Koko Messages vs NumRow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Koko Messages
Leave messages tied to specific real-world locations. Recipients will only see your message when they are physically present at that spot. It's a unique way to share reminders, surprises, or memories with yourself or others.
- Leave messages at real-world locations
- Messages appear when recipients are nearby
- Set proximity for message visibility
- Leave reminders for yourself or friends
- Surprise friends with location-based messages
- Capture memories tied to specific places
- Revisit your past messages from your profile
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Koko lets you drop messages at real places. For yourself. For friends. Or for anyone nearby. They appear when the right person arrives. Koko is a place-based messaging app built around real presence. Drop a message at the place you’re actually at. Choose how close someone needs to be to see it. When they enter that range, your message appears. Use Koko to: • Leave reminders for your future self or friends • Surprise friends when they arrive • Share something helpful at a place you love • Capture memories tied to where they happened Kokos are meant to be created from where you stand. That keeps messages connected to real places and real moments. And even when you’re far away, you can revisit your own kokos from your profile, a personal record of the places you’ve been. Download Koko now and start leaving messages where they matter.
NumRow
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Numbers should not be hidden behind another keyboard layout. NumRow gives you a familiar QWERTY keyboard with a permanent 0–9 row above the letters. Enter addresses, verification codes, measurements, dates and everyday details without constantly switching between letters and numbers. FAMILIAR TYPING NumRow is designed around the keyboard layout you already know, with responsive keys, key previews, automatic capitalization, Shift, Caps Lock and hold-to-delete. NUMBERS ALWAYS READY The permanent number row keeps every digit within reach while you type. Standard punctuation, symbols and emoji are also included. MADE FOR EVERYDAY TEXT FIELDS NumRow adapts to normal text, email, URL and numeric fields, with appropriate keys and Return actions for each context. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Full Access is required. NumRow has no account, analytics, advertising, tracking or network connection. What you type never leaves your device. QUICK SETUP 1. Open the Settings app 2. Tap General 3. Tap Keyboard 4. Tap Keyboards, then Add New Keyboard 5. Choose NumRow Once enabled, hold the globe key whenever a keyboard is visible and choose NumRow.
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Verdict
Koko Messages and NumRow are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Koko Messages | NumRow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KokoSphere LLC | Hammad Fida |
In-app purchases
Koko Messages
No in-app purchases
NumRow
No in-app purchases









