Ramen Beast vs ForkBrain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ramen Beast
Discover Tokyo's finest ramen shops with this connoisseur's guide. Get English and Japanese recommendations for over 700 unique establishments, including ordering tips and shop details. Navigate by style, from traditional to innovative.
- Discover 700+ Tokyo ramen shops
- English and Japanese ordering recommendations
- Navigate by ramen style categories
- In-depth shop reviews
- Essential shop information (hours, address)
- Curated, non-chain recommendations
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
ForkBrain
This app eliminates decision fatigue for dining out. Answer a short quiz about your mood and preferences, and it will suggest one specific restaurant for you. If you don't like the first suggestion, you get two chances to re-roll.
- Personalized restaurant suggestions
- Mood-based decision making
- Eliminates endless scrolling
- Two re-roll options
- No email required
- Focuses on one suggestion
Read full descriptionHide full description
I built ForkBrain because I waste an embarrassing amount of time deciding where to eat. You probably do too. You open the maps app, scroll through 200 places, read a few reviews, get overwhelmed, and somehow end up eating cereal at home. So I made an app that just decides for you. You answer 12 dumb questions, it reads your mood, and it tells you exactly where to go. One place. No endless scrolling, no comparing four taco spots, no decision paralysis. Just an answer. Hate the pick? You get two re-rolls. After that it cuts you off, because at some point you have to actually eat. It pulls real restaurants near you, it doesn't ask for your email, and it won't try to sell you anything. I just wanted to stop wasting 30 minutes every night on the same stupid decision. Answer the questions. Go eat. Stop going back and fork. — Blake
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ForkBrain at 5.0 against Ramen Beast's 4.4. ForkBrain also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Ramen Beast's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 6). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Ramen Beast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ForkBrain asks for nothing beyond the download.
ForkBrain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ramen Beast's written reviews are positive against 100% of ForkBrain's.
Ramen Beast ships an update every 9 months, ForkBrain every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ramen Beast | ForkBrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Patrick Brzeski | BLAKE ROBERT ZIEGLER |
Customer experience
Ramen Beast
ForkBrain
In-app purchases
Ramen Beast
- Lists – Monthly$4.991 Month
- Lists – Yearly$39.991 Year
ForkBrain
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ramen Beast free?
Is ForkBrain free?
Which has better reviews, Ramen Beast or ForkBrain?
Do Ramen Beast or ForkBrain have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ramen Beast or ForkBrain?
Other comparisons















