Comparison

kintone vs MobiDB Database

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

Head to head
About

kintone

Consolidate scattered spreadsheets, emails, and documents into a single platform. Centralize data and communication for team collaboration and task visualization. Work efficiently from anywhere with mobile access and real-time notifications.

Highlights
  • Data consolidation
  • Team collaboration
  • Task visualization
  • Centralized communication
  • Mobile access
  • Real-time notifications
  • Workflow management
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In Kintone, you can convert and consolidate disorganized information such as scattered spreadsheets, cumbersome email communication, and piles of paper documents into one place. Furthermore, your data and communication can be centralized and shared on a single screen, allowing your team to visualize their tasks. - Portal Messages and dashboards can be shared for entire team’s collaboration. - Navigation menu From navigation menu, you can easily access the information you need, such as apps, spaces, and notifications. - Space Messages and dashboards in each project can be shared. You can view threads and add comments. - Search feature You can search in Apps, Spaces, Threads, and People. Full-text search in all of Kintone is also available. - Record view You can display multiple fields. Feature to sort records is available. Displaying the number of comments is supported. - Record details By tapping tabs, you can display details, comments, and history. You can also concurrently edit a record and input a comment on the record. - Process You can move your (workflow) processes forward configured in your apps. - Notification Selecting "To Me", "Flagged" and "All" tabs with only one tap gives you the flexibility to confirm notifications. "Kintone mobile" is an official app of Cybozu that allows you to use Kintone efficiently. Kintone mobile helps you to work smoothly even outside the office, such as sending sales opportunity reports onsite and reporting statuses with photographs of stores and construction sites attached. You also receive push notifications including "To Me" and updated information wherever you are, so that you neither miss the information you must confirm nor interfere with team's work.

About

MobiDB Database

This offline database application allows users to organize, manage, and search data with cloud synchronization. It supports data exchange with popular spreadsheet and database software, and offers a visual form designer for attractive data presentation. Ideal for both personal and team use, it facilitates collaboration and offline work.

Highlights
  • Offline database functionality
  • Cloud synchronization (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive)
  • Visual form designer
  • CSV and Excel import/export
  • Automatic conflict resolution
  • Pre-set database templates
  • Over 20 field types
Features
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MobiDB is an offline database app with unique cloud sync. CSV import enables data exchange between mobidb and Access, Filemaker, Excel. Intuitive visual form designer will help you arrange information on your screen in an attractive and readable manner. Features: • CSV import/export; • Visual form designer; • Cloud synchronization through Dropbox, OneDrive, Google drive; • Automatic conflict resolution; • Excel export; • More than 20 field types; • Pre-set database templates; • Stored filters; • Sorting and search; MobiDB is a good choice for people working in the field, since it supports offline work. Once you get back to the stable internet connection you can upload your changes to the cloud to make it available to other devices and people. MobiDB database is a personal database as well is a team database since with mobidb you can share database through cloud storage and collaborate with other devices and users. Use MobiDB database to • Organize, Manage and Search data entries; • Work with team via cloud, create team tasks; • Keep track of your business related data: customer database,billing invoices, orders, products list, receipts; • Store personal information of your collections, recipes, to-do lists, etc.; • Manage projects, track tasks progress, assign responsible persons, and invoice customers, manage employees; • Create and manage company inventories, keep track of home inventory; • Take scientific notes in the field; • Manage rented property; • Arrange, store and manage some specific information that requires special structure; • Manage both work and life;

Screenshots

kintone4 screens
MobiDB Database4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MobiDB Database at 54% against kintone's 10%. MobiDB Database also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18). kintone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. MobiDB Database sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. kintone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

kintone ships an update every 3 weeks, MobiDB Database monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
kintone versus MobiDB Database: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterkintoneMobiDB Database
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.6% of reviews54.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—82 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1813.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCybozu, Inc.Vitalii Kornei

Customer experience

kintone

Written reviews52 reviews
Positive9.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative75.0%

MobiDB Database

All ratings82 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative35.8%

In-app purchases

None

kintone

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

MobiDB Database

One-time8
  • 1 year Premium subscription$7.99
  • Basic license trial-discounted$13.99
  • Premium license trial-discount2 variants$17.99
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  • Premium license2 variants$21.99
  • Premium license base price$21.99
  • Ultimate trial-discounted$69.99
  • Ultimate license$84.99
  • Ultimate license base price$84.99

Questions

Is kintone free?
kintone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MobiDB Database free?
MobiDB Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do kintone or MobiDB Database have ads?
MobiDB Database shows ads; kintone does not.
Which is updated more often, kintone or MobiDB Database?
kintone ships an update every 3 weeks, and MobiDB Database monthly. Most recently, kintone was updated on September 22, 2026 and MobiDB Database on September 21, 2026.

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