Comparison

Impression vs Simple Food Journal Menu

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

Head to head
About

Impression

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The Impression Restuarant mobile phone app enables you to order and pay for your food from your iPhone as well as look after your loyalty rewards. Don’t wait for your food again, just pull out your iPhone and with a few button clicks, order and pay for your coffee. It will then be ready for you when you arrive at The Impression Restuarant and Chips saving you valuable time. No need to worry about fumbling around for your Eftpos or loyalty card as this is conveniently handled by the App, and removes the need for you to carry another loyalty card in your wallet.

About

Simple Food Journal Menu

Easily record your daily meals with this intuitive menu planner. Add meals with images, track what you've eaten via a calendar view, and benefit from automatic backups to Google Drive for seamless data transfer.

Highlights
  • Menu registration with date and time
  • Add images to meal entries
  • Calendar view of recorded meals
  • Automatic Google Drive backup
  • Data transfer to other devices
  • Premium plan for ad removal and CSV export
Features
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Menu Record Calendar is a simple menu recording application. You can easily register menus so you can keep track of them! You can check what you have eaten with your SLR from the calendar. Menus can also be registered with images. Recorded menus can be backed up to Google Drive and easily transferred to other devices. How to register Tap the date you want to record, and select the time of day when you eat or have eaten: "morning", "afternoon", or "evening". Register a new menu item to complete the registration. The next time you want to register the same menu item, tap the menu item displayed at the bottom. Automatic Backup System This feature automatically backs up your data when the app is launched and closed. In the event that the main data is lost, you can restore your records from the backup. --About Premium Plan Service Name Premium Plan Service Description Removal of all ads. CSV export function. About the automatic renewal billing of Premium Plan Payment will be charged via AppStore (iTunes account). If you do not cancel the auto-renewal more than 24 hours before the end of the term, the contract term will be automatically renewed. You can cancel the auto-renewal of the Premium Plan at any time in your account settings. During the transition to the Premium Plan, loading may be slow due to the congestion of Apple's servers. In rare cases, the Premium Plan migration may fail due to a problem with Apple's servers. In this case, please try to restore your account by clicking the "Restore Purchase" button. If the restore fails, the purchase process has not been completed. Apple's system does not allow you to purchase a premium plan once. If you have purchased a Premium Plan once, you cannot purchase another Premium Plan. If you are using the same Apple device, you can transfer your Premium Plan by clicking the "Restore Purchase" button. If you want to cancel your subscription, please follow the instructions below. If you want to cancel the subscription, please follow the steps below. Tap "Settings". Tap "iTunes Store/App Store". Tap "Apple ID" -> "Show Apple ID". Tap "Manage". Tap an enabled membership. Turn off the "Auto-renew" option to cancel the in-app purchase. Apple's official instructions on how to cancel https://support.apple.com/HT202039 How to change or migrate your device If you are using the same Apple product, you can transfer your premium plan from the "Restore Purchase" button. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy http://hobbybowl.com/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

Impression3 screens
Simple Food Journal Menu1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Impression at none against Simple Food Journal Menu's 2. Impression also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Simple Food Journal Menu's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Food Journal Menu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Impression asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Impression ships an update every 4 months, Simple Food Journal Menu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Impression versus Simple Food Journal Menu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpressionSimple Food Journal Menu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Labs Ltdisao utsumi

In-app purchases

None

Impression

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Food Journal Menu

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plan 1 month7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Plan 1 year7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Impression free?
Impression is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Food Journal Menu free?
Simple Food Journal Menu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Impression or Simple Food Journal Menu have ads?
Simple Food Journal Menu shows ads; Impression does not.
Which is updated more often, Impression or Simple Food Journal Menu?
Impression ships an update every 4 months, and Simple Food Journal Menu every 3 weeks. Most recently, Impression was updated on October 20, 2026 and Simple Food Journal Menu on October 27, 2026.

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