RecipeLog for iPad vs eLifeCatalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RecipeLog for iPad
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Let's manage your own recipes! It is very simple. 1. Take a picture and enter material, quantity, making way! 2. Complete! Finally Ver 3.0! The layout has become new. If you want to improve the recipe please use the edit function! You can change contents very easily. "Improvement in material input" We improved the input of the material of the new screen and prepared a place dedicated to quantity. "Category" Category function added. When you enter the category you want to search in the search window, only the specified category is displayed in a moment. "Backup & Restore" You can backup & restore (restore) important recipes. If you have an important recipe back up, let's prepare for you. "Category function" Categories can display only specified categories when you use the search function. Example: If you want to search for items of the [Japanese style] category, please enter [Japanese style] at the search place Let's send you a delicious food life ('▽ `) ノ -Notice From now on, the advertisement deletion function can not be provided by revising the store guidelines. Please note when purchasing. There is in-app billing to turn off advertisements. If you purchase in-app billing, if ads remain, Please let me finish once. Also, since there is a bug in iOS 10 that the internal data can not be read unless the main body has been restarted for a long time, please try if it does not disappear by restarting the application.
eLifeCatalog
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Scan barcodes with "eLifeCatalog"! Access product info, nutrition facts, allergy details, recipes. Supports Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified). Food to appliances, all included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eLifeCatalog at none against RecipeLog for iPad's 1. eLifeCatalog also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). RecipeLog for iPad's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 14.0). On price 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. RecipeLog for iPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eLifeCatalog asks for nothing beyond the download.
RecipeLog for iPad ships an update every 2 months, eLifeCatalog weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RecipeLog for iPad | eLifeCatalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | daisuke ito | eBASE CO.,LTD |
In-app purchases
RecipeLog for iPad
- AdDelete$0.99
eLifeCatalog
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RecipeLog for iPad free?
Is eLifeCatalog free?
Do RecipeLog for iPad or eLifeCatalog have ads?
Which is updated more often, RecipeLog for iPad or eLifeCatalog?
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