Comparison

RecipeLog for iPad vs eLifeCatalog

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

Head to head
About

RecipeLog for iPad

Features
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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.

About

eLifeCatalog

Features
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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.

Screenshots

eLifeCatalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RecipeLog for iPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eLifeCatalog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
RecipeLog for iPad versus eLifeCatalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipeLog for iPadeLifeCatalog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerdaisuke itoeBASE CO.,LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RecipeLog for iPad

One-time1
  • AdDelete$0.99
None

eLifeCatalog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RecipeLog for iPad free?
RecipeLog for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eLifeCatalog free?
eLifeCatalog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RecipeLog for iPad or eLifeCatalog have ads?
Neither RecipeLog for iPad nor eLifeCatalog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RecipeLog for iPad or eLifeCatalog?
RecipeLog for iPad ships an update every 2 months, and eLifeCatalog weekly. Most recently, RecipeLog for iPad was updated on October 26, 2026 and eLifeCatalog on October 25, 2026.

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