Comparison

Compify vs Sake Journal

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

Head to head
About

Compify

Features
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Manage your sommelier competition with ease!

About

Sake Journal

Log your sake experiences with tasting notes, ratings, and custom tags. Discover your preferences through a flavor map and radar chart. Explore sake by brand or taste, and view your drinking history with insightful statistics.

Highlights
  • Record tasting notes and ratings
  • Discover sake by brand and taste
  • Visualize flavor profiles with radar charts
  • Analyze personal taste preferences
  • Share tasting records as images
  • Offline and private data storage
Features
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Track the sake you drink. Save tasting notes and discover your preferences over time. A simple journal for enjoying Japanese sake more deeply. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Record: Add a photo, a 5-star rating, flavor tags (fruity, crisp, food-friendly and more), custom tags, and notes. - Find by brand: A brand database connected to Sakenowa data. AI search helps you identify a sake fast. - Explore by taste: Use the flavor map (sweet-dry x aroma) to find sake that matches what you like. - Flavor chart: See a sake's profile on a 6-axis radar and compare it with your own taste. - Stats: Look back on your sake life with record counts, a prefecture map, and preference analysis. - Share images: Turn your records into clean images to share on social media. SIMPLE & PRIVATE - No account required. - Your records are stored on your device. - Available in Japanese, English, and Traditional Chinese. INSIGHT PLUS (PAID AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION) Unlock deeper features in the Stats tab with Insight Plus: - Preference trend analysis - Recommended sake for your taste - Flavor change trends over time - Export your record data Payment will be charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY Sake is for adults of legal drinking age. Please drink in moderation and never drink and drive. This app does not encourage excessive drinking.

Screenshots

Compify3 screens
Sake Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Compify at none against Sake Journal's 2. Sake Journal's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Sake Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Compify asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compify ships an update every 5 weeks, Sake Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Compify versus Sake Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompifySake Journal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB68 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIndexappKoki Yoshida

In-app purchases

None

Compify

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sake Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Insight Plus14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Insign Plus Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Compify free?
Compify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sake Journal free?
Sake Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Compify or Sake Journal have ads?
Neither Compify nor Sake Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compify or Sake Journal?
Compify ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sake Journal weekly. Most recently, Compify was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sake Journal on October 28, 2026.

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