Comparison

SakeBreweryMap vs Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide

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

Head to head
About

SakeBreweryMap

Discover the locations of Japanese sake breweries and check tour availability. This map application allows you to browse breweries from a list and save your favorites.

Highlights
  • Sake brewery location map
  • Tour availability information
  • Brewery list view
  • Favorite registration
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It is a map app that understands the location of sake brewing of Japanese sake and the availability of tours. There is a selection from the list and a favorite registration function.

About

Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide

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The cave brewery was originally developed as a site for an underground factory manufacturing parts for military tanks around the end of World War II. In November, 1944, when the decision was made to evacuate Tokyo Doryoku Seizo Company, a semi-underground factory was built at the foot of the mountain and this factory was built next to it. It is said that about 20 military tanks were manufactured in the semi-underground factory by the end of the war but since the war was nearing its end, this underground factory came to an end without building tanks. At Shimazaki Brewery, we use this cave that was once an underground factory as storage to age sake. Throughout the year, the temperature in the cave is an average of 10 degrees Celsius and it's the perfect temperature for maturing sake. We provide Owners' Bottle Service where aged sake storage period can be selected from 5 years, 10 years and 20 years, and New Year's Bottle Service where we keep sake for under a year. The cave Brewery consists of three tunnels 3.5m high and 3.5m wide, and five connecting tunnels extending horizontally, with a total length of about 600m. The cave is used for community events as well as for maturing sake. We are open on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, Golden Week and Obon holidays, but please inquire about weekdays.

Screenshots

SakeBreweryMap3 screens
Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide at none against SakeBreweryMap's shown. Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.1). SakeBreweryMap's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SakeBreweryMap ships an update every 5 months, Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
SakeBreweryMap versus Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSakeBreweryMapShimazaki Brewery Cave Guide
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB30 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNORIHIKO HAYASAKAPeople Software Corporation

In-app purchases

None

SakeBreweryMap

No in-app purchases

None

Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SakeBreweryMap free?
SakeBreweryMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide free?
Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SakeBreweryMap or Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide have ads?
SakeBreweryMap shows ads; Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide does not.
Which is updated more often, SakeBreweryMap or Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide?
SakeBreweryMap ships an update every 5 months, and Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide every 17 months. Most recently, SakeBreweryMap was updated on October 7, 2026 and Shimazaki Brewery Cave Guide on October 6, 2026.

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