Comparison

eLifeCatalog vs DineMemo

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

Head to head
About

eLifeCatalog

Features
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Scan barcodes with "eLifeCatalog"! Access product info, nutrition facts, allergy details, recipes. Supports Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified). Food to appliances, all included.

About

DineMemo

Record your dining experiences and future restaurant plans with photos, maps, and a calendar. Easily import data from other apps and organize your favorite spots with tags and ratings. Relive your culinary adventures through a visual timeline.

Highlights
  • Record visited and desired restaurants
  • Add photos, ratings, and notes
  • Categorize with custom tags
  • Map view of registered restaurants
  • Calendar view of dining history
  • Import data from other apps
Features
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“What was that place called?” Keep the answer in DineMemo. Save restaurants, cafés and other places you enjoyed—or want to try. Add photos, notes, tags and ratings so your next meal starts with your own list. KEEP YOUR OWN FOOD JOURNAL • Save places as Visited or Want to Go. • Add photos, notes, ratings and tags. • Look back through your records on a map or calendar. • Set a planned visit date and receive a reminder the previous day. PLAN TOGETHER • Share selected places and messages in private, invitation-only groups. • Invite friends or family to help choose where to eat. • Ratings and visit dates stay in your personal records. • Group creation requires DineMemo Plus. Invited members can join for free. START WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Use personal records without signing in. Sign in to synchronize records to the cloud. Cloud photo storage is included in DineMemo Plus. FREE AND PLUS Save up to 30 visited places and unlimited places in Want to Go for free. Imported CSV records do not count toward the visited-place limit. DineMemo Plus adds unlimited visited-place records, cloud photo storage, automatic Google place photos and group creation. Prices, billing periods and automatic renewal terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account subscription settings. CSV import and export are available. Current CSV compatibility uses Japanese column names; check the required column names before importing records. For iPhone. Map and place information is provided by third-party services and may be incomplete or out of date. Support: meshimemo.jp@gmail.com Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Service Terms: https://meshimemo.web.app/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://meshimemo.web.app/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

eLifeCatalog4 screens
DineMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eLifeCatalog at none against DineMemo's 2. DineMemo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. DineMemo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. eLifeCatalog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eLifeCatalog ships an update weekly, DineMemo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
eLifeCatalog versus DineMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereLifeCatalogDineMemo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB63 MB
Age rating12+4+
DevelopereBASE CO.,LTDShuya Niida

In-app purchases

None

eLifeCatalog

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DineMemo

Subscriptions2
  • DineMemo Plus (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • DineMemo Plus (Annual)$22.991 Year

Questions

Is eLifeCatalog free?
eLifeCatalog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DineMemo free?
DineMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do eLifeCatalog or DineMemo have ads?
Neither eLifeCatalog nor DineMemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eLifeCatalog or DineMemo?
eLifeCatalog ships an update weekly, and DineMemo every 3 days. Most recently, eLifeCatalog was updated on November 7, 2026 and DineMemo on November 10, 2026.

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