Sake Brewing vs iDayLite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sake Brewing
Explore the traditional art of sake brewing with this app, featuring videos of the Motomiya Sakamise brewery. Witness the rare "Soushibori" technique and learn about the history of this Edo-era establishment in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
- Sake brewing videos
- Motomiya Sakamise brewery tour
- Traditional "Soushibori" technique
- Historic Edo-era brewery
- Introduction to sake and Ehime Prefecture
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This app features a video of traditional sake brewing at Motomiya Sakamise, the brewery behind “Kaimei” sake in Ehime Prefecture. (Some brewing methods have since changed.) You can enjoy rare footage of techniques such as traditional fune pressing, which is seldom seen today and cannot be observed at major breweries. Motomiya Sakamise’s brewery building dates back to the Edo period and has over 200 years of history. The app also offers photographs of the interior of this historic building, a valuable part of Japan’s brewing heritage. It introduces the brewery’s carefully crafted sake, which has won numerous awards, as well as rice cultivation using aigamo ducks. As we have started exporting our products overseas, you can find exported-related contact information to the final page of the product introduction. You can also discover tourist attractions and festivals throughout Ehime, with a focus on Uwa Town in Seiyo City, where the brewery is located.
iDayLite
Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries again. This app imports contacts' birthdays, allows manual entries for special events, and provides daily astrological and historical information. You can also send personalized birthday greetings directly from the app.
- Birthday and anniversary reminders
- Import contacts' birthdays
- Manual event entries
- Daily horoscope and astrological data
- Historical facts and 'On This Day' information
- Send personalized birthday emails
- Integrated backup function
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iDay makes sure you never again forget a birthday, wedding anniversary or any other important date. BIRTHDAYS FROM YOUR CONTACTS iDay takes birthdays and anniversaries from your contacts automatically and keeps them up to date. You can also create your own entries – no need for a separate contact for your Aunt Gwen or your dog Snoopy. FIRST DATE, ANNIVERSARY, HOLIDAYS Be reminded of the anniversary of your first date, enter name days, school holidays or your vacation – anything worth a reminder. Round anniversaries and 18th birthdays are highlighted in the list. REMINDERS AT YOUR CHOSEN TIME On days with a date, iDay reminds you at the time of day you choose. LOTS OF FACTS FOR EVERY DAY For every date iDay shows the calendar week and day of the year, the time elapsed, the zodiac sign, the Chinese horoscope, the totem animal, the Celtic tree and the moon phase. Links take you further: Wikipedia, the saint of the day, "On this day" at Britannica and the national days at Checkiday. BIRTHDAY WISHES RIGHT FROM THE APP Congratulate by phone, text message or WhatsApp – or with a beautifully designed birthday card by e-mail that sums up age, zodiac sign, horoscopes and fun facts about the birthday. BACKUP Save all entries including photos to a file with one tap – for example to iCloud Drive or by e-mail – and restore them on a new device. FILTER AND SORT Show all entries or only events, birthdays or holidays, and sort by days remaining, date in the year, first name or last name. The search field finds entries by name. LIGHT OR DARK, IPHONE OR IPAD iDay follows light and dark mode and shows the list and the details side by side on the iPad. SUBSCRIPTION The first five entries of the list are free to use. The annual subscription unlocks all entries and lets you add new ones. It renews automatically unless it is cancelled in your Apple Account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Norwegian, Japanese and Chinese. Questions or suggestions? Write to us at ds@ihanwel.net. Terms of use: https://www.ihanwel.net/nidra/eula.html Privacy policy: https://www.ihanwel.net/nidra/privacypolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sake Brewing at 100% against iDayLite's 24%. Sake Brewing also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). iDayLite's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. iDayLite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Sake Brewing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sake Brewing holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sake Brewing's written reviews are positive against 24% of iDayLite's.
Sake Brewing ships an update every 3 months, iDayLite fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sake Brewing | iDayLite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 24.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Abok | ihanwel.com |
Customer experience
Sake Brewing
iDayLite
In-app purchases
Sake Brewing
No in-app purchases
iDayLite
- Subscription$3.991 Year
- Push Service iDay Lite 2010$0.99
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