Comparison

MaestLog vs Opus Journal

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

Head to head
About

MaestLog

Features
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MaestLog: Your Personal Classical Diary * Global Hackathon Winner - Shipaton 2025 * MaestLog is an elegant concert logging app designed for classical music lovers. Track your concert experiences with AI assistant, manage detailed program information, and build a personal archive of your musical journey from opera to symphony, recital to philharmonic performances. **AI-Powered Concert Logging:** Simply snap a photo of your concert ticket or program, and let AI automatically extract venue, date, performers, and program details. Save time while capturing every detail of your performance. Works with 11 languages including English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese. **Today in Classical Music:** Every day, the top of your calendar shows a composer whose birthday or memorial day falls on that date, along with Today's Piece. Composer names are localized in 11 languages. Tap play to open the piece on YouTube, Apple Music, or Spotify. Even on days without a concert, there's a reason to listen. **Memory Notifications:** When the anniversary of a concert you logged comes around, MaestLog lets you know so you can revisit the memory. You can also have Today's Piece delivered at a time you choose. Notifications are entirely optional: MaestLog never asks for permission at first launch, and sends them only if you allow it after reading the explanation in the app. Change this any time in Settings > Notifications. **Web Page Import:** Found a concert listing online? Share it directly from Safari, Chrome, or any browser to import concert details instantly. AI extracts venue, date, performers, and program information from the web page. Review extraction confidence scores and edit details before saving. **Music Service Integration:** Search for any piece on YouTube, Apple Music, or Spotify directly from the concert detail screen. Tap a program item to search for it on your preferred streaming service. **Comprehensive Concert Management:** Record every detail of your performances including concert hall information, seating details, performer listings, complete program and repertoire details with composer and catalog information, personal ratings, and detailed notes. Perfect for tracking everything from chamber music recitals to grand orchestral performances. **Elegant Calendar Interface:** Navigate your musical experiences through a beautiful calendar view. Each concert appears with intuitive icons, making it easy to visualize your attendance patterns and plan future events. **Advanced Search Capabilities:** Find any concert instantly using powerful search filters. Search by venue, performers, composers, specific works, or browse by date ranges to quickly locate any performance in your collection. **Complete Privacy Protection:** Your concert records remain entirely private. MaestLog operates offline with zero data collection for basic features. AI image analysis is optional and processes images securely with immediate deletion after processing. **Ad Removal Purchase Available:** All core features are available for free. The optional one-time purchase removes banner ads and lets you skip rewarded ads before AI image analysis. Perfect for classical music enthusiasts, opera lovers, season ticket holders, music students, and anyone building a personal musical archive. MaestLog grows with your musical journey, whether attending your first symphony or thousandth performance. Download MaestLog today and start preserving your classical music experiences in the most elegant way possible. Privacy Policy: https://maestlog.app/en/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ **One-Time Ad Removal Purchase:** Ad Removal is a paid one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It does not renew automatically. Eligible purchases can be restored from within the app.

About

Opus Journal

Log and rate classical music you listen to, building a personal record of your musical journey. Get personalized recommendations based on your listening history and preferences. Seamlessly integrate with streaming services to easily log your sessions.

Highlights
  • Log and rate classical works
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Curated composer and work database
  • Custom composer/work entry
  • Streaming service integration
  • iCloud backup and sync
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Opus is a listening journal for classical music lovers. Log the works you listen to, rate them, and write about what moved you. Over time you'll build a priceless personal record of your journey through the repertoire. And the more you write, the better Opus gets at suggesting what to listen to next. NEXT LISTEN — RECOMMENDATIONS THAT TELL YOU WHY Opus draws on what you've loved, rated, and written about to suggest new works that fit where your taste is going. Every recommendation comes with a short note explaining the connection. A CLASSICAL LIBRARY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Choose from a curated database of major composers and works without typing, so your entries are always accurate. Exploring something off the beaten path? Add any composer or piece yourself in seconds. WORKS WITH EVERY STREAMING SERVICE Listening on Apple Music? Add the exact recording straight from your library, and your recently played classical music is surfaced automatically. Prefer Spotify, YouTube, TIDAL, or something else? Just paste a link. However you listen, logging a session takes seconds. LOG LIVE CONCERTS Some nights you hear it in person. Log those too: add the venue, the performers, and your photos, and every concert gets a map of where in the world you heard it. From the famous halls to the one in your city. YOURS FOREVER Your journal is backed up and synced across all your devices with iCloud, and stays completely private. A lifelong record that grows richer with every listen.

Screenshots

MaestLog4 screens
Opus Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Opus Journal at none against MaestLog's 3. MaestLog's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. MaestLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Opus Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaestLog ships an update weekly, Opus Journal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MaestLog versus Opus Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaestLogOpus Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSho AyubaJacob Ruiz

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MaestLog

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ad Removal$2.99
None

Opus Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaestLog free?
MaestLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Opus Journal free?
Opus Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MaestLog or Opus Journal have ads?
Neither MaestLog nor Opus Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaestLog or Opus Journal?
MaestLog ships an update weekly, and Opus Journal every 4 days. Most recently, MaestLog was updated on October 11, 2026 and Opus Journal on October 2, 2026.

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