Comparison

お薬チェック vs Happy Note

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

Head to head
About

お薬チェック

Easily track your medication schedule and actual intake. Record daily doses with simple 'taken' or 'not taken' options for various times. Gentle reminders and widgets help prevent missed doses and build consistent habits.

Highlights
  • Medication schedule management
  • Daily intake logging (taken/not taken)
  • Customizable timing for doses
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Widget support
  • Visual tracking of medication habits
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「お薬チェック - 飲み忘れ防止 & 服薬記録」は、服薬の予定と実績をわかりやすく管理できるアプリです。起床・朝・昼・晩・就寝などのタイミングごとに、毎日の服薬を「飲んだ/飲んでない」で簡単に記録できます。通知とウィジェットで、うっかり忘れもやさしくサポート。服薬状況を一目で把握し、毎日の習慣づくりを後押しします。

About

Happy Note

Features
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"Take a moment every day to write down your happiness." Happy Note is a simple and warm diary app designed for you to gently jot down the "little joys" and "good things" that happened at the end of your day. The things that made you happy, the delicious food you ate, the fun moments—these are easily overlooked in our busy daily lives. By recording them in this gentle, loose-leaf style notebook, you will create your own special diary that warms your heart whenever you look back at it. ◆ Features of Happy Note ◆ ・ Simple and Gentle Design A loose-leaf style UI that lets you focus on your writing. With no unnecessary features, it is easy to keep up your journaling habit every day. ・ Daily Reminders Set a notification at your preferred time, like "9:00 PM every day." It gently supports your unique habit of finding happiness. ・ No Registration Required Absolutely no tedious account registration is needed. You can start writing right after downloading the app. ・ Secure Local Storage Your diary entries are safely stored only on your smartphone, not on an external server. There is no need to worry about anyone else seeing your private thoughts.

Screenshots

お薬チェック4 screens
Happy Note3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: お薬チェック at none against Happy Note's shown. Happy Note's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, 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. お薬チェック sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Happy Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

お薬チェック ships an update fortnightly, Happy Note every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
お薬チェック versus Happy Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterお薬チェックHappy Note
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTomoya ItoHiroki Satomura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

お薬チェック

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$2.99
1 purchases

Happy Note

One-time1
  • Premium (Remove Ads)$1.99

Questions

Is お薬チェック free?
お薬チェック is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happy Note free?
Happy Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do お薬チェック or Happy Note have ads?
Happy Note shows ads; お薬チェック does not.
Which is updated more often, お薬チェック or Happy Note?
お薬チェック ships an update fortnightly, and Happy Note every 5 days. Most recently, お薬チェック was updated on October 30, 2026 and Happy Note on October 31, 2026.

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