Comparison

パチストップ vs Running Memo

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

Head to head
About

パチストップ

Features
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■ What is Pachi-Stop? This is a self-support app designed for moments when you want to cut back on pachinko but find yourself drawn to it anyway. By notifying you when you approach registered locations—such as pachinko parlors—and visualizing your daily records, the app helps reinforce your decision to stay away. ■ Key Features 【Notifications for Approaching Registered Locations】 The app notifies you when you get close to registered pachinko parlors or other locations you have added yourself. You can customize the notification messages and configure settings for each location—such as toggling notifications on/off or choosing between on-screen alerts and vibration. If a pachinko parlor isn't listed in the app, or if there is a specific place you want to monitor, you can register that location yourself. Store information registered by users may be reviewed and subsequently published as shared data available to all users. Immediately after registration, a location may be treated as accessible only to the user who registered it. Please note that store and location data may occasionally contain delays, omissions, duplicates, or positional inaccuracies. 【Visualize Your Streak and Savings】 The app displays the number of consecutive days you have abstained from pachinko and an estimate of the money you have "saved" based on your previously set spending habits. The displayed amount does not guarantee actual savings or the exact value of avoided losses. 【Self-Reporting and Recording】 If you do play pachinko, you can manually record the amount spent. Even after recording an expenditure, you can start a new streak of abstention the following day. This feature helps you reflect on your behavior and consider your future choices. 【Diary and Reflection】 You can record your feelings and events for the day. By reviewing data such as the days and times you approached a location or your weekly records, you can identify patterns in your behavior. 【Nickname Settings】 You can set a nickname of your choice to use within the app. There is no need to enter your real name. Your nickname is used for in-app displays and to distinguish you from others when using monitoring features. Please be careful not to use personally identifiable information—such as your real name, address, or phone number—as your nickname. [Monitoring Feature (Premium)] Only when the user enables the monitoring feature and designates a sharing recipient can notification information—such as alerts for approaching or staying at a location—be shared with family members or a partner. This is not a feature that continuously shares the user's real-time location. The user can configure the specific information to be shared and the conditions for sharing. ■ Privacy ・Location data used to detect proximity is processed on the device whenever possible. ・We do not continuously store standard real-time location data or movement history on our servers. ・If the monitoring feature is enabled, notification information and nicknames set by the user may be sent to the designated sharing recipient. ・If the user registers a store or location, the registered store name, location, and registration details may be sent to our servers to the extent necessary for verification or the provision of store information. ・Please refer to the Privacy Policy for details regarding the information used, recipients, purposes of use, and retention periods. ・Basic features can be used without registering a name or email address. ・Setting a nickname is optional; there is no need to register your real name. ・Certain integrated features may utilize device identification information or integration-specific identifiers necessary to provide those functions. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Running Memo

Features
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■ Log a run in seconds Enter distance, time, course, and how it felt. Pace (min/km) is calculated automatically — no stopwatch, no setup. ■ Your week at a glance The home screen shows this week's distance and count, plus your recent runs. Your streak of records builds up naturally. ■ Weekly graph & totals Review your distance week by week with a bar chart, and see total distance, total runs, and average pace together. ■ Course notes Name the routes you run often. Past courses are one tap away, so logging stays quick. ■ No GPS This app never uses location. You enter each run yourself, and everything is stored only on your device. No account is needed, and there is no upload or tracking. Note: the feel rating is a personal record. This app does not provide health or training guidance.

Screenshots

パチストップ3 screens
Running Memo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: パチストップ at none against Running Memo's 1. パチストップ also leads on ads (none vs shown). Running Memo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, 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. Running Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. パチストップ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

パチストップ ships an update every 8 days, Running Memo every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 4 level
パチストップ versus Running Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterパチストップRunning Memo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerlenlino丽佳 施

In-app purchases

None

パチストップ

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Running Memo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is パチストップ free?
パチストップ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Running Memo free?
Running Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do パチストップ or Running Memo have ads?
Running Memo shows ads; パチストップ does not.
Which is updated more often, パチストップ or Running Memo?
パチストップ ships an update every 8 days, and Running Memo every 2 days. Most recently, パチストップ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Running Memo on October 31, 2026.

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