served as a place to share your stories since 1999. Now you can enjoy Daum Cafe's special features more conveniently through the app! ◈ Real-Time Popular Posts - Top 100 hot posts are displayed in real time! Time will fly while you read them. - You can also see weekly and monthly popular posts for the past six months. ※ Popular posts are collected based on posts on cafes which are open for search. ◈ Brand new editor & commenting - Now you can modify what you write on your PC! - you can easily attach various items such as photos, videos, emoticons and polls. - A special feature only available on Daum Cafe App! You can write comments while looking at a post and its comments. ◈ Daum Official Fancafe - Cheer for your star as much as you love. - You can use Star schedule and Participate/Level-up boards only on Official Fancafe! ◈ Notification features - Set Favorite Boards and Friends to receive notifications for new posts. - Set "keyword notification" to receive notifications for posts including the pre-registered keywords. - Set Favorite Posts to receive notifications when a new comment is added. ◈ Bookmark and other features - Bookmark posts that you like. You can group them using tags and access them from PC too. - Get in touch with your Cafe friends using DM features. - Other useful features are also available such as Cafe Theme, Password Setting and 3D Touch. ▷ About App Access Permission 1) Required Permission - None 2) Optional Permission - Album: To upload photos to a post and for the app home & member information. - Camera: To take photos - Microphone: To record videos - Calendar: To save the schedule in my calendar - Notifications: Used for notifications of posts, announcements, etc. - Face ID: Used to unlock the app ※ You may still use the service even if you do not grant optional permissions.
산타 마니또
Break the ice and liven up your gatherings with this app. It facilitates group activities by allowing you to create rooms, match participants with secret friends, and assign missions. Receive notifications for results easily.
- Create rooms for gatherings
- Match secret friends (Manitto)
- Assign missions to participants
- Receive result notifications
- Easy icebreaking for groups
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우리 사이 얼음같은 정적을 깨어 줄 마니또 어플, 산타 마니또! 산타 마니또를 통해 우리 모임 아이스브레이킹을 해보세요! 방 만들기,마니또 및 미션 매칭,결과 알림까지 쉽게 할 수 있어요.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 다음 카페 at weekly against 산타 마니또's every 2 months. 산타 마니또's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (45% vs 31%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
다음 카페 ships an update weekly, 산타 마니또 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 다음 카페 | 산타 마니또 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.6% of reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Daum Corp. | SeokWoo Jang |
Customer experience
다음 카페
산타 마니또
Bugs and requests
다음 카페
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when attaching photos to posts
- Login page loops and authentication failures
- SMS codes not being delivered
- App freezes during account creation
- Merged Daum/Kakao accounts causing access loss
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- Infinite scroll showing duplicate posts
- App crashes on input fields (especially ID entry)
- Unexpected app resets during use
- Photos in old posts showing as broken links
- Chatroom taking excessive time to load
- Language setting not persisting after restart
- Comments not posting despite valid input
- App not opening after Kakao account merge
- Video playback not functioning
- Gesture navigation (swipe back) inconsistent
Requested features
13 requests- Full English language support throughout app
- Better translation for Korean content
- Bookmark/save feature improvements
- View count for personal letters/posts
- Cafe content filtering options
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- Like/recommendation button on mobile
- Video playback support
- App access lock/password protection
- Search by post category/tag functionality
- Better support for international phone numbers
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Comment translation to English
- Improved user identification process for non-Korean users
산타 마니또
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
다음 카페
No in-app purchases
산타 마니또
No in-app purchases
