Comparison

Charim vs こんだて

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

Head to head
About

Charim

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"Charim" is a smart meal planner that helps you plan healthy meals for your family, manage your grocery shopping list, and keep your own recipes. Plan your daily meals with a simple drag-and-drop, check your weekly and monthly menus at a glance, and add the ingredients you need to your shopping list before heading to the store. [Daily Meal Planning] • Build your meal plan by dragging menus—no typing required. • Organize menus by category with your own icons and colors. • Create custom categories and menus. • Hide breakfast, lunch, or dinner to suit your lifestyle. • View meals split into tabs or all on one screen. • See which meals you've planned at a glance with dots on the calendar. [Weekly & Monthly Meal Plans] • See your planned meals for the whole week in one table. • Review the entire month's menu in the monthly view. • Share your meal plan as an image with family and friends. [Meal Plan Share Link] • Share one link so family and friends can see your latest meal plan—no app needed. • Save a QR code image to share it easily. • Create a new link anytime; the old one stops working right away. • Available after signing in and turning on Charim Sync. [Shopping List] • Quickly add and manage groceries and household items. [My Recipes & Bookmarks] • Write your own recipe notes on each menu and share them. • Record the ingredients and amounts needed for each menu. • Save links to recipes you love in bookmark categories. [Meal Stats & Calories] • Track your completion rate, streaks, top menus, and most-used ingredients. • Enter calories for each menu to see your calorie trends. [AI Features] • AI reviews your day's meals with per-meal scores, nutritional balance, and suggestions. • AI automatically writes ingredients and recipes for your menus. • AI turns your recipe into a step-by-step cooking guide with ingredients and amounts for each step, cooking animations, and a step timer. [Charim Sync] • Sign in to use your meal plans, menus, and shopping list across your phone, tablet, and other devices. • Switch devices and pick up where you left off with the same account. • When changes conflict, you choose which version to keep. Start planning easier, healthier meals with Charim today.

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こんだて

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「今日なに作ろう」を、週末の10分で終わらせるアプリです。 月曜から日曜までの1週間ぶんの献立を、1画面に並べて決められます。 決めた献立はホーム画面のウィジェットに出るので、アプリを開かなくても 「今日はハンバーグ」がひと目でわかります。 ■ 週で考える カレンダーは月ではなく週だけ。1週間が1行に並ぶので、 「肉が続いてる」「魚を入れよう」がすぐ見えます。 ■ 買い物リストが週にひもづく 献立を決めながら、必要なものをそのまま買い物リストへ。 週末の買い出しでチェックを付けていけます。 買い忘れは「先週の残りを引き継ぐ」で翌週へ持ち越せます。 ■ ホーム画面ウィジェット 小・中・大の3サイズ。中と大は1週間ぶんの献立と買い物リスト、 小は今日の献立と買い物の残り数を表示します。 ■ シンプルに使えます 課金なし。アカウント登録なし。 入力した献立と買い物リストは端末内に保存され、広告配信には使用されません。 画面下部に、操作を遮らないバナー広告を表示します。 広告配信に伴うデータの取り扱いは、プライバシーポリシーをご確認ください。

Screenshots

Charim4 screens
こんだて3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Charim at 3 against こんだて's 1. Charim also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charim ships an update weekly, こんだて every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Charim versus こんだて: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharimこんだて
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMegaWaveTomoya Seki

In-app purchases

None

Charim

No in-app purchases

None

こんだて

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charim free?
Charim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is こんだて free?
こんだて is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Charim or こんだて have ads?
Both Charim and こんだて show ads.
Which is updated more often, Charim or こんだて?
Charim ships an update weekly, and こんだて every 5 days. Most recently, Charim was updated on November 5, 2026 and こんだて on October 31, 2026.

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