Shopper's Note vs お弁当Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shopper's Note
Manage your shopping lists, compare prices across stores, and track monthly expenses. This app helps organize items by category, set purchase reminders, and store location details for easy navigation. It also allows for data backup and transfer to other devices.
- Add and edit items by category
- Compare prices across multiple stores
- Create shopping lists with checkboxes
- Set purchase reminders and notifications
- Record store locations and directions
- Track monthly expenses from purchase history
- Data backup and transfer
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"Shopper's Note" is a simple and convenient shopping support app. You can easily add and edit items, stores, and shopping lists, as well as compare prices with simple operations. Additionally, it supports shopping by allowing you to write shopping memos, compile meal ingredients, and check monthly expenses from purchase history. [Key Features] - Easily add and edit items by category. Items can belong to multiple categories. - Items can have images, quantities, notes, and prices from multiple stores for comparison. - Tap the checkbox next to registered items to add them to your shopping list. - Tap the item image to change it. Search images can be selected by long-pressing. - Set purchase dates for items on your shopping list. You can also set notifications for regular purchases or purchase times. - Take notes of store locations and phone numbers. If you register a location, you can display directions. - Items marked as purchased in the shopping list will be stored in your history. Check your monthly expenses. [Other Features] - Long-pressing categories will display details. - Writing phonetic readings or product groups in item tags makes them easier to search for. - Long-pressing the checkbox for an item shows detailed shopping settings. - Changing item names or notes in shopping settings does not affect registered items. - The prices of items in purchase history are those at the time of purchase and won't be updated even if the item price changes. [Backup] You can access the settings screen from the top right button of the shopping list. You can back up your data from the settings screen. You can transfer data to other devices such as PCs. Use the "File" function to load backup data. Save it in the device's "Files" and load it from there. [Ad Removal] You can purchase ad removal in the settings screen. Once purchased, the ads currently displayed (banners or ads during data saving) will be hidden. If you use the same Apple ID, you can restore purchases even if you change devices using the "Restore Purchases" option.
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.
- Automatic weekly meal plan generation
- Customizable recipe list with photos
- Automated shopping list creation
- Daily bento photo album
- Recipe site linking
- Add custom recipes
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: お弁当Master at none against Shopper's Note's 1. お弁当Master also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Shopper's Note's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, 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. Shopper's Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. お弁当Master asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shopper's Note ships an update monthly, お弁当Master every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shopper's Note | お弁当Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenji Minoshima | Hirokazu Komatsu |
Customer experience
Shopper's Note
お弁当Master
In-app purchases
Shopper's Note
- 広告除去$1.99
お弁当Master
No in-app purchases






