Comparison

Memendo vs Kobako

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

Head to head
About

Memendo

Features
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Tasks, files, notes, calendar β€” all in one place. Memendo combines what other apps separate: your task manager, notepad, file cabinet and calendar in a single, minimalist app. POWERFUL BLOCK EDITOR Create notes with 15 different block types: headings, images, checklists, tables, quotes, code blocks, bookmarks, linked documents and more. Format text with bold, italic, underline and strikethrough. Insert blocks with slash commands β€” fast and intuitive. EVERYTHING IN ONE DOCUMENT Combine images, PDFs, notes, tasks and files in a single document. No switching between apps, no lost files β€” everything right where you need it. AI ASSISTANT Your personal assistant summarizes notes, suggests categories and creates tasks from your text β€” right inside the app. Less typing, more doing. CALENDAR & REMINDERS Keep your schedule in sight: the built-in calendar shows all tasks at a glance. Set reminders, priorities and recurring tasks so nothing slips through. Overdue tasks are highlighted automatically. TASKS β€” EVERYWHERE Create tasks directly inside your notes, as a quick task from the dashboard or in the calendar. With subtasks, due dates and priorities you stay on top of everything. CATEGORIES, FOLDERS & TAGS Organize your notes with categories, subfolders and tags. Find anything instantly with cross-content search across notes, tasks and files. SCAN & FILE Scan receipts, invoices and documents with your camera directly as PDF into your Memendo documents. Your file cabinet in your pocket. EXPORT & SHARE Export your notes as PDF or Markdown β€” ready to share in one tap. SYNCED ACROSS DEVICES Your data stays synced in real time. And when you're offline? Just keep working. YOUR STYLE, YOUR APP Customize Memendo with themes, icons and colors. Light mode and dark mode β€” so staying organized feels good. MEMENDO PREMIUM Get the most out of Memendo: unlimited storage, unlimited categories and notes, larger file attachments up to 200 MB and your personal AI assistant. Start for free β€” upgrade when you're ready. Start for free and get organized. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://memendo.co/privacy/

About

Kobako

Features
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Kobako β€” Japanese for β€œsmall box” β€” is a quick place to put an idea down before it slips away. Kapi, a capybara, lives there and looks after whatever you leave. CATCH IT IN A SECOND β€’ Tap the bulb and type or dictate β€” the idea is saved before the thought is gone β€’ Capture straight from a Home Screen widget or a Control Center button β€’ Kapi notices a new idea and cheers you on EVERYTHING IN ONE FEED β€’ New ideas land in Inbox and lie as cards right on the app’s Home β€’ A row of folders sits above the feed: tap one to see only its ideas β€’ Sort by newest, oldest, priority or due date β€’ An idea that grows gets a fresh page laid over it β€” up to five, with the earlier thinking still readable underneath β€’ Search finds any idea or folder in a few letters CLOSE IT, KEEP IT Tick a card when an idea is done, and it flies into Closed. Nothing disappears: finished ideas rest there, and any of them can be reopened. A QUIET FRIEND Kapi putters about his window library and naps while you are away; a tap wakes him. Once a day, around eight in the evening, he knocks to ask how the day went β€” and skips it if the app was already opened that evening. AT HOME ON EVERY SCREEN β€’ iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo β€” two panes side by side on iPad in landscape and on the open Duo β€’ Dark theme throughout; Reduce Motion honoured everywhere Kapi moves β€’ 10 languages YOURS ALONE No account and no sign-in. Your ideas stay on your device. Questions or a hello: hello@kobako.app Terms of Use: https://kobako.app/terms

Screenshots

Memendo4 screens
Kobako4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Memendo at 15.1 against Kobako's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Memendo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Kobako sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memendo ships an update every 6 weeks, Kobako every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Memendo versus Kobako: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemendoKobako
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size57 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMemendo GmbHAleksandr Gaidash

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Memendo

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro - yearly$44.991 Year
4 purchases

Kobako

Subscriptions2
  • Kobako Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Kobako Plus Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Supporter Pack$2.99
  • Rich Capybara$9.99

Questions

Is Memendo free?
Memendo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kobako free?
Kobako is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memendo or Kobako have ads?
Neither Memendo nor Kobako shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memendo or Kobako?
Memendo ships an update every 6 weeks, and Kobako every 5 weeks. Most recently, Memendo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Kobako on October 29, 2026.

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