Comparison

Shopper's Note vs Procedure Manuals Are Novels

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Procedure Manuals Are Novels

Features
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"Procedure Manuals Are Novels" delivers one IT-industry maxim per day, dressed in the visual style of an ancient scroll: ink calligraphy, vermillion characters, gold-leaf accents. Maxim No. 1: "Procedure manuals are works of fiction." It is followed by one hundred and fifty-two more — including "The courage to simply say 'I don't know,'" "Eighty percent of work is absurdity and routine," and "Estimates are fantasy; invoices are reality" — 163 truths drawn from the absurdity, humor, and stubborn wisdom of life on the IT frontline. 【Key Features】 - Today's Maxim: open the app to receive the day's single maxim, presented full-screen with elegant ink-and-gold animation - Shuffled daily rotation: first launch shows Maxim 1; from then on, all 163 maxims appear in a non-repeating shuffle across a 163-day cycle - History: browse every maxim shown on days you opened the app - Favorites: tap the star to save the maxims that hit hardest - Browse all 163: swipe left or right on the home screen to flip through every maxim at any time - Rate on a 10-point scale: score each maxim from 1.0 to 10.0 in 0.5 steps. Votes are aggregated anonymously - Popularity ranking: see all 163 maxims ranked by average score in real time - Share: export the current maxim as a washi-style card image for messaging or social posts - Daily reminder: schedule a notification at the time of your choice to receive today's maxim - Sixteen languages: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese (BR), German, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Russian, Italian, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese — auto-switching with the device locale - Works offline: all 163 maxims bundled in the app 【Who It Is For】 - Software engineers, project managers, and salespeople in the IT industry - Anyone surviving consulting work, contracting, in-house development, or freelancing - Those who want a single sharp truth before opening their inbox each morning - Readers who prefer the unfiltered wisdom of the trenches over polished corporate platitudes 【A Note on Content】 This app contains expressions passed down within the Japanese IT industry, including self-deprecating, sardonic, and at times mature humor. All references concern workplace culture. [About Updates] New maxims are added from time to time, and existing entries may also be reworded or revised.

Screenshots

Shopper's Note4 screens
Procedure Manuals Are Novels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Procedure Manuals Are Novels at none against Shopper's Note's 1. Procedure Manuals Are Novels also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shopper's Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Procedure Manuals Are Novels asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shopper's Note ships an update monthly, Procedure Manuals Are Novels every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shopper's Note versus Procedure Manuals Are Novels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShopper's NoteProcedure Manuals Are Novels
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB43 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperKenji MinoshimaFuji Bit Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shopper's Note

One-time1
  • 広告除去$1.99
None

Procedure Manuals Are Novels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shopper's Note free?
Shopper's Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Procedure Manuals Are Novels free?
Procedure Manuals Are Novels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shopper's Note or Procedure Manuals Are Novels have ads?
Both Shopper's Note and Procedure Manuals Are Novels show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shopper's Note or Procedure Manuals Are Novels?
Shopper's Note ships an update monthly, and Procedure Manuals Are Novels every 5 days. Most recently, Shopper's Note was updated on October 21, 2026 and Procedure Manuals Are Novels on October 21, 2026.

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