Comparison

Cigario vs Cigar Notes

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

Head to head
About

Cigario

Log your cigar experiences, manage your humidor, and discover cigar-friendly locations. Explore cigar details and community reviews to enhance your appreciation.

Highlights
  • Cigar tasting notes and ratings
  • Humidor collection tracking
  • Cigar catalog and community reviews
  • Cigar-friendly places map
  • Personal cigar ratings
Features
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Cigario is a cigar journal and humidor app for adults. Record cigars you have tried, keep tasting notes and organize your collection. Explore cigar details and community reviews, then discover cigar-friendly places on a map. CIGAR JOURNAL Remember what you smoked and what you thought of it. Keep your personal ratings and notes together. HUMIDOR Track the cigars in your collection and keep your humidor organized. CATALOG AND REVIEWS Browse cigar brands, sizes and recorded origins. Read community ratings and reviews where available. PLACES MAP Find cigar-friendly places and keep track of places you have visited. Cigario is intended for adults. It does not sell tobacco products or facilitate their purchase.

About

Cigar Notes

This app helps cigar enthusiasts log and remember every cigar they smoke. Record ratings, tasting notes, photos, and even the weather at the time of smoking. It offers monthly stats, a smoke calendar, and the ability to save favorite lounges.

Highlights
  • Log cigar ratings (draw, aroma, burn, flavor)
  • Record tasting notes and favorite quotes
  • Add photos to entries
  • Track monthly stats and smoke calendar
  • Save favorite lounges and smoking spots
  • Share reviews with friends
  • Sync journal across devices
Features
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Cigar Notes is the cigar journal that remembers every smoke for you. Log a cigar in seconds :: Search a library of 8,500 (and growing), rate it on various characteristics, jot your tasting notes, and snap a photo. Each entry is automatically stamped with the weather and where you were. FEATURES • Rate every cigar on four marks — draw, aroma, burn, and flavor — for an honest overall score • Tasting notes and a favorite quote for each smoke • Snap or attach a photo, framed just how you like it • Recap — monthly stats, a smoke calendar, all-time totals, and your highest-rated sticks • Vibe — save your favorite lounges and smoking spots • Buddies — share reviews and see what your friends are smoking • Your journal syncs across your devices Whether you're a weekend hobbyist or a seasoned aficionado, Cigar Notes keeps your collection, ratings, and memories in one beautiful place. Cigar Notes is a personal journaling tool intended for adults of legal smoking age. It does not sell tobacco.

Screenshots

Cigario4 screens
Cigar Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cigario at 5.0 against Cigar Notes's 4.8. Cigar Notes's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cigario holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cigar Notes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cigario ships an update every 8 days, Cigar Notes every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cigario versus Cigar Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCigarioCigar Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDaniel PospichalJONATHON TIMOTHY MORTON

Customer experience

Cigario

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cigar Notes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cigario

No in-app purchases

None

Cigar Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cigario free?
Cigario is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cigar Notes free?
Cigar Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cigario or Cigar Notes?
Cigario is rated higher. Cigario averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cigar Notes averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Cigario or Cigar Notes have ads?
Neither Cigario nor Cigar Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cigario or Cigar Notes?
Cigario ships an update every 8 days, and Cigar Notes every 10 days. Most recently, Cigario was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cigar Notes on October 31, 2026.

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