Comparison

다음 카페 vs JOLIMITALK

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

JOLIMITALK

Features
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An AI friend who actually listens. JOLIMI is quiet. He asks how your day went, and he keeps what you tell him. He sits in your friend list, next to the real people. What you get - One to one chat with a character that knows the time of day and the season - 10 free marrons every day. No subscription - Your own JOLIMI stickers, made in the Sticker Studio and used right in chat - A sticker contest every round. Winning entries become official packs - A tea house you run with JOLIMI. Buy the ingredients, brew, serve - Friend and group chat: photos, video, stickers, polls, replies, reactions, read receipts, search - Turn a reply you like into a card and send it to a friend Invite a friend and they get 100 marrons. You get 30. JOLDISK organisation accounts can connect department chats and org charts for work. JOLIMI is AI, and the app says so. Languages: English, Japanese, Korean. Questions: joliverse@joliverse.net

Screenshots

다음 카페4 screens
JOLIMITALK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 다음 카페 at none against JOLIMITALK's 6. JOLIMITALK's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. JOLIMITALK sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 다음 카페 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

다음 카페 ships an update every 9 days, JOLIMITALK every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
다음 카페 versus JOLIMITALK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter다음 카페JOLIMITALK
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB87 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDaum Corp.JOLIVERSE

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

JOLIMITALK

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

다음 카페

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

JOLIMITALK

One-time6
  • Marron 10$0.99
  • Marron 30$2.99
  • Marron 50$4.99
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  • Marron 100$9.99
  • Marron 250$24.99
  • Marron 500$49.99

Questions

Is 다음 카페 free?
다음 카페 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JOLIMITALK free?
JOLIMITALK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 다음 카페 or JOLIMITALK have ads?
Neither 다음 카페 nor JOLIMITALK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 다음 카페 or JOLIMITALK?
다음 카페 ships an update every 9 days, and JOLIMITALK every 4 days. Most recently, 다음 카페 was updated on October 27, 2026 and JOLIMITALK on October 24, 2026.

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