Comparison

Bento vs Strawbie

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

Head to head
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

About

Strawbie

This app is a cozy focus companion designed to make studying and productivity enjoyable. It combines a customizable Pomodoro timer, task management, ambient music, and AI-powered chat support to help users find their flow and achieve their goals. Earn rewards and unlock collectibles as you progress.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Daily task list
  • Ambient study music (Strawbie Radio)
  • AI voice and text chat
  • Streaks and rewards system
  • Collectible items and customization
Features
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Strawbie Strawbie is a focus companion designed to help you study, find your flow, and make getting things done feel fun and rewarding. Strawbie brings together personalized guidance, a customizable Pomodoro timer, a daily task list, chill music, voice and text chat, streaks, rewards, and collectibles in one cozy study space, on iPhone, iPad, and Apple silicon Macs. FREE AFTER YOUR FIRST SUBSCRIPTION Getting started requires a subscription. If you later cancel, Strawbie Radio (with ad breaks) and the focus timer stay free. Strawbie Radio Strawbie's original ambient music to study, focus, chill, or wind down to. Free listeners hear a short ad break every few songs. Focus Timer + Today's Flow Create a daily task list with optional reminders and use a customizable Pomodoro-style focus timer to move through focused sessions and breaks at your own pace. WITH A SUBSCRIPTION Strawbie offers an auto-renewable subscription with a 7-day free trial, followed by the selected monthly or yearly plan. Talk to Strawbie Have real-time voice conversations or text chat with Strawbie while you study. Ask for homework help, upload photos, organize what you need to do, or talk hands-free while you work. On iPhone, an active voice conversation can appear in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. A companion who remembers Strawbie can remember useful context between conversations, including things you're working on and preferences you've shared. Everything Strawbie remembers is listed in your Profile, where you can delete any of it or turn memory off. Strawbie Rewards Earn Strawberries by finishing tasks, completing focus sessions, and keeping your daily streak, up to the daily maximum, plus a bonus at streak milestones. Spend them on charms, collectibles, rooms, and Featured Drops. On iPhone, eligible charms appear in the Dynamic Island, and everything you own lives in your Inventory. Ad-free Strawbie Radio Subscribers can listen to Strawbie Radio without ad breaks. GETTING IN An account is required. Users can sign in with Apple, Google, or email and password. Sign in with Apple is the fastest path and is automatically verified. SAFETY Strawbie has a minimum age of 13, enforced through an age gate at signup. Strawbie is an AI character, not a real person. Every conversation, text or voice, carries Strawbie's safety rules: no sexual content, and never any encouragement of self-harm. Crisis detection runs in the app, for both voice and text, and does not depend on the AI. When it triggers, Strawbie shows crisis resources for your region with one-tap call and text. Every Strawbie message can also be reported in-app. Strawbie is an AI focus companion, not a therapist, doctor, or crisis service, and companion chatbots may not be suitable for some minors. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Strawbie Premium — $12.99/month or $79.99/year 7-day free trial, then your selected plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://strawbie.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://strawbie.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Bento4 screens
Strawbie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Strawbie at 3 against Bento's 1. Strawbie also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Bento sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Strawbie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bento against 5.0 for Strawbie. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bento ships an update every 3 days, Strawbie every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bento versus Strawbie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBentoStrawbie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB169 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDon KallailStrawbie Inc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bento

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

Strawbie

Subscriptions2
  • Strawbie Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Strawbie Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Bento free?
Bento is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strawbie free?
Strawbie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bento or Strawbie?
Bento and Strawbie are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Bento or Strawbie have ads?
Neither Bento nor Strawbie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bento or Strawbie?
Bento ships an update every 3 days, and Strawbie every 2 days. Most recently, Bento was updated on October 31, 2026 and Strawbie on November 6, 2026.

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