Comparison

IKKAN Sushi vs Shoyu

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

Head to head

Recipe Manager

About

IKKAN Sushi

Features

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Online ordering available for delivery and collection at IKKAN Sushi. Delicious food made fresh to order. Skip the queue, order from our online menu!

About

Shoyu

Features

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Share a link from Safari, Instagram, TikTok, or any app — Savor strips away the ads and life stories and gives you just the recipe. No scrolling past someone's story about their grandma. - Step-by-step cooking mode with inline timers, ingredient highlighting, and screen keep-awake - Adjust servings and every ingredient updates automatically — metric or imperial - Meal planning, shopping lists sorted by store section, scalable for servings, and Apple Reminders export - Collections, tags, nutrition info, and recipe scaling - Syncs across iPhone and iPad via iCloud Pay once for what you need. No subscription. No ads. No sign up. No 20 page onboarding nonsense.

Screenshots

IKKAN Sushi4 screens

Shoyu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IKKAN Sushi at none against Shoyu's 9. IKKAN Sushi also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Shoyu's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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. Shoyu sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. IKKAN Sushi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IKKAN Sushi ships an update every 3 months, Shoyu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

IKKAN Sushi versus Shoyu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	IKKAN Sushi	Shoyu
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	14.0 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	54 MB	36 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	Yellow ant hospitality ltd	Jamie Kelly

In-app purchases

None

IKKAN Sushi

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Shoyu

One-time9

Recipe Pack 3$1.99
Unlimited Recipes — Final Pack$1.99
Recipe Pack 1$1.99

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Recipe Pack 2$1.99
Recipe Pack 4$1.99
Unlimited (3 Owned)$2.99
Unlimited (2 Owned)$4.99
Unlimited (1 Owned)$6.99
Unlimited Recipes$7.99

Questions

Is IKKAN Sushi free?

IKKAN Sushi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Shoyu free?

Shoyu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do IKKAN Sushi or Shoyu have ads?

Neither IKKAN Sushi nor Shoyu shows ads.

Which is updated more often, IKKAN Sushi or Shoyu?

IKKAN Sushi ships an update every 3 months, and Shoyu every 3 weeks. Most recently, IKKAN Sushi was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shoyu on October 6, 2026.