Jフェス vs Chooning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jフェス
Your all-in-one guide for major Japanese music festivals. Get early ticket access, artist announcements, venue maps, and essential tips for beginners. Relive the experience with live photos and setlists after the event.
- Official festival app
- Early ticket applications
- Artist announcements
- Beginner's guide
- Timetable and maps
- Live photos and setlists
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ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL、COUNTDOWN JAPAN、JAPAN JAMの公式アプリ。 出演アーティスト発表からフェスのチケットお申し込み、初心者に嬉しいガイド情報など、フェスに関するすべてを全面サポート! ■チケット先行申込はこのアプリだけ! チケットの先行受付から当日の入場まで、すべてが「Jフェス」アプリで完結!出演アーティスト発表やチケットの受付開始もプッシュ通知でいち早くお知らせします。 ■フェス初心者にも嬉しいガイドブックも! 会場へのアクセス、オフィシャルグッズの購入方法、服装や持ち物のアドバイス、参加者のファッションスナップなど、フェスを楽しむためのありとあらゆる情報をイラストや写真を交えながら解説します。 ■タイムテーブル・マップなど必ずフェス当日に役立つ機能を搭載! 毎回好評のマイタイムテーブルや、飲食店、グッズ情報、エリアマップなど、当日役立つ機能ももちろん搭載。気になる飲食店やグッズをお気に入り登録したり、フェスの準備にもお役立ち。 ■ライブ写真やセットリストでフェスが終わった後も楽しもう! フェス当日は各アクト終了後からライブ写真とセットリストをアプリに掲載。フェスに参加した方はもちろん、参加できなかった方もお楽しみいただけるコンテンツです。 ■対応フェスティバル ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL(ロック・イン・ジャパン・フェスティバル) COUNTDOWN JAPAN (カウントダウン・ジャパン) JAPAN JAM (ジャパン・ジャム)
Chooning
This app allows users to journal about their musical experiences and memories, sharing thoughts on songs and live shows. It fosters a community focused on music appreciation without the pressure of popularity metrics. Connect with others who share your musical tastes and build a personal archive of your music journey.
- Record musical memories and emotions
- Create a personal music portfolio
- Discover others' music stories
- Follow artists and users
- Spotify integration for playlists
- Share thoughts without popularity metrics
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Chooning is a music notebook app where you can record your thoughts about music and memories from live shows. Your posts are shared with other users, and you can read what others have written as well. While it works in a similar way to a social network, one of its biggest differences is that there are no follower counts, no like counts, and no visible popularity metrics. It is designed to help you focus on talking about the music you love, rather than worrying about how much attention your posts receive. [ CHOONING MAY BE FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO ] • Record the feelings and memories behind a song that can’t be captured by a listening history on Spotify or Apple Music. • Keep a personal archive of your own musical memories, rather than leaving an objective rating or review. • Talk about the things you love in a space that isn’t driven by attention, popularity, or recommendation algorithms. [ FEATURES ] • Record and collect your musical memories Search for a song and save the stories, emotions, live show memories, or festival experiences connected to it. Build a profile page that works like a portfolio of the music that has accompanied your life. • Discover other people’s stories about music Through search and hashtags, you can read what others have written about the music they love. Even without direct social connections, you may find comfort in knowing that someone else out there loves the same music you do. • Keep up with music that interests you Watch artists and users that interest you to discover new music and stay connected to the information you care about. • Spotify integration Save songs you discover on your timeline directly to Spotify with a single tap, or turn collections of posts into Spotify playlists. Support for additional streaming services is planned in future updates. [ A NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPER ] The rise of the internet, social media, and smartphones has given everyone the freedom to share their thoughts with the world. At the same time, however, we have become increasingly aware of how to attract the attention of others. On platforms built around advertising models and constant engagement, it has become surprisingly difficult to simply talk about the things we genuinely love. Streaming services have also made an enormous amount of music available at a very low cost. This is undoubtedly a wonderful change. Yet as music becomes easier to access, it is also consumed at an ever faster pace. Opportunities to pause, sit with a single song, and reflect on what it means to us are gradually becoming rarer. I do not wish to reject technological progress. Rather, I believe that modern communication and the way we experience music may need a different kind of balance. With a love for both the internet and music, I created Chooning with that belief in mind. The name Chooning comes from the idea of "re-tuning" the relationship between people and music. Stepping away from the noise of constant attention and endless streams of content, I hope this can be a place where you pause for a moment, spend time with the music that matters to you, and rediscover a more personal connection with it. @ezeroms (Yuh IWAMOTO)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chooning at 86% against Jフェス's 15%. Chooning also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Jフェス ships an update every 4 weeks, Chooning every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jフェス | Chooning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | rockin'on holdings inc. | Yuh IWAMOTO |
Customer experience
Jフェス
Chooning
In-app purchases
Jフェス
No in-app purchases
Chooning
No in-app purchases









