Comparison

Mr.Menu vs Sips & Steps

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

Head to head
About

Mr.Menu

Discover and navigate Tokyo's culinary scene with this food travel assistant. Find over 5000 local restaurants, order in your native language, and access detailed dining options like barrier-free access and vegetarian menus. Enjoy seamless ordering and payment for a stress-free gourmet experience.

Highlights
  • Restaurant discovery and recommendations
  • Multi-language ordering and translation
  • Detailed dining needs support (barrier-free, vegetarian, etc.)
  • In-store order ahead and payment
  • Navigation and wayfinding cards
  • Food combo purchase
Features
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Mr. Menu is a food travel assistant that takes you to enjoy Japanese food. Mr.Menu covers 5000+ restaurants in Tokyo, so you can find your favorite local food with just one click. Mr. Menu supports English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, so you have the restaurant information at your fingertips. No need for complicated and tedious translation process, just fully enjoy your trip. Restaurant recommendation Local restaurants are at your fingertips, with nearby recommendations, restaurant navigation, and wayfinding cards to make your food journey smoother. The official collection of local must-eat food, master restaurants, food culture, so you won’t miss anything. Native language ordering service Support English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, so you can order food in your native language even in foreign countries, and enjoy food without pressure. Super humanized needs Support barrier-free dining, children's menu, diaper-changing area, vegetarian menu, religious menu, payment methods, parking support, free WIFI, free charging, and many more options to meet various needs during travel. Ordering Assistant Multi-language translation, including common conversations. Mr. Menu takes care of every aspect of the meal, including inquiries, directions, ordering instructions, and payment guidance. Introducing the food combo purchase feature online - order in advance on your phone, then enjoy your delicious meal in-store after verification. Uninterrupted gourmet discounts and endless travel happiness. Support multiple mobile payment methods, including ApplePay, Alipay+, and UnionPay.

About

Sips & Steps

Features
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Discover the city on foot, one bite and one drink at a time. Sips & Steps maps out self-guided food tours along a city's best local spots. You walk from hotspot to hotspot at your own pace and enjoy a Sip and/or Snack at every stop. No guide, no fixed times, no hassle. HOW IT WORKS Pick a city and book your tour. Every city has several routes, each with its own theme. The map guides you from stop to stop. Fancy something else? Pick another hotspot nearby. Show your QR code at each stop and collect your Sip and/or Snack. You pay for your tour up front. Nothing left to settle along the way. GOOD TO KNOW Every course costs stamps from your balance. You see how many before you go, per venue Pause your tour and pick it up later Any stamps you have left stay in your balance for another time One person can book for the whole group. All stamps on one map, one QR code at the venue Routes along 120+ local partners Available in English and Dutch Perfect for a day out, a date, a birthday, a bachelorette party or a team outing. Taste the city together, we take care of the route. Pick your city, pick your tour. We handle the rest.

Screenshots

Mr.Menu4 screens
Sips & Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mr.Menu at 13.0 against Sips & Steps's 15.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mr.Menu ships an update fortnightly, Sips & Steps every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mr.Menu versus Sips & Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMr.MenuSips & Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB90 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperHUHU IncKo van der Vloet

Bugs and requests

Mr.Menu

Requested features

2 requests
  • More activities during promotion periods
  • Ability to buy certain features

Sips & Steps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mr.Menu

No in-app purchases

None

Sips & Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mr.Menu free?
Mr.Menu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sips & Steps free?
Sips & Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mr.Menu or Sips & Steps have ads?
Neither Mr.Menu nor Sips & Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mr.Menu or Sips & Steps?
Mr.Menu ships an update fortnightly, and Sips & Steps every 4 weeks. Most recently, Mr.Menu was updated on October 17, 2026 and Sips & Steps on October 8, 2026.

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