Comparison

PO!N vs Close

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

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PO!N

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ใ€ Write like youโ€™re texting. Capture ideas in 1 second. ใ€‘ "I want to take a note, but opening an app feels like a chore." "I write things down, but never look at them again." PO!N solves these problems. It is a simple, chat-style memo app designed for speed and serendipity. Just open the app and start typingโ€”no titles, no folders, just pure thought flow. โ—‡ Why Choose PO!N? 1. Chat-Style Interface: Write Instantly The moment you open the app, you are ready to type. It feels just like messaging a friend, but you are chatting with yourself. Capture your "brain dump" instantly before the idea fades away. 2. Zero Organization: Light automatic categorization Stop worrying about sorting. PO!N analyzes your text and automatically assigns tags like "Idea," "Insight," "Memo," "Record," or "Task." You focus on writing; we handle the rest. 3. Revisit Your Thoughts: The "PO!N" Notification This is the magic of PO!N. Your past notes will randomly "pop" back up as notifications. A thought from last week or a quote from last month might be exactly what you need to solve a problem today. 4. Visualize Your History View your thought trails in a clean Calendar or List view. Perfect for keeping a one-line diary, tracking your mood, or logging daily achievements. โ—‡ Perfect For: Brain Dumping: Clear your mind quickly. Idea Storage: Capture fleeting inspiration. Self-Talk: A private space for your honest thoughts. Minimalists: No complex features, just simple notes. "Your past words become future inspiration." Download PO!N today and start a new cycle of ideas.

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Close

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้–‰ใ˜ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ€ใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ๆ•ดใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚ ใ€ŒCloseใ€ใฏใ€ SNSใ€ๅ‹•็”ปใ€ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใชใฉใ€ใคใ„้–‹ใ„ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’ ๅฟ…่ฆใชใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒŸใƒณใ‚ฐใงๅˆถ้™ใงใใ‚‹ ใ‚นใƒžใƒ›็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใ‚ตใƒใƒผใƒˆใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅฐ‘ใ—ใ ใ‘่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ ใฃใŸSNSใ€‚ ๆฐ—ใฅใ„ใŸใ‚‰้•ทใ่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใŸๅ‹•็”ปใ€‚ ไฝœๆฅญๅ‰ใซ้–‹ใ„ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ€‚ ๅฏใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ๆ™‚้–“ใ€‚ Closeใฏใ€ใใ‚“ใชใ€ŒไปŠใฏ้–‰ใ˜ใŸใ„ใ€็žฌ้–“ใซใ€ ใƒฏใƒณใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ—ใงใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’ๅˆถ้™ใ—ใ€ ้›†ไธญใ—ใŸใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚„ไผ‘ใฟใŸใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใธๆˆปใ‚‹ใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ใ‚’ๅฎŒๅ…จใซใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใงใฏใชใใ€ ๅฟ…่ฆใชใจใใซใ€ๅฟ…่ฆใช่ท้›ขใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใงใ™ใ€‚ โ–  ใƒฏใƒณใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ—ใงใ€้ธใ‚“ใ ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’ๅˆถ้™ใ€‚ Closeใงใฏใ€ๅˆถ้™ใ—ใŸใ„ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚„ใ‚ซใƒ†ใ‚ดใƒชใ‚’ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ˜ใ‚้ธๆŠžใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ SNSใ€‚ ๅ‹•็”ปใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ€‚ ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ€‚ ไธ€ๅบฆ่จญๅฎšใ—ใฆใŠใ‘ใฐใ€ ใƒ›ใƒผใƒ ็”ป้ขใฎใƒœใ‚ฟใƒณใ‚’ๆŠผใ™ใ ใ‘ใงใ€ ้ธใ‚“ใ ๅฏพ่ฑกใ‚’ใพใจใ‚ใฆๅˆถ้™ใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€ŒไปŠใ‹ใ‚‰้›†ไธญใ—ใŸใ„ใ€ ใ€Œๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ใ‹ใ‚‰้›ขใ‚ŒใŸใ„ใ€ ใ€Œๅฏใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซSNSใ‚’้–‰ใ˜ใŸใ„ใ€ ใใ‚“ใชใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒŸใƒณใ‚ฐใงใ€ใ™ใใซไฝฟใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ โ–  ๅˆถ้™ไธญใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใŒใ€ใฒใจ็›ฎใงใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ€‚ Closeใฏใ€ๅˆถ้™ไธญใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ‚’ใ‚ทใƒณใƒ—ใƒซใซ่กจ็คบใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ไปŠใ€ๅˆถ้™ใงใใ‚‹็Šถๆ…‹ใชใฎใ‹ใ€‚ ใ™ใงใซใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’้–‰ใ˜ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€‚ ใฉใฎใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใŒๅฏพ่ฑกใชใฎใ‹ใ€‚ ่ฟทใ‚ใšไฝฟใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ ็”ป้ขใฏใงใใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚„ใ™ใ่จญ่จˆใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅˆถ้™ไธญใฏ่ตค่‰ฒใง็Šถๆ…‹ใ‚’่กจ็คบใ—ใ€ ่งฃ้™คใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏ้•ทๆŠผใ—ๆ“ไฝœใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€ ใชใ‚“ใจใชใ่งฃ้™คใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’้˜ฒใŽใพใ™ใ€‚ โ–  ้•ทๆŠผใ—ใงใ€่ฝใก็€ใ„ใฆ่งฃ้™คใ€‚ ๅˆถ้™ใ‚’่งฃ้™คใ™ใ‚‹ใจใใฏใ€ใ™ใใซ่งฃ้™คใ•ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ้•ทๆŠผใ—ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ ใ‚ซใ‚ฆใƒณใƒˆใƒ€ใ‚ฆใƒณใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ€ ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่งฃ้™คใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’ไธ€ๅบฆ่€ƒใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€ŒไปŠใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ้–‹ใๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผŸใ€ ใปใ‚“ใฎๆ•ฐ็ง’ใฎ้–“ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€ ็„กๆ„่ญ˜ใซใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใธๆˆปใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ๆตใ‚Œใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใ‚„ใ™ใใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ โ–  Dynamic Island / Live Activity ใซๅฏพๅฟœใ€‚ Closeใฏใ€Dynamic Island / Live Activity ใซใ‚‚ๅฏพๅฟœใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ไป–ใฎใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ ็พๅœจใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใ‚„ใ™ใใ€ ๅฟ…่ฆใชๆ“ไฝœใธใ™ใฐใ‚„ใใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅˆถ้™ไธญใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ‚’่‡ช็„ถใซ็ขบ่ชใงใใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’้–‹ใ็›ดใ•ใชใใฆใ‚‚ใ€ ไปŠใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใ‚’ๆŠŠๆกใ—ใ‚„ใ™ใใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ โ€ปDynamic Island / Live Activity ใฎ่กจ็คบใฏๅฏพๅฟœ็ซฏๆœซใƒปiOSใฎไป•ๆง˜ใซใ‚ˆใ‚Š็•ฐใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ โ–  ไฝฟ็”จๆ™‚้–“ใƒชใƒžใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใงใ€ไฝฟใ„ใ™ใŽใซๆฐ—ใฅใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€‚ Closeใซใฏใ€ไฝฟ็”จๆ™‚้–“ใƒชใƒžใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ๆฉŸ่ƒฝใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ่จญๅฎšใ—ใŸๆ™‚้–“ใซ้”ใ™ใ‚‹ใจ้€š็Ÿฅใง็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€ ใ€Œใใ‚ใใ‚้–‰ใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ใจๆฐ—ใฅใใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅ…จไฝ“ใฎๅˆถ้™ๆ™‚้–“ใ ใ‘ใงใชใใ€ ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ”ใจใฎๅ€‹ๅˆฅๆ™‚้–“ใ‚‚่จญๅฎšใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ SNSใฏ็Ÿญใ‚ใซใ€‚ ๅ‹•็”ปใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใฏๅฐ‘ใ—้•ทใ‚ใซใ€‚ ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใฏไผ‘ๆ—ฅใ ใ‘ๆ„่ญ˜ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใซๅˆใ‚ใ›ใฆใ€ ็„ก็†ใชใใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ๆ•ดใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ โ–  ใ“ใ‚“ใชไบบใซใŠใ™ใ™ใ‚ ใƒปSNSใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ™ใŽใฆใ—ใพใ† ใƒปYouTubeใ‚„TikTokใ‚’ใคใ„้–‹ใ„ใฆใ—ใพใ† ใƒปใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ‚„ๅ‹•็”ปใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใฎๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ—ใŸใ„ ใƒปๅ‹‰ๅผทใ‚„ไฝœๆฅญใซ้›†ไธญใ—ใŸใ„ ใƒปๅฏใ‚‹ๅ‰ใฎใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ—ใŸใ„ ใƒปใ‚นใ‚ฏใƒชใƒผใƒณใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒ ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใจ่‡ชๅˆ†ใงใ‚ณใƒณใƒˆใƒญใƒผใƒซใ—ใŸใ„ ใƒปใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’ใพใจใ‚ใฆๅˆถ้™ใ—ใŸใ„ ใƒปใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ไพๅญ˜ๅฏพ็ญ–ใ‚’ใ‚†ใ‚‹ใๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ„ ใƒปใƒ‡ใ‚ธใ‚ฟใƒซใƒ‡ใƒˆใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ ใƒปไฝฟใ„ใ™ใŽใซๆฐ—ใฅใใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใŒใปใ—ใ„ ใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใ“ใจใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใงใ‚‚ใ€ไปŠใฏ้–‰ใ˜ใŸใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚้–“ใ€‚ ไฝœๆฅญใซ้›†ไธญใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚้–“ใ€‚ ไผ‘ใ‚€ๆ™‚้–“ใ€‚ ็œ ใ‚‹ๅ‰ใฎ้™ใ‹ใชๆ™‚้–“ใ€‚ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใŸใ‚ใซไฝฟใ„ใŸใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใ€‚ Closeใฏใ€ใใ‚“ใชๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šๆˆปใ™ใŸใ‚ใฎๅฐใ•ใชใ‚นใ‚คใƒƒใƒใงใ™ใ€‚ ้–‰ใ˜ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใ€‚ ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใใฎๆ•ฐ็ง’ใงๆตใ‚ŒใŒๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ Closeใงใ€ใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ใจใฎ่ท้›ขใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใจๅฟƒๅœฐใ‚ˆใๆ•ดใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚

Screenshots

PO!N4 screens
Close4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PO!N at Free against Close's $1.99. PO!N also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Close's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

PO!N is free to download; Close costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PO!N ships an update monthly, Close every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
PO!N versus Close: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPO!NClose
PriceFree โ€” better$1.99
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size53 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHibiki TamakiRyogo Owashi

In-app purchases

None

PO!N

No in-app purchases

None

Close

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PO!N free?
PO!N is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Close free?
Close costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PO!N or Close have ads?
PO!N shows ads; Close does not.
Which is updated more often, PO!N or Close?
PO!N ships an update monthly, and Close every 3 days. Most recently, PO!N was updated on October 11, 2026 and Close on October 12, 2026.

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