Café Note vs CafeLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Café Note
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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/
CafeLog
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CafeLog is a personal, offline diary for the cafés you love. Instead of scrolling through reviews of places you will never visit, you build your own little map of go-to coffee spots. ■ Save a cafe with one photo Snap the interior, the latte or the storefront. The address is suggested from your current location, entirely on-device — nothing is sent anywhere. ■ Tag the vibe Great coffee, great sweets, latte art, cozy, quiet, terrace seats, Wi-Fi, power outlets, long-stay OK, open late — one tap each so you remember what makes a place special. ■ Sort by type Specialty, chain, bakery café, coffee shop (kissaten), dessert café or other. ■ Log every visit Rate your satisfaction on a 5-star scale and note the drink or dessert you had that day. Watch visit-count badges and milestone medals grow as you keep coming back. ■ Your own stats A weekly visit bar chart, a cafe ranking and a monthly calendar — all calculated on your device. ■ Private by design No account, no login, no cloud. Everything stays on your phone. Perfect for coffee lovers, café hoppers, dessert fans and anyone who wants to remember the cafes worth going back to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CafeLog at none against Café Note's 1. Café Note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) 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
Both are free to download. Café Note sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. CafeLog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Café Note ships an update every 2 days, CafeLog every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Café Note | CafeLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuki Kaneko | Yuki Okawa |
In-app purchases
Café Note
- Premium(Yearly)$29.991 Year
CafeLog
No in-app purchases








