IC vs Chigiri
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IC
This app allows you to read, save, and export the usage history of various Japanese NFC transportation cards. Easily check your card balance and view past transactions, with the option to export data as a CSV file.
- Read IC card balance
- View usage history
- Export history as CSV
- Supports multiple Japanese IC cards
- Save card data
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That can acquire, save, and export the usage history of transportation Japanese IC cards such as Suica and Pasmo and more ▼FEATURE You can check the balance and usage history of transportation IC cards. The read usage history can be exported as CSV. ▼SUPPORTED CARDS ・Suica ・PASMO ・ICOCA ・manaca ・nimoca ・PiTaPa ・TOICA ・SUGOCA ・Kitaca ・Hayakaken ・PASPY ・SAPICA ・IruCa ・icsca ・OKICA ・ICa ・nanaco ・Edy ・WAON
Chigiri
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Chigiri is a tear-off notepad for your iPhone. Jot down a phone number during a call, work out a quick sum, sketch a map for a friend. Open the app and you're already on a blank sheet — no lists, no folders, nothing to set up. Just write with your finger. When you're done, pull the binding at the top down and tear the sheet off. It rips away with a satisfying feel, and a fresh sheet is waiting underneath. • Opens straight to a blank sheet • Write with your finger — undo and eraser included • One sheet only. It stays until you tear it off, even if you close the app • Tear it off from the binding at the top. Torn sheets are deleted for good — no trash, no history • Post to X and tear: share the sheet as an image, then it's torn off PRIVATE BY DESIGN What you write never leaves your device. The only thing that leaves is an image you choose to share yourself. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. The name comes from the Japanese "chigiru" — to tear off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chigiri at none against IC's 5. Chigiri also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. IC sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Chigiri asks for nothing beyond the download.
IC ships an update every 2 months, Chigiri daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IC | Chigiri |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (396 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 396 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shintaro Kawamura | Koudai Sugiyama |
In-app purchases
IC
- All CSV Export$0.99
- One free coffee for Developer.$0.99
- タコスをご馳走する$3.99
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- 広告非表示$4.99
- お寿司をご馳走する$7.99
Chigiri
No in-app purchases









