Comparison

IdeaTracker vs Kobako

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

Head to head
About

IdeaTracker

Capture, organize, and develop your ideas with this app. Create dedicated workspaces, add custom fields, and track progress with tasks and milestones. Access your projects across all your Apple devices and the web.

Highlights
  • Ideation habit questions
  • Organized workspaces/folders
  • Customizable fields
  • Task scheduling
  • Milestone monitoring
  • Multimedia capture
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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HOW TO USE IDEATRACKER: 1) Answer ideation habit questions to pre-configure your app. 2) Create workspaces/folders to stay organized. 3) Add your ideas and keep them all in one place! Never misplace or lose a brilliant idea again! IdeaTracker helps you capture, organize, and bring your ideas to life - whether you're a startup entrepreneur, creative professional, or just someone who loves to innovate, this app has all the tools you’ll need to fuel your journey! If an idea can turn into money, why wouldn’t you keep them all in one place? They are powerful, but only when you act on them! Take the first step now! INSIDE: Create your own fields, share your ideas, add tasks to the calendar, monitor milestones, capture images-video-audio, use dedicated notepads, ... If you have any questions or need any help, please email us at support@ideatracker.io. NOTE: Access your ideas anywhere - On your favorite Apple device or on the web. Changes sync instantly across all your devices. TERMS: https://ideatracker.io/terms

About

Kobako

Features
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Kobako — Japanese for “small box” — is a quick place to put an idea down before it slips away. Kapi, a capybara, lives there and looks after whatever you leave. CATCH IT IN A SECOND • Tap the bulb and type or dictate — the idea is saved before the thought is gone • Capture straight from a Home Screen widget or a Control Center button • Kapi notices a new idea and cheers you on EVERYTHING IN ONE FEED • New ideas land in Inbox and lie as cards right on the app’s Home • A row of folders sits above the feed: tap one to see only its ideas • Sort by newest, oldest, priority or due date • An idea that grows gets a fresh page laid over it — up to five, with the earlier thinking still readable underneath • Search finds any idea or folder in a few letters CLOSE IT, KEEP IT Tick a card when an idea is done, and it flies into Closed. Nothing disappears: finished ideas rest there, and any of them can be reopened. A QUIET FRIEND Kapi putters about his window library and naps while you are away; a tap wakes him. Once a day, around eight in the evening, he knocks to ask how the day went — and skips it if the app was already opened that evening. AT HOME ON EVERY SCREEN • iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo — two panes side by side on iPad in landscape and on the open Duo • Dark theme throughout; Reduce Motion honoured everywhere Kapi moves • 10 languages YOURS ALONE No account and no sign-in. Your ideas stay on your device. Questions or a hello: hello@kobako.app Terms of Use: https://kobako.app/terms

Screenshots

IdeaTracker4 screens
Kobako4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IdeaTracker at every 2 weeks against Kobako's every 5 weeks. IdeaTracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. IdeaTracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Kobako sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IdeaTracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Kobako every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
IdeaTracker versus Kobako: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeaTrackerKobako
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAMES MURRAYAleksandr Gaidash

In-app purchases

6 purchases

IdeaTracker

Subscriptions6
  • English$2.491 Month
  • English$4.991 Month
  • English2 Months trial$4.991 Month
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  • English$22.491 Year
  • English$45.001 Year
  • English1 Year trial$45.001 Year
4 purchases

Kobako

Subscriptions2
  • Kobako Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Kobako Plus Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Supporter Pack$2.99
  • Rich Capybara$9.99

Questions

Is IdeaTracker free?
IdeaTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kobako free?
Kobako is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IdeaTracker or Kobako have ads?
Neither IdeaTracker nor Kobako shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IdeaTracker or Kobako?
IdeaTracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kobako every 5 weeks. Most recently, IdeaTracker was updated on November 13, 2026 and Kobako on November 13, 2026.

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