Comparison

Soothy vs Bento

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

Head to head
About

Soothy

Features
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Your tasks and your calendar, finally in one calm view. Most planning apps make you choose: a to-do app that treats your calendar as an afterthought, or a calendar that bolts on tasks. The few that truly combine both cost a fortune and make you learn a whole method first. Soothy takes the opposite path. One screen shows what you have to do AND what's happening today, blended together, or filtered apart when you want to focus. No method to learn. No monthly bill. It just works, the moment you open it. TASKS, SORTED FOR YOU • Drop in a task, it files itself: overdue, today, or upcoming • Colors tell you everything at a glance: red, blue, orange • Natural-language entry: "dentist tomorrow 9am" • Capture inbox for fleeting thoughts and links • Custom sections and recyclable checklists A REAL CALENDAR, BUILT IN • Month and week views, your events and tasks together • Two-way sync with your iOS calendars • Create and edit events without leaving the app • Search your full history, 25 years back, instantly • Choose exactly which calendars to show EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iCloud keeps everything in sync BUILT THE RIGHT WAY • No subscription. Ever. One-time purchase, updates included. • No account, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays in your iCloud. • Full VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support • Available in 6 languages Soothy is for people who just want to see what's today, what's coming, and what's done — calmly, without the setup. https://soothyapp.com/privacy.html

About

Bento

Organize and store your digital life locally on your device. Save recipes, links, notes, PDFs, and more in customizable boxes. Search everything, even text within images, and keep private items secure.

Highlights
  • Capture recipes, documents, voice memos, photos, and places
  • Save links, URLs, and copied text
  • Organize content into customizable boxes
  • Search across all saved items, including text in screenshots
  • Secure private items with Face ID
  • Add personal notes to saved content
Features
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Bento is a local-first box for the things worth keeping: recipes, links, screenshots, voice notes, PDFs, and places. Stored on your device, fully searchable, no account required. Capture from one simple app. Bento automatically types each save and organizes your library around boxes and the context that matters to you. Use Bento to: • Capture recipes, documents, voice memos, photos, and places • Drop in links, URLs, and copied text quickly • Organize into boxes, then sort and filter by type • Search across everything, including text inside screenshots • Keep private items locked behind Face ID or hidden entirely • Add your own notes without losing the original source Bento is built for personal knowledge, not feeds, followers, or noise. Keep what matters without turning your saved content into another inbox. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Bento Terms: https://usebento.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://usebento.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

Soothy4 screens
Bento4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bento at Free against Soothy's $5.99. Bento also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Soothy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On ads 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

Bento is free to download; Soothy costs $5.99 up front. Bento sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Soothy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soothy ships an update weekly, Bento every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Soothy versus Bento: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoothyBento
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaude BezeaudDon Kallail

In-app purchases

None

Soothy

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bento

Subscriptions1
  • Bento Pro$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bento Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Soothy free?
Soothy costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bento free?
Bento is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soothy or Bento have ads?
Neither Soothy nor Bento shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soothy or Bento?
Soothy ships an update weekly, and Bento every 3 days. Most recently, Soothy was updated on October 19, 2026 and Bento on October 25, 2026.

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