Download & Installation

What MononoMori Does for You

MononoMori helps you record your belongings—their names, quantities, categories, photos, and physical locations. You can start by treating it as an easily searchable inventory of your personal belongings, and gradually explore tags, usage status, the Memory Forest, and Memory Books as your organizing needs unfold.

Device Compatibility

This guide is designed for MononoMori on iPhone and iPad. Macs with Apple silicon can also download MononoMori from the Mac App Store; it runs the iPad version, so screens and steps are mostly the same as on iPad. System requirements may evolve with updates; please verify current compatibility on the MononoMori App Store product page. If your device indicates an incompatible OS version, update your iOS or use a supported device.

Installing the App

1. Open the App Store on your iOS device.
2. Search for “MononoMori” and confirm the app name and developer details.
3. Tap Get or the download button and wait for installation to complete.
4. Launch MononoMori from your Home Screen.

Upon first launch, a short welcome guide appears. You name your first Grove and tap Plant This Grove to create it, then add a first item (you can tap Maybe Later to skip this step). Tap Skip at the top right to end the guide at any time. Afterwards the main interface opens, with the Forest, Items, Memories, and More tabs at the bottom.

Recommended Steps on Your First Day

1. Explore the interface first: Tap through Forest, Items, Memories, and More to get familiar with the four spaces without feeling rushed to import everything.
2. Set up one small space: Create a Grove named “Home”, and add a real cabinet or desk drawer as a Location.
3. Record a single everyday item: Entering an item’s accurate name and location is the most valuable first practice.
4. Confirm you can find it: Return to your Grove or search for the item in the Items tab. Photos, tags, and category templates can be enriched gradually.

If subscription or allowance notices appear when trying certain features, read the prompt and continue exploring freely; seeing an upgrade prompt never implies that previous records are missing.

Optional: Choosing Your Forest Ambience

To customize the visual feel, go to More, locate Forest Ambience under “My Forest”, and choose between Daytime (Light), Nighttime (Dark), or Match System. Matching system uses your device’s current light/dark appearance. This setting only adjusts visual styling and does not alter your data.

Understanding iOS Permission Prompts

MononoMori requests iOS permissions only when specific features are invoked. You decide what to allow; declining will restrict that specific action, but permissions can always be re-enabled later in iOS Settings.

• Camera: Used to take photos of items during creation or editing. If declined, you can still import photos from your library.
• Photos: Used to import existing pictures from your Photo Library. You can use iOS’s “Select Photos” to grant access only to chosen images.
• Notifications: Used for item expiry reminders. The app asks for notification permission when you set an expiry date on an item. By default it reminds you 7 days, 3 days and 1 day before the date, at 9:00 AM; you can change this under Expiry Reminder in Settings.

Where to Head Next

If you planted a Grove in the welcome guide, it is already in your Forest and you can go on to add Locations and items. If you ended the guide with Skip and your Forest is still blank, create your first Grove and add an item:

1. Create Your First Grove
2. Add Your First Item
3. Interface Overview

Data Protection Before Major Cataloging

MononoMori saves your data locally on your device. You can create manual backups within Data Management; with Plus or Premium you can also turn on iCloud Sync. Sync and backup serve different purposes, and both depend on your Apple ID, network, and iCloud Drive availability. Before inputting large volumes of belongings, read Forest Backup & Restore.

Before uninstalling the app or signing out of iCloud, never assume that a cloud copy is complete without verifying. Always export a manual backup file to a safe location first.