Comparison

お弁当Master vs Obento Diary

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

Head to head
About

お弁当Master

This app helps solve daily bento box challenges by automatically generating weekly meal plans based on your favorite recipes. It also allows you to create a personalized recipe list with photos and links, and generates shopping lists from your chosen recipes to prevent forgotten ingredients.

Highlights
  • Automatic weekly meal plan generation
  • Customizable recipe list with photos
  • Automated shopping list creation
  • Daily bento photo album
  • Recipe site linking
  • Add custom recipes
Features
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日々の献立に苦労していませんか? 朝忙しい時、あのレシピのサイトはどこだっけと探すことはありませんか? 買い物で何かうんだっけと思うことはありませんか? そんなよくあるお弁当に関する悩みや苦労を全て解決します! 本アプリ「お弁当マスター」は実際に子供のお弁当を毎日作っているエンジニアが自分の実体験に基づいて、日々の「あったらいいのに」を一つにまとめたアプリです。 献立を自動で生成 ・自分のお気に入りのレシピから一週間の献立を自動で作成してくれます ・献立はカテゴライズされており、副菜2品、主菜1品といったように細かく設定できます ・自動生成したレシピを編集して細かい献立の調整もできます ・献立から自分のお気に入りのレシピサイトをすぐに表示できます 自分のレシピリストを作れる ・最初から入っているレシピをベースに自分のお気に入りのレシピを登録できます ・レシピにはレシピサイトを登録したり、料理写真を登録したり自分だけのレシピリストにカスタマイズできます ・新たにレシピを登録することもできます 買い物リストで買い忘れを防ぐ ・レシピに登録した食材に従って買い物リストを自動で生成できます ・買い物リストはクリップボードにコピーして他のアプリへリストをペーストできます ・食材以外にも好きなものをリストに追加できます 毎日の写真を残す ・作った弁当は日々のアルバムに保存できます ・写真にはその日のレシピをワンタッチでメモとして残せます ・撮った写真はスマホの写真ライブラリにも保存できます

About

Obento Diary

Record your daily bento lunches with photos and smart tags. Easily look back at past creations with a monthly calendar view and daily streak tracking. Offers offline functionality with no ads or login required.

Highlights
  • One-tap photo logging
  • Smart ingredient and style tags
  • Monthly calendar view with thumbnails
  • Daily streak tracking
  • 100% offline functionality
  • Unlimited entries with Pro subscription
Features
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Obento Diary lets you record your daily bento lunches with photos and tags. "What did I make last month on this day?" — look back instantly with your very own bento journal. ■ Made for - Parents packing school lunches - Anyone bringing a packed lunch to work - Bento hobbyists who want a clean record - Fans of character bento, magewappa boxes, sandwiches and more ■ Features - One-tap photo logging - Smart tags: ingredients (egg/meat/fish), styles (character bento/magewappa), purpose (kids/work) - Monthly calendar view with photo thumbnails - Daily streak tracking - 100% offline, no ads, no login required ■ Obento Pro - Unlimited bento entries - 3 premium themes (Sakura, Matcha, Ocean) - Auto-generated Instagram share card - Monthly insights and rotation suggestions - Five weekly bento ideas with one-tap record setup ■ Subscription (Auto-Renewing) - Monthly plan: ¥480 / month - Annual plan: ¥2,800 / year - Free plan allows up to 20 entries per month - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase - Subscription auto-renews unless canceled 24 hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions can be managed and canceled in iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased ■ Legal - Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://starcrown.co.jp/apps/obento/privacy Make lunch fun to look back on. Obento Diary preserves the history of your bento-making journey.

Screenshots

お弁当Master4 screens
Obento Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: お弁当Master at 50% against Obento Diary's 0%. お弁当Master also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). Obento Diary's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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. Obento Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. お弁当Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

お弁当Master ships an update every 2 weeks, Obento Diary every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 1 level
お弁当Master versus Obento Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterお弁当MasterObento Diary
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHirokazu KomatsuStarcrown Inc

Customer experience

お弁当Master

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Obento Diary

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

お弁当Master

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Obento Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is お弁当Master free?
お弁当Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Obento Diary free?
Obento Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do お弁当Master or Obento Diary have ads?
お弁当Master shows ads; Obento Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, お弁当Master or Obento Diary?
お弁当Master ships an update every 2 weeks, and Obento Diary every 5 days. Most recently, お弁当Master was updated on September 21, 2026 and Obento Diary on September 5, 2026.

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