Instant cup ramen timer vs Shoyu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instant cup ramen timer
A straightforward timer app designed for preparing cup noodles. It begins counting down the moment it's opened, offering preset and customizable durations with a clear interface. Ideal for quickly and easily making your favorite instant ramen.
- One-tap timer start
- Supports 1-6 minute presets
- Freely adjustable timer
- Simple, easy-to-read interface
- Ideal for cup ramen
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This is a simple timer app designed specifically for cup noodles. The timer starts immediately when you launch the app-no extra steps needed, so you can focus on perfecting your noodles. Main features: - Start the timer with one tap - Supports standard times: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 minutes - Freely adjustable timer - Simple and easy-to-read interface Perfect for instant noodles and cup ramen. Make your noodle life easier with this quick and convenient timer.
Shoyu
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Share a link from Safari, Instagram, TikTok, or any app — Savor strips away the ads and life stories and gives you just the recipe. No scrolling past someone's story about their grandma. - Step-by-step cooking mode with inline timers, ingredient highlighting, and screen keep-awake - Adjust servings and every ingredient updates automatically — metric or imperial - Meal planning, shopping lists sorted by store section, scalable for servings, and Apple Reminders export - Collections, tags, nutrition info, and recipe scaling - Syncs across iPhone and iPad via iCloud Pay once for what you need. No subscription. No ads. No sign up. No 20 page onboarding nonsense.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Instant cup ramen timer at 15.6 against Shoyu's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Instant cup ramen timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shoyu sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Instant cup ramen timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Shoyu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instant cup ramen timer | Shoyu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | akira ohmachi | Jamie Kelly |
In-app purchases
Instant cup ramen timer
- Remove Ads$1.99
Shoyu
- Recipe Pack 3$1.99
- Unlimited Recipes — Final Pack$1.99
- Recipe Pack 1$1.99
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- Recipe Pack 2$1.99
- Recipe Pack 4$1.99
- Unlimited (3 Owned)$2.99
- Unlimited (2 Owned)$4.99
- Unlimited (1 Owned)$6.99
- Unlimited Recipes$7.99
Questions
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