Retty vs samo【公式アプリ】
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retty
A social network dedicated to food lovers, allowing users to share and discover trusted restaurant recommendations from a community of like-minded individuals. Build your own lists and gain visibility by contributing reviews.
- Share favorite restaurants
- Discover trusted reviews
- Follow other foodies
- Create custom 'MyList'
- Rank for visibility
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Japan's No 1 social network for foodies! Share your favorite restaurants with your foodie friends. Follow people you trust and discover new 'favorite' restaurants. Members sign up using their Facebook ID, so everyone's vetted and secure. ・Post about the restaurants you love. ・The higher you rank, the greater your visibility. ・Follow like-minded foodies. ・Create your own customised 'MyList'. ・A network of foodies means reviews you can trust. ・Regularly audited to weed out unfair reviews.
samo【公式アプリ】
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■samo■ 野菜が主役のフレンチのお店です 【アプリで出来ること】 このアプリでは、samo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。 本アプリを利用して以下のことが行えます。 ①.マイページで情報を確認！ samoのご利用状況が確認できます。 ②.最新情報をチェック！ samo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。 ③.友達に紹介！ samo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！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Retty at weekly against samo【公式アプリ】's every 38 months. samo【公式アプリ】's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Retty ships an update weekly, samo【公式アプリ】 every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retty | samo【公式アプリ】 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (33 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Retty, Inc | MOTOAKI NAKATSUKA |
In-app purchases
Retty
No in-app purchases
samo【公式アプリ】
No in-app purchases
