Malama Honua vs KMNO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Malama Honua
Explore Polynesian navigation and culture through interactive games and real-life adventure. This appisode, a prequel to Moana, features puzzles, expert-led excursions, and engaging video content for the whole family.
- Interactive puzzles
- Expert-led cultural excursions
- Over 30 minutes of live-action video
- Hidden interactive surprises
- Theme song and music video
- Teacher and parent guides
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Long ago Polynesians built sailing canoes and navigated the Pacific Ocean. How did they accomplish this amazing feat? It starts here with Mālama Honua: My Voyage, a super-fun interactive appisode that combines a real-life adventure with 9 learning games! It’s a prequel to Moana, and the story of Hōkūle'a and the Mālama Honua worldwide voyage! Features: • Interactive puzzles requiring smarts, skill and dexterity • Excursions led by Hawaiian cultural experts • Over 30 minutes of live-action video • Charming hidden interactive surprises • The Mālama Honua theme song and music video • Teacher and parent guides, as well as links to full curriculum plans Designed for children ages 5-8 – but its rich content makes it the perfect app for the entire family. The especially curious will find surprises – splashing fish, skittering crabs and twirling palm trees – that compel them to return to the app again and again. http://www.hoomalamalama.org
KMNO
Listen to live radio with DVR-like controls, including pause, rewind, and fast forward. Access the program schedule, set an alarm, and enjoy background listening while multitasking. Stay connected with social media and website links.
- Live radio streaming
- Pause, rewind, and fast forward live audio
- Program schedule access
- Alarm clock functionality
- Background listening
- Social media and website links
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The KMNO App allows you to listen to 91.7 FM Mana'o Radio pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and wake up to KMNO with the alarm clock! App Features • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch something you just missed! • Listen to the live stream from KMNO even while traveling! • Integrated program schedule for the KMNO stream! • Listen to KMNO in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! • Check out the KMNO schedule and On Demand programs! • Access Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the KMNO website! The KMNO 91.7 FM Mana'o Radio App is brought to you by the great people at Maui Media Initiative, Inc. and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great mobile solutions. https://manaoradio.com/ http://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KMNO at every 4 weeks against Malama Honua's every 2 months. KMNO also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 12). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Malama Honua against 5.0 for KMNO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 41 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Malama Honua ships an update every 2 months, KMNO every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Malama Honua | KMNO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 725 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Malama Honua Public Charter School Foundation | Maui Media Initiative, Inc. |
Customer experience
Malama Honua
KMNO
In-app purchases
Malama Honua
No in-app purchases
KMNO
No in-app purchases
