PhotoBoard vs CaféMeguri
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoBoard
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写真付きメモ帳です。 写真や画像と一緒にメモをしたいときに便利です。
CaféMeguri
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■ Discover • Find cafés nearby on the map and save them • See the cafés you've visited as photo pins, and your wishlist at a glance ■ Log • Log visit dates, photos, and notes in seconds • Pick a photo and the app finds the café from where and when it was taken • Note each café's Wi-Fi, outlets, smoking, and how work-friendly it is ■ Stamp cards • Get a stamp on each café's own card every time you log a visit • Choose a card design for each café ■ Tags • Tag cafés in your own words, like "hidden gem" or "brunch" • Pick colors and patterns, like washi tape ■ Café cards • Put your photos, a note, tags, and the stamp card on one card • Choose the paper and pen, and place everything where you like • Share the finished card with friends ■ Look back • Your home cover shows your café days and how many cafés you've visited • Browse My Cafés as a grid, a list, or stamp cards • Filter by tags or amenities, and sort by visits, distance, name, and more ■ Private by design • No account, no ads • Everything you log stays on your device • Back up and restore anytime, tags and card designs included • Available in English, Japanese, and Chinese
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CaféMeguri at none against PhotoBoard's shown. CaféMeguri also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). PhotoBoard's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PhotoBoard ships an update every 3 months, CaféMeguri every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoBoard | CaféMeguri |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Risako Asai | Amon Kizawa |
In-app purchases
PhotoBoard
No in-app purchases
CaféMeguri
No in-app purchases









