居酒屋 まる八 vs HelloSake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
居酒屋 まる八
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まる八の公式アプリをリリースしました! このアプリでは、まる八の最新情報の受け取りや便利な機能を使う事ができます。 【アプリで出来ること】 本アプリを利用して以下のことが行えます。 1.最新情報をチェック! まる八のサービス内容が確認できます。 また、お店からメッセージが届くので、いつでも最新の情報がご確認いただけます。 2.マイページで情報を確認! まる八のご利用状況が確認できます。 3.友達に紹介! まる八のアプリをSNSを通じてお友達に紹介する事ができます。 4.他にも便利な機能満載!
HelloSake
Discover the world of Japanese sake with detailed information and user reviews. Scan sake labels to instantly access details like origin, flavor, and sweetness. Save your favorites and enhance your sake tasting experience.
- Scan sake labels for instant information
- Detailed sake profiles (origin, flavor, sweetness)
- Save favorite sakes with notes and reviews
- Access experienced user reviews
- Precise search by name or machine learning
- Enhance sake tasting experience
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Welcome to HelloSake! Japanese sake has a lot of variety of products as well as tastes and each sake has its own brand story. HelloSake provides all sake lovers with access to detailed information extremely easily to help discover the best one. We help enrich the sake experience through this app to enhance the sake community. FEATURES/ HOW TO USE •Take a photo of the sake label to get access to the information easily. •Save your favorite sake that you had with some notes and simple reviews. •Refer to reviews of experienced users. •Information includes sake name, details, place of origin, flavor, and degree of sweetness/ spiciness. •Highly accurate machine learning enables super precise search functions. •Simply search sake information by name.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HelloSake at fortnightly against 居酒屋 まる八's every 38 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
居酒屋 まる八 ships an update every 38 months, HelloSake fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 居酒屋 まる八 | HelloSake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HIROHISA SAKAGUCHI | HelloSake, Inc |
In-app purchases
居酒屋 まる八
No in-app purchases
HelloSake
No in-app purchases









