Nekodo vs Promise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nekodo
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Nekodo is a Todo & Habit Tracker app with cute cat characters. It is simple, easy to use, and full of features. Neko - means cat in Japanese. [Key Features] • Task creation, editing, and completion management • Categorization by priority and tags • Sub-task management using checklists • Recurring tasks and habit tracking • Custom reminders • Weekly and monthly calendar views • Consistency streaks and activity heatmaps • Drag-and-Drop reordering • Theme, Font switching and heatmap color customization • Multiple widgets Let's make your busy daily life more enjoyable with your cat companions. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Promise
This app helps you reduce screen time and digital distractions with playful app blocking and focus routines. It features a cute companion that keeps you accountable, offering gentle warnings before blocking access to distracting applications.
- Block distracting apps
- Reduce screen time
- Set app limits
- Focus routines
- Soft warnings before blocks
- Track screen time and usage
- Build healthier phone habits
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Social media apps are designed to keep you scrolling. Promise helps you reduce screen time with playful app blocking, focus routines, and a cute companion who keeps you accountable. Set limits for distracting apps like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, games, or any app you want to use less. When you try to open a blocked app, Promise gives you a gentle pause before you continue. You can take a short break — or break your promise and watch your companion’s happiness drop. Promise is more than a screen time tracker or app blocker. It makes screen time control feel personal, visual, and motivating. Features: • Block distracting apps • Reduce screen time and doomscrolling • Set app limits and focus routines • Get soft warnings before hard blocks • Break the heart to unlock apps intentionally • Track screen time, phone pickups, and app usage • Build streaks and healthier phone habits • Choose cute companions like Whiskers, Mochi, or Capy Perfect for: • Reducing phone addiction • Spending less time on social media • Staying focused while studying or working • Building better digital wellbeing habits • Turning app blocking into something you actually care about Make a promise. Protect your companion. Take back your screen time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Promise at none against Nekodo's 2. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Nekodo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Promise asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nekodo ships an update every 4 days, Promise every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Nekodo | Promise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenta Niida | JAKUB ELIAS |
In-app purchases
Nekodo
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Promise
No in-app purchases









