Comparison

CHALOG vs Tea Tasting Log

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

Head to head
About

CHALOG

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Quietly log today's bowl of tea. CHALOG is a calm tasting journal for matcha and Japanese tea. Note each cup with a photo and five tastes, and your own taste slowly comes into view. Turn "that was good" into a cup you can actually remember. Rate umami, sweetness, bitterness, astringency and finish on a simple radar, and choosing your next matcha — and how to brew it — gets easier with every bowl. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Quick log: save a bowl in seconds with the tea, a rating, a photo and a note - Full tasting notes: five tastes, froth, aroma, preparation, wagashi pairing, place and occasion - Taste type: after three bowls with flavor notes, discover which type of tea drinker you are - Brew guides: whisk usucha, koicha or a matcha latte, or steep sencha, gyokuro, hojicha and genmaicha in a teapot (kyusu) — from what you need to the last drop, with step-by-step timers - Collection: organize by tea and tea house, with search, sorting and favorites - Stats: totals, streaks, your flavor radar and how you prepare your tea - Tasting calendar: see your tea days at a glance - Badges: 12 badges to collect as you keep going - Photos: crop to a clean square to capture your bowl and sweets - Reminders: a gentle nudge at the time you choose - Works on iPhone and iPad PERFECT FOR - Matcha and green tea lovers who want to remember every cup - Anyone curious to find their favorite teas and growing regions - Beginners who want clear steps for brewing sencha or hojicha - Tea ceremony students keeping notes from practice - Café hoppers tracking the matcha lattes they try PRIVACY Your notes stay on your device. No account, no sign-up, and your records are never sent to a server. No tracking. (To show our other apps inside CHALOG, the app reads public App Store information.)

About

Tea Tasting Log

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Same leaves, different water—taste shifts. Capture the cup. Tea Tasting Log stores each tasting: tea name, type, origin, optional water temperature, steep time, leaf amount, a 1–5 rating, and free-form notes. Star favorites, search older cups, glance at type and rating stats, and pin a favorite or recent tea on a Home Screen widget. Personal diary only—not a health product or professional cupping score. LOG A CUP • Name, type (green / black / oolong / herbal / other), origin • Date; optional °C, steep seconds, grams of leaf • Star rating and tasting notes • Favorite, edit, delete FIND & OVERVIEW • Search name, type, origin, notes • Totals for entries, average rating, favorites • Swipe to favorite or delete FAVORITES & STATS • Card list of favorites with type, rating, origin, date • Totals, average, favorites, distinct types tried • Counts by type, 1–5 distribution, last six months WIDGET • Prefers a favorite, else a recent entry • Small and medium; medium can show brew temperature and steep time LOOK & STORAGE • System / light / dark • On-device store shared with the widget • No account ABOUT ADS Bottom banner. One-time “Remove Ads” hides it. Features are not paywalled. DATA & NETWORK Tasting fields stay on device. Network use is mainly for ads and optional App Store purchases. Note: You own the text you enter. For personal logging only—not health, nutrition, or certified tasting advice.

Screenshots

CHALOG4 screens
Tea Tasting Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CHALOG at none against Tea Tasting Log's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. CHALOG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tea Tasting Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
CHALOG versus Tea Tasting Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCHALOGTea Tasting Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertorankirite丽佳 施

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CHALOG

One-time1
  • CHALOG Premium$3.99
1 purchases

Tea Tasting Log

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is CHALOG free?
CHALOG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tea Tasting Log free?
Tea Tasting Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CHALOG or Tea Tasting Log have ads?
Tea Tasting Log shows ads; CHALOG does not.

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