Comparison

Kōbe vs SmileDay

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

Head to head
About

Kōbe

Features
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Kōbe helps you become a more thoughtful partner through one small, respectful action each day. Every day, Kōbe offers one practical prompt: listen, show appreciation, reconnect, offer practical care, or repair. Suggestions adapt from your own check-ins and from preferences your partner has openly shared. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Follow one calm daily action • Get in-the-moment Help without typing private details • Save a small Care Plan based only on your partner’s words • Add optional special-days updates for discreet, approximate timing • Review your weekly effort and learning • Use private reminders, widgets, and manual backups BUILT FOR RESPECT Kōbe never scores your partner, diagnoses moods, or treats timing as permission. Your partner’s words and boundaries always come first: ask, don’t assume. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no Kōbe account, advertising, analytics SDK, or remote AI service. Relationship notes and check-ins stay on your device. Kōbe is free to use. Kōbe Pro adds unlimited choices, deeper adaptive learning, extended progress, a monthly heads-up, and unlimited personalized Help and Care Plan memories. Kōbe provides general relationship-wellness prompts, not medical, mental-health, or crisis advice. Kōbe Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kobe-daily.zazamiyagi.chatgpt.site/privacy

About

SmileDay

Features
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How many times a day do you smile on purpose? SmileDay is a simple habit app that helps you pause for a moment and smile, even in the middle of a busy day. Get a reminder at the times you choose, then take five easy seconds to smile. Watch the small moments add up — today, the last 7 days, and a monthly history. Main features • Reminders at the hours and interval you set • A five-second smile guide that's easy to follow • Add and edit your own reminder wording • Today's smile count at a glance • The rhythm of your last 7 days • A monthly history, day by day • Record a smile right from the notification, without opening the app • An optional live mode that shows your mouth-corner movement in real time No scores to chase, no goals hanging over you. SmileDay keeps things short and easy to repeat, so the smiling moments in your day grow one at a time. Start today, with a five-second smile.

Screenshots

Kōbe4 screens
SmileDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmileDay at none against Kōbe'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kōbe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SmileDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kōbe ships an update weekly, SmileDay every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Kōbe versus SmileDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKōbeSmileDay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperS.I.T. TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDJonghwan Lee

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kōbe

Subscriptions2
  • Kōbe Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Kōbe Pro Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
None

SmileDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kōbe free?
Kōbe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmileDay free?
SmileDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kōbe or SmileDay have ads?
Neither Kōbe nor SmileDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kōbe or SmileDay?
Kōbe ships an update weekly, and SmileDay every 9 days. Most recently, Kōbe was updated on October 9, 2026 and SmileDay on October 8, 2026.

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