Comparison

お茶ノート vs CHALOG

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

Head to head
About

お茶ノート

Features
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美味しかったお茶の記録をスマホで簡単に残せます。カメラ機能を使えば写真を撮るだけで自動入力。 抽出条件や味など詳細にメモ。 積み茶の管理もできちゃいます

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CHALOG

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Quietly log today's bowl of tea. CHALOG is a calm tasting journal for matcha and Japanese tea. Capture how each cup tasted — in a photo and a few words — and let your own preferences take shape over time. Turn "that was good" into something you can actually remember. Record umami, sweetness, bitterness, astringency and finish on a simple radar, and your next tea — and how to brew it — slowly becomes clearer. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Tasting notes: five flavors plus froth, aroma and an overall rating, shown on a radar - Quick record: save a bowl in seconds with tea, rating, photo and a note - Photos: crop to a clean square to capture your bowl and sweets beautifully - Brew guides & timer: whisk matcha, or steep sencha, gyokuro, hojicha and genmaicha — guided step by step, from prep to the last drop - Collection: organize teas by name, tea house and origin, with sorting and favorites - Stats: totals, streaks, a taste radar, origins and aroma trends to look back on - Year card: sum up your year of tea in one shareable image - Reminders: a gentle nudge to make time for a cup WHO IT'S FOR - Anyone who loves matcha or Japanese tea and wants to remember each cup - Beginners who want guided steps for brewing sencha or hojicha well - People discovering their favorite teas and origins over time - Anyone who enjoys a quiet habit kept with photos and notes PRIVACY & PEACE OF MIND CHALOG works fully offline. Everything is stored on your device, no account required. No data is sent to external servers, and no tracking is used. Your tea journal stays in your hands alone.

Screenshots

お茶ノート4 screens
CHALOG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: お茶ノート at none against CHALOG's 1. お茶ノート also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and 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

Both are free to download. CHALOG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. お茶ノート asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

お茶ノート ships an update daily, CHALOG every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
お茶ノート versus CHALOG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterお茶ノートCHALOG
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHINTARO ENOMOTOtorankirite

In-app purchases

None

お茶ノート

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CHALOG

One-time1
  • CHALOG Premium$3.99

Questions

Is お茶ノート free?
お茶ノート is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHALOG free?
CHALOG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do お茶ノート or CHALOG have ads?
Neither お茶ノート nor CHALOG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, お茶ノート or CHALOG?
お茶ノート ships an update daily, and CHALOG every 2 months. Most recently, お茶ノート was updated on October 15, 2026 and CHALOG on October 8, 2026.

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