Calendar Chotto vs A
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calendar Chotto
This app simplifies adding events to your calendar with natural language input. It minimizes taps, allowing you to schedule appointments with simple phrases like 'meeting tomorrow morning'. Enjoy a faster, more intuitive way to manage your schedule.
- Natural language event input
- Minimal taps for scheduling
- Supports phrases like 'meeting tomorrow'
- Intuitive calendar integration
- Quick event entry
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Calendar Chotto is a quick and easy way to add events to your calendar. If you’ve ever felt that adding a calendar event takes too many taps, Calendar Chotto is here to help. Simply enter a natural phrase such as “meeting tomorrow morning” or “day off on Wednesday.” You can add an event in as few as two taps. “Chotto” means “a little” or “a bit” in Japanese. We chose this name because the app lets you add calendar events with very little effort. Enjoy!
A
Organize notes by groups and categories with features like color-coding, photo and location attachments, and data export. Easily manage shopping lists, ideas, hobbies, and daily records. This app allows for secure backup and migration of your data.
- Group and category note management
- Color-coding and icon settings
- Attach photos and location data
- Sort and search functionality
- Data export and backup (.zip)
- File sharing and import
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A-Note is a simple note app that keeps your notes organized by group. Create groups such as Work, Travel and Home, give each one its own color, and every note you write goes where it belongs. The first line of a note becomes its title, so your lists stay easy to scan. NOTES THAT HOLD MORE THAN TEXT • Attach several photos to one note and view them full-screen with pinch to zoom • Record a place and see it on a map, or open it in Apple Maps • Phone numbers and links in a note are tappable • Add a badge to important notes and see them all in one list FIND IT FAST • Keyword search across all groups • Narrow results to notes with photos, locations, links or numbers • Show notes with photos as thumbnails WORKS WITH OTHER A-SOFT APPS • Keep backups from CCList as notes, and send them back to CCList whenever you need them • P-Chord, G-Chord, U-Chord and A-CalcM will connect one by one in upcoming updates of those apps YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • Everything is stored on your device. No account, no server. • Save a backup file (.zip) with all notes, groups and photos, and restore it on a new device • Compatible with backups from the previous A-NoteJ • Available in 14 languages A-NOTE PRO (one-time purchase) • Send a note to your PC: scan a QR code and the text appears in your PC browser over Wi-Fi • Search filters (photos, locations, links, numbers, linked apps) • Select several notes to move or delete at once • Unlimited groups. The free version allows up to 3 groups outside Japan; anyone who used A-Note before version 10 keeps unlimited groups. Pro also hides the ad banner area.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: A at Free against Calendar Chotto's $0.99. A also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Calendar Chotto's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
A is free to download; Calendar Chotto costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calendar Chotto ships an update every 3 months, A every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Calendar Chotto | A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | takaaki024 | Asoft.iOS |
In-app purchases
Calendar Chotto
No in-app purchases
A
No in-app purchases
