JourneyNote vs Kakko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JourneyNote
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JourneyNote is an app that automatically creates a map of your trip by simply inputting your travel destinations. You can share the map on SNS with your photo or video, and you can also document all your journeys to display it on a single map of the world. ■Recommended for ◎When sharing a trip on SNS ◎When organizing photos from past trips ◎When planning for future trips ■How to use it ①Enter the destinations of your trip in order ②Select a background image and adjust the transparency ③Add transportations and some text ④Adjust formatting and other options ⑤Save and share! ■Features ◎Automatically create a map with routes and modes of transportation ◎Choose from two sizes of the map: large map or mini map ◎Adjust colors, transparency and scale of the map ◎Adjust opacity of the photo ◎Add a title and a memo as well as adjust the text size. ◎Automatically generate recommended tags and captions for SNSs ◎Easy to share to Instagram stories and feeds ■For questions and requests Please send a DM to JourneyNote's official Twitter and Instagram (@journey_note). We are looking forward to your feedback. ■Development Team We are a group of travel-loving app developers: Whiplus, Sae Nuruki, Misaki Agata, Yuka Nakajima, Yuta Yasuda and Koyuki Shiota ■Credit Part of the geographical database by GeoNames (http://www.geonames.org/) is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Kakko
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「いいね!」と思った場所を地図上で記録しよう。 Kakkoは、地図上に自由な形のエリアを作成して、お気に入りの場所を記録できるアプリです。 **主な機能** • 地図上をタップして多角形エリアを作成 • エリアごとにコメントを追加・編集 • 複数行のメモで詳細な情報を記録 • 地図とエリアを画像として保存 • 現在地から開始で素早くアクセス **こんな用途に** • 旅行先での思い出の場所を記録 • 散歩コースや気になるスポットをマーク • 不動産や土地の記録 • イベント会場や集合場所の共有 • 自分だけの地図を作成 シンプルで直感的な操作で、あなたの「いいね!」を地図に残しましょう。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: JourneyNote at 3 against Kakko's 1. JourneyNote also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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.
JourneyNote ships an update every 6 weeks, Kakko every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JourneyNote | Kakko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hui Wang | Kota Sakurai |
In-app purchases
JourneyNote
No in-app purchases
Kakko
No in-app purchases









