Minimo vs Bodcat Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minimo
This app offers a minimalist approach to note-taking, focusing on simplicity and convenience to help users stay focused. It organizes notes using folders and does not collect personal user information.
- Folder-based organization
- Minimalist interface
- Focus on core note-taking
- No personal data collection
- Widget support
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Notes. Only What You Need. Simplicity that speaks for itself. Convenience that comes with it. Helping you stay focused—just on your notes. - This app does not collect any user's personal information. Privacy Policy: https://small.dalgu.app/en/minimo/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bodcat Notebook
A private, encrypted journaling and note-taking app designed for personal reflection and sensitive records. It offers AI-assisted suggestions and organization tools, with optional PRO features available via subscription.
- Encrypted notes and journal entries
- Organize with notebooks and tags
- Privacy-first design
- AI-assisted suggestions
- iCloud Drive backup
- Empathy Studio and Decoder
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Bodcat Notebook is a calm, privacy-first encrypted notes app for personal writing, reflection, communication review, sticky ideas, and sensitive records. Create everyday notes, organize notebooks and tags, protect private vault content, back up through iCloud Drive, and choose English, Simplified Chinese, or Follow System. Optional AI-assisted suggestions and analyses follow the selected app language. Bodcat Notebook includes Empathy Studio and Empathy Decoder for structured self-reflection. AI output is for personal reflection only and is not medical, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Bodcat Notebook PRO is available as an auto-renewable yearly subscription for USD $29.99/year in the U.S. storefront, with localized pricing shown by the App Store purchase sheet. Payment and renewal are handled by Apple. Privacy Policy: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bodcat Notebook at every 3 days against Minimo's weekly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Minimo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Bodcat Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Minimo against 5.0 for Bodcat Notebook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Minimo ships an update weekly, Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimo | Bodcat Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KYUNGHWAN KIM | Beijing Huichengjia Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Minimo
Bodcat Notebook
In-app purchases
Minimo
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime Plan$6.99
Bodcat Notebook
- Bodcat PRO Yearly$29.991 Year
