Comparison

日本酒手帳 vs Coffee Note

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

Head to head
About

日本酒手帳

Features
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「日本酒手帳」はお気に入りの日本酒を記録するためのアプリです。 以下の項目を記録できます。 - 銘柄 - 特定名称 - 購入店 - 価格 - 内容量 - 精米歩合 - 製造年月 - 日本酒度 - 酒米 - 製造者 - 住所 - メモ - 画像 メールを利用したエクスポート機能もあります。(画像以外) 当アプリケーションをご利用いただく前に、下記の利用規約を必ずお読みください。 インストールされると、こちらの利用規約に同意されたものとみなされます。 https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Coffee Note

Log your coffee experiences, from home brews to cafe visits. Customize the tasting notes you record, like bitterness and sweetness, to remember every sip. Discover and cherish your favorite coffee moments.

Highlights
  • Record coffee tasting notes
  • Customize recording items (bitterness, acidity, sweetness)
  • Log home brews and cafe coffees
  • Track favorite coffee beans
  • Save memorable coffee encounters
Features
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This application records the taste of coffee. You can freely customize the items you want to record, such as bitterness, acidity, and sweetness. Record wonderful encounters such as coffee you brewed at home, coffee you drank at a coffee shop, or your favorite coffee beans.

Screenshots

日本酒手帳4 screens
Coffee Note3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coffee Note at 100% against 日本酒手帳's 30%. Coffee Note also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. 日本酒手帳 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month and Coffee Note sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

日本酒手帳 ships an update every 3 months, Coffee Note every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
日本酒手帳 versus Coffee Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter日本酒手帳Coffee Note
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNORIHIKO HAYASAKADaiki Tsukuda

Customer experience

日本酒手帳

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative55.0%

Coffee Note

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

日本酒手帳

Subscriptions1
  • プレミアム機能(月額課金)$0.491 Month
1 purchases

Coffee Note

Subscriptions1
  • Coffee Note Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is 日本酒手帳 free?
日本酒手帳 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coffee Note free?
Coffee Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 日本酒手帳 or Coffee Note have ads?
Both 日本酒手帳 and Coffee Note show ads.
Which is updated more often, 日本酒手帳 or Coffee Note?
日本酒手帳 ships an update every 3 months, and Coffee Note every 3 weeks. Most recently, 日本酒手帳 was updated on October 9, 2026 and Coffee Note on October 8, 2026.

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