Mamuri vs dab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mamuri
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Mamuri is a quiet space to record your emotions, one day at a time. How are you feeling today? Good, okay, not great, overwhelmed, complicated — start your day with one of five emotion stickers. ▶ Record your feelings Express today’s mood with cute emotion stickers, and capture more detailed emotions like excitement, gratitude, anxiety, or longing. ▶ Decorate it like a scrapbook Add photos, place stickers, and choose paper themes to create a journal page that feels like your own. ▶ An AI companion stays with you When you write, your companion “Mamuri” responds with warmth. No judgment, no pressure — just a gentle space to be heard. ▶ Reflect on your emotional flow Use the emotion calendar and weekly/monthly reports to quietly look back on how your feelings have changed over time. ▶ Make it more special with Premium · Create your own custom stickers · Unlock extended AI conversations · Use special paper themes · Access advanced emotion reports Mamuri does not replace therapy or professional support. If you are going through a difficult time, please seek help from a qualified professional or local support service. Thank you for making it through today with Mamuri.
dab
Create a personalized digital journal by decorating pages with custom stickers, doodles, and handwritten notes. Organize your creations in a digital tin and revisit them daily. Enjoy a calm, creative space without pressure or streaks.
- Create custom stickers from photos or drawings
- Doodle with vintage inks and pens
- Write notes in handwriting fonts
- Add custom stamps with photos
- Organize creations in a digital tin
- Home screen widgets for quick access
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your journal, your stickers, your stamps, your page a day. dab-dab is a warm little journal you actually get to decorate. snip the subject out of any photo into a sticker — right on your phone — or doodle one from scratch, then keep them in your own tin and reuse them on any day. it's your sticker book and your diary, in one. make your own stickers cut anyone (or anything) out of a photo with a tap, or draw a sticker by hand. dress it with an outline, a dashed cut-out edge, a torn-paper rim, or a puffy pop. then drop it in your tin — your growing little collection — and pull it back out to decorate any page, any day. a page to fill, your way • doodle across two layers with soft vintage inks and pens • write a note in a warm handwriting font • press a postmark: pick from dozens of shapes, add your place and a picture, or snap a photo and stamp it • stick on washi tape, or make your own • set a photo — or a live photo — behind the day • look back on the year wall: a poster of every page you kept, with a calendar of your stamps a collection that grows your stickers, your stamps and ready-made editions, all in one place. open a tin, file things by dragging, and make something new from one button. on your home screen a widget in your page's own paper, and a desk of loose stickers from your tin. calm, never a chore no streaks, no scores, no chain to keep. show up however small — it's a place to land, not one more thing to keep up with. yours, and only yours no account, no sign-up, no cloud sync. everything stays on your phone, and nothing is collected. free dab-dab is a real, everyday journal, with the whole year wall and your first stamp and tape. dab-dab+ opens the studio: an unlimited sticker tin, every writing font and size, the full drawing kit, the stamp and tape studios, widgets that show your page, live-photo backgrounds, more notes and photos a day, and extra papers and editions. — dab-dab+ is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription (yearly includes a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://reveriearchive-studio.github.io/dab-dab-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: dab at none against Mamuri's shown. Mamuri's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Mamuri sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and dab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mamuri ships an update weekly, dab every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mamuri | dab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUNJUN KIM | Antheia Li |
In-app purchases
Mamuri
- Mamuri Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Mamuri Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
dab
- dab-dab+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- dab-dab+ Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- dab-dab+ Lifetime$29.99









