Comparison

食べ物の保存方法 vs Pocketbook Appendix

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

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About

食べ物の保存方法

Features
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自分で料理をしたほうが食費が安いでしょう。 なかなか食材を買っても腐らせたりだとかで、うまくいかないなら、本アプリをご参照ください。 本アプリは食材(魚介、肉類、野菜、果物、豆類、乾物、穀類、乳製品と調味料など)を上手に有効活用したり、保存するような内容を収集しております。 DIRECTIONS ・一覧画面 1.「魚介」、「肉類」、「野菜」、「果物」、「豆類」、「乾物」、「穀類」、「乳製品」、「調味料」九種類の食材を掲載しております。 2.スターをクリックして、気に入りのデータを表示・隠す。 3.「漢字」、「English」或は「ひらがな」で姓氏を検索する。 ・詳細画面 1.「保存方法」の内容を長く押しで、コーピすることが可能。 2.スターボタンをクリックして、気に入りの設定・キャンセル。 3.「Google」ボタンをクリックして、Googleで検索することが可能。 4.「編集」ボタンをクリックして、記事を追加することも可能です。 5.「保存」ボタンをクリックして、画面をiPhoneの写真アルバムへ保存する。

About

Pocketbook Appendix

This app provides a comprehensive collection of information, similar to a Japanese pocketbook appendix. It includes details on postal charges, holidays, conversion tables, and emergency numbers, with regular updates to ensure accuracy.

Highlights
  • Age table
  • Conversion table
  • Postal charges
  • Emergency numbers
  • Japanese holidays
  • Route maps
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Pocketbook Appendix is english version of Techo-no-furoku(手帳の付録). This application is like the Japanese pocketbook appendix. It has a lot of information on Japan and more than Pocketbook Appendix. [ver2.2.9 Update] - Update "Route Map" [ver2.2.8 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2025/11/1 - Update "Stamp duty" data after 2026/6 - Update "Noshigami" - Update "Long-lived celebration" - Update "Emergency number" [ver2.2.7 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2024/10/1 - Update "Stamp duty" data after 2024/11/18 [ver2.2.6 Update] - Update "Postal Chages" data after 2023/10/1 [ver2.2.5 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2023/05/8 - Update "Stamp duty" data after 2023/05/8 [ver2.2.4 Update] - Add launch screen - Bug fixes - Update Japanese holiday - Update Stamp duty [ver2.2.3 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2019/10/1 [ver2.2.2 Update] - Update "Age table" for new Japanese Calender - Update "Japanese holiday" for 2019,2020 [ver2.2.1 Update] - Fix unit of acceleration in conversion table on Japanese version. - Update Route Map. [ver2.2.0 Update] - Add Mountain Day to Japanese Holiday. - Fix that not all of A.D. of the age table is displayed. - Fix calculation flow rate, kinematic viscosity ,absolute measurement in conversion table. - Update postal charges. - Update stamp duty. - Fix that crash when selecting some items. - Fix that layout collapses when displayed on landscape screen. [ver2.1.6 Update] - Acceleration, flow rate, additional viscosity, kinematic viscosity to absolute measurement conversion table - If you have to bold in body configuration, Fixed a phenomenon that sum calendar display of age Chart is interrupted [ver2.1.5 Update] - iOS8 Bug Fix [ver2.1.4 Update] - URL Scheme "appendix://" - Background color Bug Fix - Metro List Add Nautical mile(n.mile) [ver2.1.3 Update] - iOS7 PickerView Bug Fix [ver2.1.0 Update] - Tax Rate Change [ver2.1.0 Update] - Add Config Arrange List [Ver2.0.0 Update] - Add Route Map(Tokyo,Osaka) [Ver1.0.7 Update] - Bug fix in Emergency number [Ver1.0.6 Update] - Menu icon add - Bug fix [Ver1.0.5 Update] - Bug fix in the solar system star [Ver1.0.4 Update] - Add to a dwarf planet in the solar system star - Bug Fix [Contents] - Age table - Conversion table - Postal charges - Emergency number - Japanese holiday - Rokuyō - Prefectures of Japan - Country number - Time difference - Writing of letter - Noshigami - Calendar (Koyomi) - Solar system - The twelve signs of the zodiac - Language of flowers - The symbol of an element - Long-lived celebration - Size table - Web color code - Yakudoshi - Stamp duty - The 24 Solar Terms - Paper size - Wedding Anniversary - Route Map

Screenshots

食べ物の保存方法2 screens
Pocketbook Appendix2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocketbook Appendix at every 6 months against 食べ物の保存方法's every 26 months. Pocketbook Appendix also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 25%). 食べ物の保存方法's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). On price, 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

食べ物の保存方法 costs $0.99 and Pocketbook Appendix $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

食べ物の保存方法 ships an update every 26 months, Pocketbook Appendix every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
食べ物の保存方法 versus Pocketbook Appendix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter食べ物の保存方法Pocketbook Appendix
Price$0.99$0.99
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews36.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLi GuoTECHNO SQUARE Inc.

Customer experience

食べ物の保存方法

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

Pocketbook Appendix

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral22.0%
Negative42.0%

In-app purchases

None

食べ物の保存方法

No in-app purchases

None

Pocketbook Appendix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 食べ物の保存方法 free?
食べ物の保存方法 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocketbook Appendix free?
Pocketbook Appendix costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 食べ物の保存方法 or Pocketbook Appendix have ads?
Neither 食べ物の保存方法 nor Pocketbook Appendix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 食べ物の保存方法 or Pocketbook Appendix?
食べ物の保存方法 ships an update every 26 months, and Pocketbook Appendix every 6 months. Most recently, 食べ物の保存方法 was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pocketbook Appendix on October 26, 2026.

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