Jカレンダー vs ColumnCalendar and Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jカレンダー
This app offers a visually customizable calendar with Japanese holidays, lunar phases, and traditional Japanese calendars. Add photos and notes to your events, and enjoy daily quotes. It syncs with your device's calendar for seamless scheduling.
- Japanese holidays and traditional calendars (Rokuyo, lunar phases)
- Photo and note customization for events
- Daily quotes and sayings
- Syncs with device calendar
- Customizable visual themes
- Recurring event scheduling
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祝日の表示はもちろん、六曜や月齢、二十四節気を見やすく表示。 冠婚葬祭や釣りの日程を決めるのにも便利です。 写真を入れられるので、紙でもらったお知らせなどを予定と一緒に登録するとさらに便利! 月表示では予定が一目でわかるようになっているので、 スケジュール管理にも使いやすい! メモを残すこともできちゃいます。 六曜や月齢表示を消すと、シンプルなカレンダーに早変わり! 上部の画像も変更できるので、自分だけの見た目のカレンダーにカスタマイズもできますよ! 日表示は見慣れた日めくりカレンダー風デザイン。 定型予定を登録できるので、 同じ予定を入れるのがとても楽チン。 今日は何の日?いい服(1129)の日! などなど、その日が何の日かも表示されます。 母の日や、土用の丑の日などもわかっちゃいます! 日替わりで素敵な格言や名言を載せているので、ちょっと見るだけでも楽しめます。 また、それぞれの日に写真やメモを入れることもできるので、ちょっとした日記がわりに使うこともできますよ! 日本人にとっての使い勝手を徹底したカレンダーアプリです。 ぜひ使ってみてください。 #ユーザー様の声 ・六曜があるのは便利。和風でさわやかなデザインも気に入りました。 ・約半年使ってみて 機能は使いやすいです。私には一番良いかも また格言のチョイスが良くて 結構見ちゃいます。 ・曜日の情報が六曜など細かいです。また標準のカレンダーと同期するから非常に便利です。満点ですよ。 ・スケジュールを入れやすいし、画像もOK!もっと早く入れていればよかった…と思っています。 ・繰り返し使いたい予定を長押しで登録しておけるのが便利です。 六曜の表示も、信心深い方ではないが、あると和を感じます。 URLスキーム:net.ysakaki.JCalendar:// #1ヶ月以上前の予定が消えてしまう場合# 「設定」アプリで「カレンダー」の「同期」という項目を「全てのイベント」に変更してください
ColumnCalendar and Memo
A straightforward vertical calendar app for managing daily schedules and notes. It offers customizable sticky notes for marking dates and allows for multiple calendar views for different purposes. Easily share your schedule by taking screenshots.
- Vertical calendar display
- Daily memo writing
- Customizable sticky notes
- Multiple calendar views
- Full-screen viewing mode
- Memo privacy option
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No complex function! This is a simple and easy reading vertical calendar application. You can also use it as a schedule book, such as writing down the meeting schedule! Main Functions - There is a memo function that can be written by each day - Memo can switch between simple display of headings only and full text display - 5 sticky notes can be attached as marks for each date. Convenient for shift management and so on! - Sticky notes can be selected from casual type of landmark type and button type that can write down letters - Three calendars can be switched for different purposes, such as for work or private use Full screen mode which can display all day without scroll from 1st to end! It is also useful to take screenshots of full screen mode and share the schedule to family etc! If you are using a memo as a diary, and you want to show only the sticky note to the other people, only the memo will be hidden if you tap the icon in the upper right of the screen. * Full screen mode is for viewing only. Please edit the memo from the normal mode. * If you want to delete the already entered memo, please long press the prescribed line. "ColumnCalendar and Memo" can be used for free at all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColumnCalendar and Memo at none against Jカレンダー's 1. ColumnCalendar and Memo also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 66%) and ratings volume (108 vs 27). Jカレンダー's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Jカレンダー sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ColumnCalendar and Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Jカレンダー against 4.9 for ColumnCalendar and Memo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 108 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Jカレンダー's written reviews are positive against 82% of ColumnCalendar and Memo's.
Jカレンダー ships an update monthly, ColumnCalendar and Memo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jカレンダー | ColumnCalendar and Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (27 ratings) | 4.9 (108 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | 82.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PiyoLog Inc. | Shigeo Fukuda |
Customer experience
Jカレンダー
ColumnCalendar and Memo
Bugs and requests
Jカレンダー
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ColumnCalendar and Memo
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes mid-sentence, page doesn't save
- OK button not working, app exits and reopens
- App crashing, nothing saving
- App disappearing after update on older iPads
- Flicker sound unstable during input
Requested features
17 requests- Option to pay to remove ads
- Change font color
- Automatic display of recurring events (e.g., bill payments)
- Multiple color options for tags/stickers
- Option to change deletion method (e.g., from menu bar)
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- Continuous month display for easier viewing across month boundaries
- Change text color and daily background color
- Search function for entries
- Recurring functions for events
- Link to other calendars
- Copy-paste functionality
- Backup and sync options (Gmail, Apple ID)
- Paid version without ads
- Option to share on other devices
- Add multiple tags on one calendar
- Checkbox feature
- Jump to specific months/years for navigation
In-app purchases
Jカレンダー
- 広告非表示$2.99
ColumnCalendar and Memo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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