Comparison

Chikuwa Diary vs SakeLog

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

SakeLog

Features
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This is an app that allows you to record the sake you've drunk. Digitally preserve sake bottles that would otherwise be thrown away. You can take a picture of the sake bottle label with your camera and create your own sake shelf.

Screenshots

Chikuwa Diary4 screens
SakeLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chikuwa Diary and SakeLog are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 SakeLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Chikuwa Diary versus SakeLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChikuwa DiarySakeLog
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTenta ShinojimaGaku Ishikawa

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chikuwa Diary

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

SakeLog

Subscriptions2
  • Pro monthly plan$2.991 Month
  • Pro annually plan$29.991 Year

Questions

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

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