Comparison

Mnml vs Bare

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

Head to head
About

Mnml

This launcher offers a highly customizable home screen experience with unique organizational features for apps and information. Personalize your device with custom clocks, backgrounds, and interactive elements for a streamlined interface.

Highlights
  • App organization by usage frequency
  • Customizable header with time, date, and steps
  • Choice of clock styles and background options
  • Shareable home screen setups with look codes
  • Widgets for quick access to apps and information
  • Optional animated character on home screen
Features
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Folders open inside the list, pressing Return in search opens the first match, and the list can be ordered by how often you use each app. The header shows the time, date, battery and today's step count, with space for your name and a short motto. You choose the accent, the background (a gradient or one of your photos), a block, seven-segment or LED clock, and compact, regular or tall bands. Band numbers and side rails can be turned off. Your setup can be shared as an image. Each image includes a look code, and entering it in Mnml applies the same accent, background, clock and band style to your own apps. Widgets put your top apps, the time or your steps on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. The Mnml Search control opens straight into search from Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button. An optional animated character can sit on Mnml's home screen and walk along your list. It responds to steps, battery level and the time of day, and stays off until you turn it on. Mnml has no ads or in-app purchases. Your app list, launch history and step data are stored on your iPhone and not collected. dro1d.org --- Privacy: https://dro1d.org/mnml-privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bare

This app helps you create and manage grocery lists with automatic categorization by store section. It offers quick item addition, easy checking off, and sharing capabilities. The focus is on a simple, efficient shopping experience without extra features.

Highlights
  • Automatic store section sorting
  • Quick item addition and check-off
  • Share lists with family
  • Widget support for checking off items
  • Suggestions as you type
  • Multiple lists
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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A shopping list that is fast to add to and fast to check off. Type an item and press return. It goes into the right store section automatically, like Produce, Dairy, or Household, so your list follows the way you walk through the store. Tap an item to check it off. The app is intentionally simple. No accounts, settings, ads, recipes, meal plans, or prices. Nothing to set up. It does one thing well: your shopping list. It supports English and Norwegian. ■ Highlights ‣ Sorted by store section automatically, with Apple Intelligence ‣ Share a list with your family and see their changes right away ‣ Check off items from a widget, without opening the app ■ More features ‣ Suggestions as you type, from your earlier items and common groceries ‣ Type “2 milk” to set the quantity ‣ Multiple lists, for example, one for each store ‣ The screen stays on while you shop ‣ Send a list as text to someone without an iPhone ‣ Syncs across your devices with iCloud ‣ Paste a copied list to add one item per line ‣ Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center control, and the Action button ‣ Siri and Shortcuts: “Add to Bare” ‣ Apple Watch app that works on its own Store sections need Apple Intelligence. Without it, common groceries are still sorted, and other items go in Other.

Screenshots

Mnml4 screens
Bare2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mnml at Free against Bare's $3.00. Mnml also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 27.0). Bare's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, 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

Mnml is free to download; Bare costs $3.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bare holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mnml versus Bare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMnmlBare
PriceFree — better$3.00
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDRO1D LABS LIMITEDSindre Sorhus

In-app purchases

None

Mnml

No in-app purchases

None

Bare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mnml free?
Mnml is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bare free?
Bare costs $3.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mnml or Bare?
Bare is rated higher. Mnml averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bare averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mnml or Bare have ads?
Neither Mnml nor Bare shows ads.

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