Comparison

kintone vs GMO Sign

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

GMO Sign

This app enables users to create and sign electronic contracts directly from their smartphone. It offers a legally compliant, cloud-based solution for efficient contract management, reducing costs and improving compliance. Sign documents anytime, anywhere, without needing a computer.

Highlights
  • E-contract creation
  • Electronic signature
  • Cloud-based service
  • Legal compliance
  • In-house and counterparty signing
  • Signature imprint/handwriting
Features
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◆ It is an easy-to-use application for making e-contracts, from notification to signature within a smartphone. ◆ E-signature anytime, anywhere even outside office, on a business trip, at store, at home, or while travelling etc ... ◆ GMO Sign - Electronic Signature is a legally cloud-based e-contract services. We try our best to reduce costs such as seal tax, improve the efficiency of contract signing/management, and enhance compliance. ◆ It can be applied in business scene since signature type is separately divided into "Counterparty (email authentication)" and "In-house". [About the contract] In order to use this app, a contract for GMO Sign is required. [Signing guide with smartphone app] 1. Tap "Notification" 2. Check the document 3. Sign 【Convenience】 ・ You can sign contracts whenever, not only when in office but also on a business trip. ・ You can sign with just a smartphone without a computer or checking your email. ・ You can check the number of "waiting to be signed" docs on the app. ・ You can create imprint or handwrite your own signature. You can sign in just a few steps. ・ Save time for business man with approval authorities, for industries with various contract documents, and for enterprises developing their services for individuals in need of immediate signing (membership application forms, ...) ※ GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K. With the mission of "changing things with IT," we are developing services not only in Japan but also around the world, centered on the cloud hosting business, security business, and IT solution business. Since our services started in 1996, we have been supported with IT infrastructure for more than 110,000 corporate customers.

Screenshots

kintone4 screens
GMO Sign3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GMO Sign at 70% against kintone's 10%. GMO Sign also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

kintone ships an update every 3 weeks, GMO Sign monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
kintone versus GMO Sign: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterkintoneGMO Sign
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.6% of reviews70.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB256 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCybozu, Inc.GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.

Customer experience

kintone

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

GMO Sign

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.6%

In-app purchases

None

kintone

No in-app purchases

None

GMO Sign

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is kintone free?
kintone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GMO Sign free?
GMO Sign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do kintone or GMO Sign have ads?
Neither kintone nor GMO Sign shows ads.
Which is updated more often, kintone or GMO Sign?
kintone ships an update every 3 weeks, and GMO Sign monthly. Most recently, kintone was updated on October 24, 2026 and GMO Sign on October 25, 2026.

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