Comparison

Chikuwa Diary vs Life log

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Life log

This app allows you to easily record your daily thoughts and memories with a familiar social media-like interface. Review your entries by timeline, calendar, or in bulk to reflect on your life.

Highlights
  • SNS-style note-taking
  • Daily, monthly, yearly review
  • Timeline view
  • Calendar view
  • Bulk reading of entries
  • Photo recording (premium)
  • Passcode lock (premium)
Features
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A handy diary and memo app that I created after being asked by a friend to make it! It's so comfortable to be able to take notes with the same feeling as using your usual SNS app! You can easily take notes with the same sense of tweeting on SNS, and later you can review them on a daily, monthly, or yearly basis. By taking detailed notes and reviewing them later, they can be read as significant diary entries! For viewing the notes, there are three options: ・Timeline format ・Calendar format ・Bulk reading Please feel free to choose the one that suits your lifestyle! We paid special attention to usability during implementation. I would be grateful if it could be of even a little help in your note-taking life. 【Premium Service】 ■ Unlocked Features Removal of in-app advertisements Photo recording Customization of theme backgrounds Passcode lock function ■ Duration It will be automatically renewed one month from the application date. You will be charged through your iTunes account. ■ Automatic Renewal You can stop the automatic renewal if it is at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. The procedure for automatic renewal can be done between 24 hours before the end of the subscription period and the end of the period. ■ Confirmation and Cancellation App Store App -> User icon in the upper right corner of the ToDay tab -> Subscription Here, you can cancel or configure automatic renewal and check the renewal date. ■ Please note: Automatic renewal of the premium plan cannot be canceled within the app. You will be charged through your iTunes account. Cancellation for the current month is not accepted. ■ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy We do not provide any personally identifiable information to third parties. We take utmost care in managing personal information and handle it as follows: Support Correspondence: No personally identifiable information is sent in support emails. Detailed Link: https://note.com/kojiro79/n/n7c8899db1c9b ■ Disclaimer While we make every effort to provide support for any issues or inconveniences in usage, the developer shall not be held responsible for any damages incurred by the user through the use of this application. --- Thank you for reading until the end! All reviews are read by the developer personally and always bring encouragement. We take into consideration the feedback received in reviews to consider new features, so we would be happy if you could leave a review when you have time! We will continue to update the app to ensure everyone can have a comfortable memo experience. Thank you for your support!

Screenshots

Chikuwa Diary4 screens
Life log1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Life log at 14.0 against Chikuwa Diary's 16.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chikuwa Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Life log sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chikuwa Diary ships an update every 4 weeks, Life log monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chikuwa Diary versus Life log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChikuwa DiaryLife log
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTenta Shinojimayasuhiro kojima

Customer experience

Chikuwa Diary

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Life log

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chikuwa Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Chikuwa+ Plan for 1 months$3.991 Month
  • Chikuwa+ Plan for 6 months$14.996 Months
1 purchases

Life log

Subscriptions1
  • Premium plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Chikuwa Diary free?
Chikuwa Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Life log free?
Life log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chikuwa Diary or Life log have ads?
Both Chikuwa Diary and Life log show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chikuwa Diary or Life log?
Chikuwa Diary ships an update every 4 weeks, and Life log monthly. Most recently, Chikuwa Diary was updated on November 3, 2026 and Life log on November 3, 2026.

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