Comparison

Hobonichi Techo App vs Pixela Buttons

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

Head to head
About

Hobonichi Techo App

This app transforms your phone into a digital journal, automatically gathering your daily activities, photos, and schedule. It allows you to create a personalized "Life Book" by selecting daily highlights and offers a handy memo pad for capturing ideas. Memories can be printed to decorate physical journals.

Highlights
  • Automatic daily activity logging
  • Personalized "Today's Cover" selection
  • Memo pad with tagging
  • Printable memories for physical journals
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Daily character "Senpai" interaction
  • Omake rewards collection
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- Life is Memories - Packed with fun and convenient features unique to a smartphone app, the Hobonichi Techo App turns the various records stored on your phone into a Life Book full of daily memories. •Turn your phone into a journal just by carrying it with you •Which one will be today’s cover? •Doubles as a surprisingly handy memo pad •Easily print your memories •Packed with fun extra features! •Your Senpai are here to help ◆Turn your phone into a journal just by carrying it with you All the little things your phone already keeps track of—like where you’ve been, the photos you’ve taken, and your schedule—are automatically gathered in the Hobonichi Techo App. ◆Which one will be today’s cover? From your timeline of daily moments, pick one item to clip as Today’s Cover. Choosing just one each day creates a personalized Life Book you’ll enjoy looking back on later. ◆Also doubles as a surprisingly handy memo pad Ideas that pop into your head, a shop a friend recommends, a website or video you want to check out—whatever you discover that day, you can save it all. You can even add tags. ◆Easily print your memories You can select photos or other moments clipped as Today’s Cover and print them out. The prints are sized to fit your Hobonichi Techo, making it easy and fun to decorate your pages. Just choose the memory and the size, and you’re ready to go—print at home or at a nearby print shop. *This feature is exclusive to the Premium Plan. ◆Packed with fun extra features! Enjoy many other useful and enjoyable features, including: *Organize records with comments and tags *Look back with the monthly calendar *View past records from the same date *Collect fun "Omake" rewards *Search for and find specific memories ◆Your Senpai is here to help When you open the app, your Senpai is there to greet you. They’ll leave comments on your entries, cheer you on, and sometimes say silly things. With their daily chatter, you’ll soon find yourself growing attached. Start by choosing your favorite from three Senpai characters. *Perfect for people who…* Helpful ways to use the Hobonichi Techo App 1 ...use a Hobonichi Techo “Enjoy slow and thoughtful journaling time with your app entries” The Hobonichi Techo App automatically records your day to the timeline, so you can easily look back and write in your planner at your own pace. It’s also handy when catching up on several days at once. 2 ...struggle to keep records regularly “Your Life Book comes together—just by carrying your phone” The app remembers your daily life for you, so even if journaling isn’t your strong suit, you’ll be fine. Great for anyone who’s wanted to try keeping a diary but wasn’t sure they could keep it up. 3 ...take lots of photos “Create an album by picking just one photo a day” With more and more photos and videos piling up in your camera roll, simply choose one favorite each day using the app to build a casual, personalized album with ease. *Even More Fun with the Premium Plan!* The Hobonichi Techo App is free to use, but by registering for the Premium Plan, you can enjoy the app's unique features more fully and with greater peace of mind. 1.Upload photos and videos to the cloud 2.Unlimited use of the "Memory Print" feature 3.Use videos as Today’s Cover too 4.Advanced search capabilities 5.Export your data [Regarding Security Measures] Personal information, such as user info and recorded data, entrusted to the Hobonichi Techo App is managed according to strict security standards. Some data, including photos and location information, is stored encrypted. *Please see our help page for details. https://help.1101.com/hc/en-us/articles/4848987432094/ Terms of Use https://techoapp.1101.com/en/terms/ Privacy Statement https://techoapp.1101.com/en/privacy/ [Contact Us] If you have any questions, issues, or requests regarding the use of the Hobonichi Techo App, please contact us via the page below. Help & Inquiries https://help.1101.com/techoapp

About

Pixela Buttons

Features
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Pixela Buttons is a dedicated client app for Pixela — the service that lets you define your own graphs and visualize daily activity as a pixel art contribution graph. **Record in one tap** Register your most-used values as fixed buttons on each card. Tap once and your activity is logged immediately. No browser, no copy-pasting tokens. **Flexible custom input** Every card also has a Custom button for one-off values. Enter a positive number to add, or a negative number to subtract — the app handles the rest automatically. **Organize your habits your way** Create as many cards as you like, one per Pixela graph. Assign an emoji, a display name, and a color to each card. Drag to reorder them however suits your workflow. **Works seamlessly with Pixela** - Automatically retries when Pixela's rate-limiting kicks in, so you never have to think about it - Instantly redirects you to the login screen if your token becomes invalid, with a clear explanation - Opens your graph's web page in one tap for a full visual overview **Supports both English and Japanese** Note: A Pixela account is required to use this app. You can sign up for free directly within the app.

Screenshots

Hobonichi Techo App4 screens
Pixela Buttons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hobonichi Techo App at Free against Pixela Buttons's $2.99. Hobonichi Techo App also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Pixela Buttons's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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

Hobonichi Techo App is free to download; Pixela Buttons costs $2.99 up front. Hobonichi Techo App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Pixela Buttons asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hobonichi Techo App ships an update weekly, Pixela Buttons every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hobonichi Techo App versus Pixela Buttons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHobonichi Techo AppPixela Buttons
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (120 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings120 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHobonichi Co., Ltd.Daisuke Inoue

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hobonichi Techo App

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plan|Monthly Plan1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Plan|Annual Plan1 Month trial$54.001 Year
None

Pixela Buttons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hobonichi Techo App free?
Hobonichi Techo App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixela Buttons free?
Pixela Buttons costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hobonichi Techo App or Pixela Buttons have ads?
Neither Hobonichi Techo App nor Pixela Buttons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hobonichi Techo App or Pixela Buttons?
Hobonichi Techo App ships an update weekly, and Pixela Buttons every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hobonichi Techo App was updated on November 8, 2026 and Pixela Buttons on October 25, 2026.

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