Ramen Beast vs 1000Yen Eats

Ramen Beast is a connoisseur's guide to the very best ramen shops of Japan. Over 10,000 bowls (and counting) were eaten to create this app. Only the finest shops are included (no chains, no tourist traps). Ramen Beast does one simple thing: It directs you to the best ramen in Japan. We are obsessive about our recommendations and information. We've spent years eating across Japan. This app was created to share that knowledge. APP FEATURES: — Discover more than 2,000 of Japan's very best ramen shops, spanning the traditional, exquisite, innovative, beastly and downright bizarre. — Get recommendations in English and Japanese on which bowl to order at every shop. — In depth review of every shop, including details of shop specialty, chef's history, specialty ingredients, basic ordering tips, ramen lore and more. — Essential info: shop address, ramen style, star rating and more. Follow The Ramen Beast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramen_beast/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ramenbeast

1000Yen Eats helps you find cheap meals in Japan. Every restaurant on the map serves at least one main dish for ¥1,000 or under. WHAT'S INSIDE • 26,423 restaurants across 78 Japanese cities • Real yen prices — sourced from menus, not guessed • JST-aware Open Now toggle (works correctly across timezones) • Cuisine filters: ramen, sushi, izakaya, curry, conbini, café and more • Tap a restaurant for hours, price range, address, photos • Save spots you want to try • Works offline — download a city, browse without signal NO SIGNUP REQUIRED Use the whole app anonymously. Optional Apple Sign In if you want to log meals, build streaks, and follow friends across devices. PRIVACY-FIRST • No ad networks, no tracking SDKs, no IDFA, no analytics SDKs • No App Tracking Transparency prompt — we have nothing to track • Location is used only while the app is open, never stored on our servers • Your meal logs and photos are private by default WHO IT'S FOR Travellers on a budget. Students living in Japan. Anyone who wants to eat well without spending much. Especially useful if you're tired of inflated travel-blog "cheap eats" lists that quote prices from 2019. WHAT IT'S NOT Not a review site. Not a ranking. Not a reservation engine (yet). Just a map of places where you can eat for under ¥1,000. DATA SOURCES Restaurant locations and basic info from OpenStreetMap and Google Places. Map tiles from Mapbox. Provided as-is — always verify hours and prices with the restaurant before going.