Comparison

FoodComposition&RecipeManager vs 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

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

Head to head
About

FoodComposition&RecipeManager

Access detailed nutritional information for nearly all Japanese foods. Search by name, explore by category, and calculate composition values for different serving sizes. Manage recipes and bookmark favorite foods for easy access.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Japanese food composition data
  • Quick search by English or Japanese name
  • Sort foods by specific nutrient content
  • Calculate nutrient values for custom serving sizes
  • Bookmark favorite foods
  • Recipe creation and management
  • Detailed information on dietary reference intakes
Features
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Japanese foods are known as the most health foods on the world, if you hold interesting in Japanese food or want to find the food composition of them, this application is the right one. This is application that help you to find the composition for almost all the food in Japan. The data used in this application is based on STANDARD TABLES OF FOOD COMPOSITION IN JAPAN(Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition), which is published by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. There are 2198 foods in the application. the value of 55 compositions is displayed on the detail screen. Feathers: 1, Quick Search 1) All the foods collected in this app are divided into 18 groups, you can explore all the foods from Index screen. 2) Search food by inputting English name or Japanese Name on search screen. 3) Select the composition name from another screen, then the 200 foods that contains the composition will be descended or ascended based on the composition volume. 2, Calculate the value of each composition for different mass(100g is the default based value). Touch 'Change the mass' button on the detail screen. 3, Bookmark function You can add your favorite food in bookmark for your convenience. 4, You can do following things on the detail screen. 1), Change the volume of food. 2), Mail the data. 3), Find a more detail information from web. 4), Add to bookmark. 5), Select photo from your device for the food. 6), Add the food to your recipe.(You must create category or recipe first, if you want add the food into recipes) 7), The displayed items can be adjusted on Setting screen. 5, Recipe management. 1), You can create/delete category of your recipe. 2), You can create/delete recipe for each category. 3), On the recipe detail screen, you can do following works. a) Delete the food from recipe. b) View the food composition of your recipe. c) Send recipe to your friend. d) Write a memo about the recipe. e) Select photo for the recipe. 6, Others This application also give you the following information.. 2), Function of main compositions in the food. 3), Information about dietary reference intakes 2015. 7, Direct mail function. You can mail the data on detail screen. 8, Notice. 1), Please use it only for reference. 2), The user interface and data in this application are ENGLISH supported, but there are few screens are not IN JAPANESE.

About

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

Discover restaurants featured in the "Kodoku no Gourmet" TV series. Use your location to find nearby eateries on a map, with color-coded markers for different seasons. Access restaurant details, jump to their Tabelog pages, and view them on Google Maps.

Highlights
  • Map of featured restaurants
  • Location-based search
  • Season-coded markers
  • Restaurant details
  • Tabelog integration
  • Google Maps integration
Features
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TV版「孤独のグルメ」で主人公(井之頭五郎さん)が食したお店をまとめたアプリです。 位置情報をONにする事で、マップを使って近くのお店を探す事ができます。 マップ画面では、シーズンごとにマーカーの色を分けています。 シーズン1・・・赤 シーズン2・・・緑 シーズン3・・・紫 シーズン4・・・橙 シーズン5・・・青 シーズン6・・・黄 シーズン7・・・ピンク シーズン8・・・水色 シーズン9・・・黄緑 シーズン10・・赤 シーズン11・・水色 お店情報や位置を地図で確認したり、お店の食べログページにすぐにジャンプできます。 お店詳細画面からSwarmチェックインしたり、GoogleMapで地図情報を詳しく見ることもできます。 ※ 順次、お店や五郎さんが注文したメニューも更新しています。

Screenshots

FoodComposition&RecipeManager4 screens
五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ at Free against FoodComposition&RecipeManager's $6.99. 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). FoodComposition&RecipeManager's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ is free to download; FoodComposition&RecipeManager costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FoodComposition&RecipeManager ships an update every 9 months, 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
FoodComposition&RecipeManager versus 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoodComposition&RecipeManager五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ
Price$6.99Free — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAOBO Co.,LtdKatsuki

Customer experience

FoodComposition&RecipeManager

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative60.0%

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

FoodComposition&RecipeManager

No in-app purchases

None

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FoodComposition&RecipeManager free?
FoodComposition&RecipeManager costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ free?
五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FoodComposition&RecipeManager or 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ have ads?
Neither FoodComposition&RecipeManager nor 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FoodComposition&RecipeManager or 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ?
FoodComposition&RecipeManager ships an update every 9 months, and 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ every 3 months. Most recently, FoodComposition&RecipeManager was updated on November 10, 2026 and 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ on November 1, 2026.

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