Comparison

Kaori vs SemiPerfumer

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

Head to head
About

Kaori

Organize your perfume collection with AI recognition and detailed scent profiles. Get personalized scent recommendations based on weather and discover your unique scent signature. Track usage, memories, and share your favorite fragrances with elegant templates.

Highlights
  • AI scent recognition for instant cataloging
  • Detailed note management and scent signature discovery
  • Smart scent recommendations based on weather
  • Visual scent diary with usage and memory tracking
  • Aesthetic sharing templates for fragrances
  • Private and secure data storage via iCloud
Features
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Kaori is a private fragrance journal and collection manager created for perfume lovers. Search a catalog of more than 130,000 fragrances and quickly build a perfume wardrobe of your own. Record what you wore each day, along with the weather and the stories behind it, so every scent can become a lasting memory. What should you wear today? Kaori considers your collection, current surroundings, and wearing habits to help you find a fragrance that feels right for the moment. 【Widgets】 • Create a customizable perfume shelf widget for your Home Screen to display your collection, view fragrance details, or quickly log a wear 【Build Your Fragrance Collection】 • Search and add fragrances from a catalog of more than 130,000 perfumes • Automatically fill in available bottle images and fragrance details, with the freedom to edit or add information at any time • If you cannot find a fragrance, upload a photo of the bottle or a webpage screenshot and let AI identify it and fill in the details 【Find the Right Fragrance for Today】 • Receive recommendations from your own collection based on local weather, temperature, season, and time of day • Kaori also considers your personal preferences and wearing frequency, with a clear explanation for each recommendation • Log a wear with one tap, wear a favorite again, or layer two fragrances together; you can also save the surrounding conditions 【Turn Every Wear Into a Memory】 • Add photos and words to every fragrance log to preserve the feelings and memories of that moment • Choose a note template you love to express a different scent and atmosphere • Revisit your daily fragrances in the Memory Calendar, then search, favorite, and organize every memory in Notes • Export saved memories as beautifully designed images and share your SOTD and scent stories 【Discover Your Fragrance Habits】 • View your collection size, total wears, recording history, scent-family distribution, and most-worn fragrances • Revisit each fragrance to see how often you wore it and the seasons or times of day it accompanied you most • Use Live Activities to follow the transition from top to heart and base notes, and track how long the fragrance lasts 【A Space That Belongs Only to You】 No account is required. There is no public feed, no likes, and no comments. Kaori is a quiet space for your collection, feelings, and memories—without social pressure. Your fragrance collection, wear history, and memories are stored on your device. Every drop of fragrance deserves to be remembered. Privacy Policy: https://trite-key-527.notion.site/Kaori-App-333c1fd065498046ab26e3005dfe6e7a Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SemiPerfumer

Features
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SemiPerfumer is a private perfume journal for collecting, organizing, and understanding the fragrances you wear. Record perfumes with notes, scent types, seasons, scenes, ratings, ownership status, remaining amount, acquisition dates, prices, and personal memories. More than a simple list, SemiPerfumer helps you build a quiet, visual archive of your fragrance life. Track when you wear each perfume, add usage notes, and look back through your calendar. See which scents you reach for most often, how your tastes change by season or scene, and which notes, brands, perfumers, and scent styles appear most in your collection. You can also create beautiful share images and short videos, including quiz-style videos that introduce your perfumes, for perfume pages, calendars, usage history, rankings, and data summaries. Key features: ・Build a personal perfume library ・Record top, middle, and base notes ・Tag scent types, seasons, time of day, and scenes ・Track ratings, ownership status, remaining amount, and used bottles ・Log daily usage with notes ・View usage and acquisition calendars ・Analyze your collection with visual charts ・Create share images from your perfume data ・Export short videos, including quiz-style videos, to introduce your perfumes ・Import structured perfume information with AI-assisted workflows Your perfume data stays on your device. No account is required. For collectors, fragrance lovers, and anyone who wants to remember not only what they own, but how each scent fits into their life.

Screenshots

Kaori4 screens
SemiPerfumer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kaori and SemiPerfumer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Kaori sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and SemiPerfumer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kaori ships an update weekly, SemiPerfumer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Kaori versus SemiPerfumer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaoriSemiPerfumer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZHANG YUSHENTakuya Harayama

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Kaori

Subscriptions2
  • Kaori Pro - Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • Kaori Pro - Yearly Plan$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • Kaori Pro - Lifetime Upgrade Offer$84.99
  • Kaori Pro - Lifetime Upgrade Offer$99.99
  • Kaori Pro - Lifetime Offer$101.99
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  • Kaori Pro - Lifetime Upgrade$102.99
  • Kaori Pro - Lifetime Upgrade$117.99
  • Kaori Pro - Lifetime$119.99
1 purchases

SemiPerfumer

One-time1
  • 500-Perfume Plan$6.99

Questions

Is Kaori free?
Kaori is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SemiPerfumer free?
SemiPerfumer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kaori or SemiPerfumer have ads?
Neither Kaori nor SemiPerfumer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kaori or SemiPerfumer?
Kaori ships an update weekly, and SemiPerfumer every 10 days. Most recently, Kaori was updated on October 25, 2026 and SemiPerfumer on October 24, 2026.

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