Comparison

RamenMemo vs MealMemo

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

Head to head
About

RamenMemo

Record your ramen experiences with ease and view a map of all the ramen shops you've visited. This app helps you keep track of your culinary adventures.

Highlights
  • Record ramen experiences
  • Map of visited ramen shops
  • Easy note-taking
  • Track culinary adventures
Features
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You can record ramen at any time, and also see the map with shops that you have been.

About

MealMemo

Record and manage your restaurant dining experiences with custom ratings and multiple photos. Easily find past meals by date, rating, or tags, and locate restaurants on a map. Enhance your gourmet journey with advanced management features.

Highlights
  • Record and manage restaurant meals
  • Custom rating scale (0-5)
  • Manage multiple photos per report
  • Map feature for restaurant location
  • Search by restaurant name, notes, or tags
  • Monthly calendar view of meals
  • Tagging for report organization
Features
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◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇ Ranked No. 4 in Japanese Food category Top Grossing! Added a map feature requested by users. ◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇ This is an app to record and manage restaurant meals, and you can rate them by you, for you. Try record by your own rating scale unaffected by others. [You can easily find it among many reports] - "Maybe I will go to high-rated restaurant today." -> Sort by rating! - "How is the restaurant where I haven't been to recently." -> Sort by date! - You can search reports by restaurant name or notes. - Rating of the restaurant is possible on a scale of 0 to 5 in 0.1 point increments. [Manage multiple photos taken at the restaurant] - You can register multiple photos like the full-course meal in a single report. - You can register photos selected from the camera roll as well as photos taken on the spot. - Smoothly enlarged display for photos. You can quickly check the details. [Manage place of the restaurant by a map] - The place where you had the meal can be set by the map. - You can find restaurants around by keyword or search by address, place-name. - You can set the location and name of restaurant to the report by using the search result. - By adding add-on, you can see reports around your current location by using the map. [Find from calendar] - You can list photos using a monthly calendar. - This also help you when you say "Where was it that I ate last Saturday". [Smartly search by tags] - Create your favorite tags, and you can manage reports with tagging. - Reports can be narrowed using the tag. - You can attach multiple tags to a single report. [For gourmet users] - By purchasing add-on, you can increase the maximum number of reports, photos, and tags. - Then Ad banner disappears, so you can see a lot of reports by using screen widely. [Please Note] - For a question or problem written in the App Store Review, we can not answer because there is no means of contacting. Sorry to trouble you, but please contact from support page.

Screenshots

RamenMemo4 screens
MealMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RamenMemo at none against MealMemo's 6. RamenMemo also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. MealMemo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. RamenMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RamenMemo ships an update monthly, MealMemo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RamenMemo versus MealMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRamenMemoMealMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHit AppsTomonori Yanagihori

Customer experience

RamenMemo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.0%

MealMemo

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

RamenMemo

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

MealMemo

One-time6
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Add Report Based on Existing$1.99
  • Map View of Report List$1.99
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  • Expansions$1.99
  • Ad Removal & Extensions$3.99
  • Premium Expansions$5.99

Questions

Is RamenMemo free?
RamenMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MealMemo free?
MealMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RamenMemo or MealMemo have ads?
Both RamenMemo and MealMemo show ads.
Which is updated more often, RamenMemo or MealMemo?
RamenMemo ships an update monthly, and MealMemo every 2 months. Most recently, RamenMemo was updated on October 23, 2026 and MealMemo on October 29, 2026.

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