Comparison

shower vs Boono

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

Head to head
About

shower

Features
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Capture Your Thoughts, Anytime, Anywhere ShowerThoughts provides a simple, distraction-free space for recording what matters to you. Whether you're documenting a creative idea, processing emotions, or tracking your personal growth, our app makes it easy to capture your thinking in the moment.

About

Boono

Features
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Boono is your private everything journal. Build your feed of thoughts. Write short thoughts as they pop up through your day, or sit down and write a long reflection about something in your life. Everything journal means you can write about whatever you want, it is your journal! Vent about your day, gossip about that coworker, write down your goals, give yourself a pat on the back (or write about what's wrong with you...). Talk about things that bother you and things that make you happy. Boono ensures your privacy. All your journaling data is only stored on your mobile device locally. This ensures you get maximum privacy so you can talk about whatever you want (and allow you to use the app offline!).

Screenshots

shower4 screens
Boono4 screens

Verdict

The call

shower and Boono are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

shower ships an update every 5 days, Boono every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
shower versus Boono: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametershowerBoono
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeejin SimAditya Asdhir

In-app purchases

None

shower

No in-app purchases

None

Boono

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is shower free?
shower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boono free?
Boono is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do shower or Boono have ads?
Neither shower nor Boono shows ads.
Which is updated more often, shower or Boono?
shower ships an update every 5 days, and Boono every 3 days. Most recently, shower was updated on October 12, 2026 and Boono on October 12, 2026.

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