Comparison

Café Note vs Oshi Life

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

Oshi Life

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Your whole oshi life, in one place. Oshi Life is an oshi-life calendar that brings together your "oshi" schedule—lives, release dates, streams—along with spending on tickets and goods, and your treasured memories. No more juggling social apps, notes, and budgeting apps. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Traditional / Simplified). ■ Register and organize your oshi Add your oshi by genre: idol, artist, voice actor, VTuber, actor, anime, game, sports, brand, and more. Custom categories are supported too, so you can manage your "oshi" exactly your way. ■ See every plan on the calendar Built for fan life with event types like live shows, releases, streams, lottery open/close, results, payment deadlines, TV, radio, YouTube, and goods—plus a countdown to your next event. ■ Never miss the big moments Set reminders for each event at 10 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 3 days, or 7 days before. Stay on top of lottery results, payment deadlines, and ticket sign-up cutoffs. ■ Track your spending with ease Record expenses by category—tickets, goods, transport, lodging, subscriptions, food. See exactly how much you've spent on your oshi, perfect for budgeting trips and events. ■ Keep your goods and memories Log the goods you've collected and your thouports you choose to share can appear on otherusers' timelines. ■ Everything at a glance on Home Today's plans, upcoming reminders, ongoing eur next event—all on the Home screen. Justopen the app to know what's next. ■ Sign-in optional, data kept safe Start right away without signing in. Sign inry your data over after switching orreinstalling. — About Premium (monthly / yearly) — The Free plan covers the essentials. Upgraded make the following unlimited: • Oshi (Free: up to 3) • Events (Free: up to 30) • Expenses (Free: up to 50) • Reports (Free: up to 50) • Cloud image backup (Premium only) Make fan life more fun and effortless. Start recording your days with your oshi today. ——————— * About subscriptions • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. • It auto-renews unless turned off at least nds. • The renewal fee is charged within 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime from your Apple ID account. • It auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. • The renewal fee is charged within 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime from your Apple ID account settings. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://smallwarestudio.github.io/OshiLife-Docs

Screenshots

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Oshi Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Café Note at none against Oshi Life's shown. Café Note also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Café Note sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year and Oshi Life sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Café Note ships an update every 2 days, Oshi Life every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Café Note versus Oshi Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCafé NoteOshi Life
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuki KanekoShoya Matsubara

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Café Note

Subscriptions1
  • Premium(Yearly)$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Oshi Life

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Café Note free?
Café Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oshi Life free?
Oshi Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Café Note or Oshi Life have ads?
Oshi Life shows ads; Café Note does not.
Which is updated more often, Café Note or Oshi Life?
Café Note ships an update every 2 days, and Oshi Life every 3 days. Most recently, Café Note was updated on October 9, 2026 and Oshi Life on October 5, 2026.

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