Comparison

KitchenNote vs Charim

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

Head to head
About

KitchenNote

This app helps you decide what to cook for dinner. Jot down recipe ideas, track meals you've made, and revisit past dishes to inspire your next meal.

Highlights
  • Plan meals and jot down ideas
  • Log cooked dishes
  • Review past meals for inspiration
  • View cooking history
  • Suggests meals based on past logs
Features
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「今日の夕飯は何を作ろう」そんな思いをサポートするアプリです ■Plan 思いついた料理を書き留めて一覧表示、作った料理はログに記録。 ■Log ログを見返して「最近作っていない」「作ったことがあるけど忘れてる」料理を今日の献立の候補に。

About

Charim

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"Charim" is a smart meal planner that helps you plan healthy meals for your family, manage your grocery shopping list, and keep your own recipes. Plan your daily meals with a simple drag-and-drop, check your weekly and monthly menus at a glance, and add the ingredients you need to your shopping list before heading to the store. [Daily Meal Planning] • Build your meal plan by dragging menus—no typing required. • Organize menus by category with your own icons and colors. • Create custom categories and menus. • Hide breakfast, lunch, or dinner to suit your lifestyle. [Weekly & Monthly Meal Plans] • See your planned meals for the whole week in one table. • Review the entire month's menu in the monthly view. • Share your meal plan as an image with family and friends. [Meal Plan Share Link] • Share one link so family and friends can see your latest meal plan—no app needed. • Save a QR code image to share it easily. • Create a new link anytime; the old one stops working right away. • Available after signing in and turning on Charim Sync. [Shopping List] • Quickly add and manage groceries and household items. [My Recipes & Bookmarks] • Write your own recipe notes on each menu and share them. • Save links to recipes you love in bookmark categories. [Meal Stats & Calories] • Track your completion rate, streaks, top menus, and most-used ingredients. • Enter calories for each menu to see your calorie trends. [AI Features] • AI automatically writes ingredients and recipes for your menus. [Charim Sync] • Sign in to use your meal plans, menus, and shopping list across your phone, tablet, and other devices. • Switch devices and pick up where you left off with the same account. • When changes conflict, you choose which version to keep. [Backup & Restore] • Back up your data and restore it anytime. Start planning easier, healthier meals with Charim today.

Screenshots

KitchenNote3 screens
Charim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Charim at none against KitchenNote's shown. Charim also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KitchenNote ships an update every 2 months, Charim weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
KitchenNote versus Charim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchenNoteCharim
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryuto yamauchiMegaWave

In-app purchases

None

KitchenNote

No in-app purchases

None

Charim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KitchenNote free?
KitchenNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Charim free?
Charim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KitchenNote or Charim have ads?
KitchenNote shows ads; Charim does not.
Which is updated more often, KitchenNote or Charim?
KitchenNote ships an update every 2 months, and Charim weekly. Most recently, KitchenNote was updated on October 7, 2026 and Charim on October 24, 2026.

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