Ramen Map vs CATCHTABLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ramen Map
Discover ramen shops near your current location or search for them on a map. This app utilizes data from the reliable Ramen Database to help you find your next bowl.
- Map-based ramen shop search
- Discover shops near current location
- Utilizes Ramen Database data
- Shop information provided in Japanese
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Ramen is one of the most famous food in Japan. This application will show you ramen shops around you, or you can look for them on a map. This application uses the shop data from the most reliable ramen information website "Ramen Database" by supleks,jp, but is not an official app. Note: Shop information is provided only in Japanese.
CATCHTABLE
Discover and book tables at over 8,000 restaurants worldwide, from Michelin-starred establishments to local gems. Secure reservations 24/7 without needing a local phone number, and manage all your dining plans in one convenient place.
- Discover 8,000+ restaurants
- 24/7 real-time reservations
- Remote waitlist joining
- Search in 20 languages
- Filter by date, time, location, cuisine
- Manage dining plans
- No Korean phone number required
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From Michelin Stars to Local Favorites Discover, book, and dine — all in one place with CATCHTABLE Chosen by 3.5 million users in Korea and 1 million users worldwide, CATCHTABLE is Korea’s No.1 culinary app for discovering and reserving the best restaurants. ■ Discover 8,000+ restaurants with ease - Search effortlessly in 20 languages - Explore Korea’s most popular restaurants in one place - Find the perfect spot with curated collections by theme - Filter by date, time, party size, location, and cuisine - View essential restaurant details at a glance - Trust 50,000+ reliable reviews from real diners ■ Book & join the waitlist with confidence - No Korean phone number required - Pay easily with your existing email and credit card - 24/7 real-time reservations without phone calls - Join the waitlist remotely and visit without waiting on-site ■ Manage your dining plans effortlessly - Instantly check your reservations via email and in-app notifications - Track all reservations and waitlists in the My Dining tab [Selective Access Rights Guide] Location: Automatically receive the current location to search for information about nearby restaurants Photo/Camera: Upload review photos and save images You can use CATCHTABLE even if you do not agree to the optional access rights. [Customer Service] support@catchtable.net [Developer Contact] +82 1800-5895
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: CATCHTABLE at 1.6K against Ramen Map's 4. CATCHTABLE also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 28%). Ramen Map's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.7). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ramen Map against 4.9 for CATCHTABLE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CATCHTABLE has 1.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of Ramen Map's written reviews are positive against 51% of CATCHTABLE's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ramen Map | CATCHTABLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yohei Sato | WADcorp |
Customer experience
Ramen Map
CATCHTABLE
Bugs and requests
Ramen Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CATCHTABLE
Reported bugs
10 issues- Invalid version error - 'Must be a string. Got undefined'
- App crashes immediately on launch
- White screen stuck on loading
- Cannot open app or access map
- Search returns no results despite restaurants existing
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- Checkout/payment page displays white screen
- Menu text invisible during reservation
- Login failures after updates
- Network issue errors preventing login
- Rejects Apple ID private relay email addresses
Requested features
4 requests- Map view and location-based filtering
- Korean language option for global version
- Regional search functionality
- Improved restaurant search accuracy
In-app purchases
Ramen Map
No in-app purchases
CATCHTABLE
No in-app purchases
