Comparison

kintone vs Chouseisan

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

Head to head
About

kintone

Consolidate scattered spreadsheets, emails, and documents into a single platform. Centralize data and communication for team collaboration and task visualization. Work efficiently from anywhere with mobile access and real-time notifications.

Highlights
  • Data consolidation
  • Team collaboration
  • Task visualization
  • Centralized communication
  • Mobile access
  • Real-time notifications
  • Workflow management
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In Kintone, you can convert and consolidate disorganized information such as scattered spreadsheets, cumbersome email communication, and piles of paper documents into one place. Furthermore, your data and communication can be centralized and shared on a single screen, allowing your team to visualize their tasks. - Portal Messages and dashboards can be shared for entire team’s collaboration. - Navigation menu From navigation menu, you can easily access the information you need, such as apps, spaces, and notifications. - Space Messages and dashboards in each project can be shared. You can view threads and add comments. - Search feature You can search in Apps, Spaces, Threads, and People. Full-text search in all of Kintone is also available. - Record view You can display multiple fields. Feature to sort records is available. Displaying the number of comments is supported. - Record details By tapping tabs, you can display details, comments, and history. You can also concurrently edit a record and input a comment on the record. - Process You can move your (workflow) processes forward configured in your apps. - Notification Selecting "To Me", "Flagged" and "All" tabs with only one tap gives you the flexibility to confirm notifications. "Kintone mobile" is an official app of Cybozu that allows you to use Kintone efficiently. Kintone mobile helps you to work smoothly even outside the office, such as sending sales opportunity reports onsite and reporting statuses with photographs of stores and construction sites attached. You also receive push notifications including "To Me" and updated information wherever you are, so that you neither miss the information you must confirm nor interfere with team's work.

About

Chouseisan

This free scheduling app simplifies organizing events for both personal and professional use. Easily create event pages and share URLs to coordinate with guests, making it a top choice for smooth itinerary planning.

Highlights
  • Streamlines event scheduling
  • Organizes private and business events
  • Easy event page creation
  • Shareable event URLs
  • Large user base in Japan
Features
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Chouseisan is a free and easy to use scheduling application that streamlines scheduling. By streamlining scheduling, you can organize all kinds of events smoothly. ■ One of the largest scheduling services in Japan This is the official application of Chouseisan, one of the largest scheduling applications in Japan with over 8 million monthly active users. ■ Streamlines scheduling for all types of events The simple user experience makes it easy for anyone to use, and it can be used for a wide range of itinerary coordination from private to business situations. ■ Just share the URL with your guests to schedule an event. You can create an event page easily by simply entering the name of the event and possible dates. In addition, the URL of the event page can be shared with guests via chat, etc., for easy scheduling. ■ Completely free of charge Chouseisan is completely free of charge.

Screenshots

kintone4 screens
Chouseisan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chouseisan at 75% against kintone's 10%. Chouseisan also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18). kintone's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

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

kintone ships an update every 3 weeks, Chouseisan fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
kintone versus Chouseisan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterkintoneChouseisan
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.6% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—40 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1815.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCybozu, Inc.Mixtend Inc.

Customer experience

kintone

Written reviews52 reviews
Positive9.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative75.0%

Chouseisan

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

kintone

No in-app purchases

None

Chouseisan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is kintone free?
kintone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chouseisan free?
Chouseisan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do kintone or Chouseisan have ads?
Chouseisan shows ads; kintone does not.
Which is updated more often, kintone or Chouseisan?
kintone ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chouseisan fortnightly. Most recently, kintone was updated on September 22, 2026 and Chouseisan on September 22, 2026.

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