Comparison

Nokosu vs MonBang!

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

Head to head
About

Nokosu

Capture fleeting thoughts and inspirations on a clean, clutter-free interface. Organize notes effortlessly by stacking them into folders or using drag-and-drop. Unlock advanced features like favorites, nested folders, and custom themes with an optional Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Fast idea capture
  • Stacking for automatic folder creation
  • Drag & drop organization
  • Customizable themes (Pro)
  • Favorites and nested folders (Pro)
  • iCloud sync (Pro)
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Nokosu is an app for instantly "keeping" memos, to-dos, camera photos, album images, and more. With its simple, effortless feel, you can jot down your thoughts just as they come. β–  Capture the moment One button in the bottom-right corner. Text, a photo you snap on the spot, or an image from your library β€” save it the instant it comes to mind. β–  Memos and to-dos Text you want to keep goes in a memo; things to get done go in a to-do. Both are just as quick to save the moment they come to mind β€” and you can switch between memo and to-do anytime. β–  Stack to organize Just stack one memo onto another and a new folder is created automatically. Things tidy themselves with a simple touch. β–  Drag & drop, freely Move memos and folders anywhere with drag & drop. Reorder them, move them in and out of folders β€” everything just as you like. β–  Look back on the calendar You can browse your memos on a calendar, by the date they were created. β–  iCloud sync Sync your memos in real time across devices signed in with the same Apple Account, including Nokosu for Mac. β–  Bookmarks Bookmark important memos and call them up anytime from the Bookmarks list. ― Nokosu Pro ― A monthly plan that bundles features for keeping things even more conveniently. β–  Nested folders The free version lets you create folders at the top level only; with Pro, you can also create folders on deeper levels. β–  Locked Folder Lock sensitive memos, images, and folders with Face ID. Nothing in the Locked Folder appears on Home, in search, or in any list, and you can move existing memos, images, and folders into it. β–  Full history in Memos & Images On the Memos and Images pages, look back at memos and images older than one month. β–  All themes available In addition to the default Light theme, dress up the app with Dark, Beige, Navy, and White. β–  Customize how folders look Set a color and an icon for each folder. The free version comes with the basic colors, and Pro unlocks every color and every icon. β–  Quick input The keyboard appears the moment you open the app, so you can start writing right away without tapping the input button. β–  Lock Screen widget Create a note or add a photo with a single tap from the Nokosu widget on your Lock Screen. β–  Control Center widget Create a note or add a photo with a single tap from the Nokosu widget in Control Center or on the Action button. β–  Save to Photos too When you capture a photo memo in the app, you can also copy the photo to your Photo Library. Terms of Use https://nokosu.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy https://nokosu.app/en/privacy/

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MonBang!

Features
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"잠깐만 ν™•μΈν•˜κ³  μ‹œμž‘ν•΄μ•Όμ§€." κ·Έ ν•œλ§ˆλ””λ‘œ μ‹œμž‘λœ 30λΆ„μ˜ 슀크둀링, μ΅μˆ™ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌμ‹ κ°€μš”? 유튜브 μ•Œκ³ λ¦¬μ¦˜μ— λΉ μ§€κ³ , μΈμŠ€νƒ€κ·Έλž¨ ν”Όλ“œλ₯Ό 끝없이 내리닀 보면 ν•΄μ•Ό ν•  일은 κ·ΈλŒ€λ‘œ λ‚¨μ•„μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λˆ„κ΅¬λ‚˜ κ²ͺλŠ” μΌμ΄μ§€λ§Œ, 맀일 반볡되면 λ‚˜μœ μŠ΅κ΄€μ΄ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€. MonBang!은 이 μ€‘λ…μ˜ 고리λ₯Ό λŠλŠ” κ°€μž₯ ν™•μ‹€ν•˜κ³  ν˜„μ‹€μ μΈ 방법을 μ œμ‹œν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ˜μ§€λ ₯에 κΈ°λŒ€μ§€ λ§ˆμ„Έμš”. 집쀑할 μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†λŠ” 'ν™˜κ²½' 자체λ₯Ό λ§Œλ“œλŠ” 것이 λ‹΅μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 1. λ§žμΆ€ν˜• 집쀑 ν”„λ‘œν•„ μ„€μ • 곡뢀, 업무, λ…μ„œ, μ·¨μΉ¨ λ“± 상황에 맞좰 차단할 μ•±κ³Ό μ›Ήμ‚¬μ΄νŠΈλ₯Ό λ‹€λ₯΄κ²Œ ꡬ성할 수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 곡뢀할 λ•ŒλŠ” SNSλ₯Ό, 업무 μ€‘μ—λŠ” κ²Œμž„μ„ λ§žμΆ€ν˜•μœΌλ‘œ λ§‰μ•„λ³΄μ„Έμš”. 2. Apple 곡식 Screen Time API ν™œμš©ν•œ μ›μ²œ 차단 μš°νšŒν•˜κΈ° μ–΄λ €μš΄ κ°•λ ₯ν•œ 차단을 μ œκ³΅ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ‚¬μš©μžκ°€ μ„€μ •ν•œ μ•±, μ•± μΉ΄ν…Œκ³ λ¦¬(예: μ—”ν„°ν…ŒμΈλ¨ΌνŠΈ 전체), νŠΉμ • μ›Ή 도메인을 ν™•μ‹€ν•˜κ²Œ ν†΅μ œν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. 3. μ‹€μ‹œκ°„ μ‹œμž‘κ³Ό μš”μΌλ³„ μŠ€μΌ€μ€„λ§ μ§€κΈˆ λ‹Ήμž₯ λͺ°μž…이 ν•„μš”ν•  λ•ŒλŠ” μ¦‰μ‹œ μ‹œμž‘ν•˜μ„Έμš”. 맀일 λ°˜λ³΅λ˜λŠ” 곡뢀 μ‹œκ°„μ΄λ‚˜ 루틴이 μžˆλ‹€λ©΄ μš”μΌλ³„ μžλ™ μŠ€μΌ€μ€„μ„ 걸어두어 μ‹ κ²½ μ“°μ§€ μ•Šκ³ λ„ μŠ΅κ΄€μ„ λ§Œλ“€ 수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 4. 좩동을 늦μΆ₯λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ°¨λ‹¨λœ 앱을 λ¬΄μ˜μ‹μ μœΌλ‘œ μ—΄μ—ˆμ„ λ•Œ λœ¨λŠ” 화면이 당신을 λ©ˆμΆ”κ²Œ ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. β€’ μ™„λ²½ 차단: μ•±, μ•± μΉ΄ν…Œκ³ λ¦¬, νŠΉμ • μ›Ήμ‚¬μ΄νŠΈ 차단, λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ ν•„μš”ν•œ νŽ˜μ΄μ§€λŠ” μ—΄μ–΄ λ‘˜ 수 μžˆμ–΄μš” β€’ 집쀑 ν”„λ‘œν•„: 상황별(곡뢀/업무/λ…μ„œ λ“±) κ°œλ³„ ν”„λ‘œν•„ μ„€μ • β€’ 타이머 λͺ¨λ“œ: μ¦‰μ‹œ μ‹œμž‘ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” 집쀑 μ„Έμ…˜ β€’ 반볡 μŠ€μΌ€μ€„: μš”μΌλ³„/μ‹œκ°„λ³„ μžλ™ 반볡 μŠ€μΌ€μ€„λ§ β€’ μ›Ή ν™˜κ²½ 차단: Safari μ›Ήμ‚¬μ΄νŠΈ μ „μš© μ½˜ν…μΈ  차단 필터링 β€’ μ„±μ°° 문ꡬ: 차단 ν™”λ©΄ ν•΄μ œ μ „, 생각을 κΉ¨μš°λŠ” 질문 μ„€μ • MonBang!은 μ‚¬μš©μžμ˜ κ°œμΈμ •λ³΄λ₯Ό μ΅œμš°μ„ μœΌλ‘œ μƒκ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. β€’ Apple의 곡식 Screen Time API(Family Controls)λ₯Ό ν™œμš©ν•˜μ—¬ μ‹œμŠ€ν…œ μˆ˜μ€€μ—μ„œ μ•ˆμ „ν•˜κ²Œ κ΅¬λ™λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€. β€’ νšŒμ›κ°€μž…μ΄λ‚˜ 둜그인이 μ „ν˜€ ν•„μš” μ—†μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. β€’ 차단 λŒ€μƒ μ§€μ • 및 μ‚¬μš© λ°μ΄ν„°λŠ” μ™ΈλΆ€ μ„œλ²„λ‘œ 일절 μ „μ†‘λ˜μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌλ©°, 100% μ‚¬μš©μž κΈ°κΈ° λ‚΄λΆ€(Local Device)μ—μ„œλ§Œ μ²˜λ¦¬λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€. β€’ κ·Έ μ–΄λ–€ 광고도 ν¬ν•¨ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌλ©°, μ–΄λ– ν•œ λ§ˆμΌ€νŒ… λͺ©μ μœΌλ‘œλ„ 데이터λ₯Ό μˆ˜μ§‘ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜ ν™œμš©ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 집쀑은 νƒ€κ³ λ‚˜λŠ” 재λŠ₯이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ μ„€κ³„λ˜λŠ” ν™˜κ²½μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ§€κΈˆ MonBang!을 μ„€μΉ˜ν•˜κ³ , λ°©ν•΄ μ—†λŠ” μ˜¨μ „ν•œ λͺ°μž…μ˜ κ°€μΉ˜λ₯Ό κ²½ν—˜ν•΄ λ³΄μ„Έμš”.

Screenshots

Nokosu4 screens
MonBang!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MonBang! at none against Nokosu's 1. MonBang! also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Nokosu sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. MonBang! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nokosu ships an update weekly, MonBang! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Nokosu versus MonBang!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNokosuMonBang!
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews87.5% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size29 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuto Sasakijaewoong lim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nokosu

Subscriptions1
  • Nokosu Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
None

MonBang!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nokosu free?
Nokosu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MonBang! free?
MonBang! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nokosu or MonBang! have ads?
Neither Nokosu nor MonBang! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nokosu or MonBang!?
Nokosu ships an update weekly, and MonBang! every 3 days. Most recently, Nokosu was updated on October 18, 2026 and MonBang! on October 10, 2026.

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