Chikuwa Diary vs G
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chikuwa Diary
This app allows you to journal, track books and movies, and organize ideas using multiple notebooks. It offers automatic iCloud syncing for seamless access across devices and supports image attachments. Organize your life's moments and information effortlessly.
- Multiple notebooks for different themes
- Book tracking with information retrieval
- Movie recording and search
- Collection feature for organizing information
- Automatic iCloud notebook sync
- Image attachment support
- Widget support
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Chikuwa Diary can be writed to keep a diary as well as record books, movies, and ideas. -- Feature List -- ・ Use of Multiple Notebooks For themes of different genres, you can switch the notebook. ・ Books Management Feature Created to make it easier to record your reading. You can get the information from the code number of the book you read. This application can also record the number of pages and words (use for extensive reading) ・ Movies Management Feature Created to make it easier to record movies. You can search by title. ・ Collection Feature Added to organize various information saved in the app freely. ・ Automatic Notebook Sync Feature You can automatically sync your notebook using iCloud. Once synced, you can access your notebook from other devices. ・ Image Feature This is a general image addition function. Save to iCloud. ・ Widget support
G
This app turns your Google Calendar into a personal journal. Easily log entries, categorize them by color, and access your journal from any device. Your data is securely linked to your Google account.
- Journal entries in Google Calendar
- Automatic calendar creation
- Color-coded categorization
- Cross-device access
- Simple sign-in with Google account
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G-Journal is a simple app that transforms your Google Calendar into a personal journal. It's easy to use, just sign in to your Google account and start journaling. A calendar for your G-Journal will be created automatically. -Why Google calendar? Google Calendar is a great way to keep track of your daily activities. You can see the time line from just one look and it's easy to categorize your journals by color. The data is tied to your Google account, so it doesn't matter what device you use.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: G at none against Chikuwa Diary's 2. G also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Chikuwa Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 27 months). 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. Chikuwa Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. G asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chikuwa Diary ships an update every 4 weeks, G every 27 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Chikuwa Diary | G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tenta Shinojima | Yosuke Nakamura |
Customer experience
Chikuwa Diary
G
In-app purchases
Chikuwa Diary
- Chikuwa+ Plan for 1 months$3.991 Month
- Chikuwa+ Plan for 6 months$14.996 Months
G
No in-app purchases









