Fridge vs Kipu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fridge
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Share things you are interested in with family and friends. Fridge is an app that lets you easily share URLs for articles, videos, products, and more with your family and friends. You can share the things you are interested in, just like sticking a note on a refrigerator. 【Recommended for those who】 - Want to neatly organize their favorite articles and links by category. - Want to easily share interesting articles with family and friends. - Want to share information privately, away from social media. - Have a backlog of articles and links they intended to "read later." 【Main Features】 - Create Groups Create a group of up to 5 members using an invitation code. Algorithms and like counts do not matter here. Just share the things you like with your members. - One-tap Sharing Save articles with a single tap of the share button from apps like X (Twitter), YouTube, Amazon, Safari, note, and others. Titles and thumbnails are retrieved automatically. - Category Classification Create categories to neatly store bookmarks, articles, and video URLs that tend to get cluttered. - Check New Items You can check new articles shared by members one by one in a card format. - Random Pick Displays past saved articles randomly when launching the app. Enjoy reuniting with articles you may have forgotten. You can set the display interval from 26 different options. - Sharing Scope Easily set whether an article should be visible to members or kept private just for yourself. - X (Twitter) & YouTube Embedding Play and view videos and posts directly within the app. Check the content without opening external links. - Favorites & Reactions Favorite articles you are interested in or react with simple emojis. - Short Memos Leave simple memos on articles. Use them as titles or to jot down your thoughts. 【Premium Features】 - Automatic Category Classification Set keywords to automatically categorize your items. - Reminder Settings Set notifications for articles you want to read later. - Calendar Registration Link articles to your calendar. Don't forget important dates by linking articles such as game release dates, opening dates for cafes you are interested in, or event schedules to your calendar. - Binder Function Manage articles across different categories in one place. You can organize items differently than by category, such as restaurant information for a trip, life-hack tweets for travel, or the release dates of clothes you want to wear on your trip. Terms of Service(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Fridge-Board-33f772ce59e38022bd0ec19c841b02e3?source=copy_link
Kipu
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Kipu is a private bookmark manager built to help you save links instantly, organize everything, and find what matters later. Save articles, videos, posts, recipes, travel ideas, products, research, and anything else you discover online. Keep your bookmarks organized with folders, tags, favorites, notes, and reminders so your links do not get lost across apps, chats, browsers, or screenshots. Kipu is designed for people who collect useful links every day and want a calmer way to manage them. KEY FEATURES Save links from anywhere Add links from your browser, social apps, video platforms, shopping sites, and more. Organize with folders and tags Group bookmarks into collections like Travel, Reading, Recipes, Work, Study, Shopping, or Personal. Favorites and quick access Mark important links as favorites so they are easy to find when you need them. Private vault Keep sensitive bookmarks separate in a private space protected with encryption. Notes and context Add notes to saved links so you remember why you saved them. Reminders Set reminders for links you want to revisit later. Built-in browser Open saved links directly inside the app without constantly switching contexts. Trash and recovery Move unwanted bookmarks to Trash before deleting them permanently. Perfect for: • Saving articles to read later • Organizing research links • Collecting recipes, workouts, and travel ideas • Managing shopping links and wishlists • Keeping useful videos and posts • Building a personal knowledge library • Replacing messy browser bookmarks Kipu helps you turn scattered links into a clean, private, searchable bookmark library. Terms of Use: https://vansw0.github.io/Kipu/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://vansw0.github.io/Kipu/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fridge at every 5 days against Kipu's every 4 months. Kipu's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Fridge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Kipu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fridge ships an update every 5 days, Kipu every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fridge | Kipu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOSHIKI MIYAMOTO | Ivan de Jesus Rodriguez Tovar |
In-app purchases
Fridge
- 月額プラン$1.991 Month
- 年額プラン$14.991 Year
Kipu
- Kipu Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Kipu Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Kipu Pro Lifetime$49.99









