Comparison

Chooning vs HOWLUS

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

Head to head
About

Chooning

This app allows users to journal about their musical experiences and memories, sharing thoughts on songs and live shows. It fosters a community focused on music appreciation without the pressure of popularity metrics. Connect with others who share your musical tastes and build a personal archive of your music journey.

Highlights
  • Record musical memories and emotions
  • Create a personal music portfolio
  • Discover others' music stories
  • Follow artists and users
  • Spotify integration for playlists
  • Share thoughts without popularity metrics
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Chooning is a music notebook app where you can record your thoughts about music and memories from live shows. Your posts are shared with other users, and you can read what others have written as well. While it works in a similar way to a social network, one of its biggest differences is that there are no follower counts, no like counts, and no visible popularity metrics. It is designed to help you focus on talking about the music you love, rather than worrying about how much attention your posts receive. [ CHOONING MAY BE FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO ] • Record the feelings and memories behind a song that can’t be captured by a listening history on Spotify or Apple Music. • Keep a personal archive of your own musical memories, rather than leaving an objective rating or review. • Talk about the things you love in a space that isn’t driven by attention, popularity, or recommendation algorithms. [ FEATURES ] • Record and collect your musical memories Search for a song and save the stories, emotions, live show memories, or festival experiences connected to it. Build a profile page that works like a portfolio of the music that has accompanied your life. • Discover other people’s stories about music Through search and hashtags, you can read what others have written about the music they love. Even without direct social connections, you may find comfort in knowing that someone else out there loves the same music you do. • Keep up with music that interests you Watch artists and users that interest you to discover new music and stay connected to the information you care about. • Spotify integration Save songs you discover on your timeline directly to Spotify with a single tap, or turn collections of posts into Spotify playlists. Support for additional streaming services is planned in future updates. [ A NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPER ] The rise of the internet, social media, and smartphones has given everyone the freedom to share their thoughts with the world. At the same time, however, we have become increasingly aware of how to attract the attention of others. On platforms built around advertising models and constant engagement, it has become surprisingly difficult to simply talk about the things we genuinely love. Streaming services have also made an enormous amount of music available at a very low cost. This is undoubtedly a wonderful change. Yet as music becomes easier to access, it is also consumed at an ever faster pace. Opportunities to pause, sit with a single song, and reflect on what it means to us are gradually becoming rarer. I do not wish to reject technological progress. Rather, I believe that modern communication and the way we experience music may need a different kind of balance. With a love for both the internet and music, I created Chooning with that belief in mind. The name Chooning comes from the idea of "re-tuning" the relationship between people and music. Stepping away from the noise of constant attention and endless streams of content, I hope this can be a place where you pause for a moment, spend time with the music that matters to you, and rediscover a more personal connection with it. @ezeroms (Yuh IWAMOTO)

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HOWLUS

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SpotifyやApple Music、普段使っているサブスクサービスと連携して、友達と好きな音楽をおすすめし合ったり、今聴いてる曲を投稿したり、音楽談義ができるアプリです。 ---------- 音楽好きなエンジニア有志で、「こんなサービスが欲しい」と思うものを、本職の傍コツコツ作っています。 改善点はまだまだありますが、少しずつ完成度を上げています。 皆さんのご意見も是非聞かせてください。

Screenshots

Chooning4 screens
HOWLUS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HOWLUS at 11.0 against Chooning's 13.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chooning ships an update every 5 weeks, HOWLUS monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and December 10, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Chooning versus HOWLUS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChooningHOWLUS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYuh IWAMOTOTakeshi Marushima

In-app purchases

None

Chooning

No in-app purchases

None

HOWLUS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chooning free?
Chooning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOWLUS free?
HOWLUS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chooning or HOWLUS have ads?
Neither Chooning nor HOWLUS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chooning or HOWLUS?
Chooning ships an update every 5 weeks, and HOWLUS monthly. Most recently, Chooning was updated on July 31, 2026 and HOWLUS on December 10, 2025.

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