Comparison

Café Note vs CaféMeguri

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

Head to head
About

Café Note

Features
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Café Note is an app that faithfully recreates the experience of a handwritten café notebook in digital form. Write down the café name, date, orders, and your thoughts on a lined notebook page—now on your smartphone. ■ Recreated notebook experience With ruled lines, a left margin, and a handwritten-style font, it closely mimics the feel of writing in a real notebook. Even though it’s digital, it still feels like you’re writing by hand. ■ What you can record ・Café name, area, and visit date/time ・Ordered items, price, and short notes ・Star ratings (1–5) ・Radar chart ratings (taste, access, atmosphere, service, price) ・Purpose of visit (work, reading, date, etc. — multiple selections) ・Handwritten-style summary notes ・Photos and shop cards ■ Offline-first All features work without an internet connection. You can record your notes anytime, even in places without signal. ■ Auto-save No save button needed. Everything you write is saved automatically. ■ Features ・Up to 5 entries (stored locally) ・Photo attachments (stored locally) ・Search functionality ・No account required—start instantly Capture your café memories in a notebook. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CaféMeguri

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■ Discover • Find cafés nearby on the map and save them • See the cafés you've visited as photo pins, and your wishlist at a glance ■ Log • Log visit dates, photos, and notes in seconds • Pick a photo and the app finds the café from where and when it was taken • Note each café's Wi-Fi, outlets, smoking, and how work-friendly it is ■ Stamp cards • Get a stamp on each café's own card every time you log a visit • Choose a card design for each café ■ Tags • Tag cafés in your own words, like "hidden gem" or "brunch" • Pick colors and patterns, like washi tape ■ Café cards • Put your photos, a note, tags, and the stamp card on one card • Choose the paper and pen, and place everything where you like • Share the finished card with friends ■ Look back • Your home cover shows your café days and how many cafés you've visited • Browse My Cafés as a grid, a list, or stamp cards • Filter by tags or amenities, and sort by visits, distance, name, and more ■ Private by design • No account, no ads • Everything you log stays on your device • Back up and restore anytime, tags and card designs included • Available in English, Japanese, and Chinese

Screenshots

Café Note4 screens
CaféMeguri4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CaféMeguri at none against Café Note's 1. Café Note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Café Note sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. CaféMeguri asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Café Note ships an update every 2 days, CaféMeguri every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Café Note versus CaféMeguri: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCafé NoteCaféMeguri
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuki KanekoAmon Kizawa

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Café Note

Subscriptions1
  • Premium(Yearly)$29.991 Year
None

CaféMeguri

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Café Note free?
Café Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaféMeguri free?
CaféMeguri is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Café Note or CaféMeguri have ads?
Neither Café Note nor CaféMeguri shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Café Note or CaféMeguri?
Café Note ships an update every 2 days, and CaféMeguri every 3 weeks. Most recently, Café Note was updated on October 31, 2026 and CaféMeguri on November 5, 2026.

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