HOSONO vs NoteGarden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOSONO
This app offers a unique sound experience reminiscent of vintage radio, with distinct natural soundscapes for focus and sleep. Tune into different frequencies to discover a variety of looped ambient sounds, perfect for creating a personal sanctuary.
- Vintage radio interface
- Nature soundscapes
- Focus and sleep modes
- Sleep timer
- Looped ambient sounds
- Analog dial experience
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HOSONO Radio is a special sound player that captures the essence of vintage radio. Turn the dial to tune into different frequencies, and each frequency plays a unique sound of nature, just like a real radio. Eight natural frequencies prepared for those tired of urban noise. At 88.1MHz, rain sounds from Shibuya's alleys await you, while at 91.2MHz, waves from Kamakura Beach welcome you. From cricket chirps in Nara's bamboo forests to crackling campfires in Hokkaido's snowfields, each sound plays in perfect loops, continuing naturally without interruption. For moments requiring focus or nights needing peaceful sleep, HOSONO Radio is with you. Set the sleep timer and it automatically stops after your desired time, helping you drift into comfortable slumber. The warm orange glow of the vintage radio display and the tactile experience of the analog dial bring analog leisure to the digital age. We believe every sound has its own unique frequency. Starting with Earth's nature sounds, we'll soon bring you whispers from the stars. Create a small sanctuary in your daily life with HOSONO Radio. Each turn of the dial opens a new world.
NoteGarden
Easily capture your day with mood icons, photos, and short notes. Revisit past moments through a calendar view, photo timeline, and "On This Day" memories. Secure your entries with app lock and sync across devices via iCloud.
- Mood tracking with icons
- Photo and short note entries
- Calendar and timeline views
- Search and favorites
- iCloud sync
- App lock security
- 30-day trash recovery
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NoteGarden is a gentle journaling app that lets you quickly save today’s mood, photos, and notes, then look back on them later. It is designed to feel lighter than a traditional diary, while keeping your records safely stored. Choose your mood, add photos, and write a short note — your entry is saved automatically. [ Key Features of NoteGarden ] Record today in under a minute • Quickly choose today’s mood with 10 mood icons • Add photos and notes to simply capture your day • Write notes neatly line by line with bullet lists • Organize entries more easily with tags • Keep your writing safe with automatic saving Look back with calendar and timeline views • Review past entries with daily moods and previews • Browse older records more easily with monthly section headers • Jump quickly to a specific year when you have entries across multiple years • See the time written and whether an entry was edited • Find the records you need with favorites and search • Revisit memories from the same date with the “On This Day” card Photo timeline • View photos added to your entries by date • Look back on past moments in chronological order from the Photos tab • Keep photos safely stored together with your records Reflect on your records with statistics • View your records by This Month, Last Month, This Year, Last Year, or All Time • Check record count, photo count, character count, and average character count • See your mood distribution at a glance with a donut chart • Track your journaling habit with your writing streak Safe backup and sync • Continue viewing your records and photos across devices with iCloud sync • Keep a single backup file with file export and import • Protect your private records with app lock • Restore deleted entries from the 30-day trash NoteGarden is made for people who find it hard to write a long diary every day. A mood, a photo, and a short note can be enough to remember your day. Save today in a small way, and quietly return to it later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NoteGarden at 100% against HOSONO's 0%. NoteGarden also leads on price (Free vs $0.99). HOSONO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
NoteGarden is free to download; HOSONO costs $0.99 up front. NoteGarden sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HOSONO asks for nothing beyond the download.
HOSONO ships an update weekly, NoteGarden every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | HOSONO | NoteGarden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EUIHYUNG JUNG | ChanGyu Kang |
Customer experience
HOSONO
NoteGarden
In-app purchases
HOSONO
No in-app purchases
NoteGarden
- NoteGarden Pro Lifetime$1.99









