Comparison

winely menu vs MENU

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

Head to head
About

winely menu

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「winely menu」アプリは、winelyに登録されたワインを、まるでレストランの紙メニューのように表示します。 タブレットをお客様の席に設置することで、在庫がなくなったワインを手動でメニューから削除したり、傷んだメニューを印刷しなおしたりする手間がなく、常に最新のワインリストを提供できます。 新しいワインメニューの形を、ぜひお試しください。 [ご利用方法] 1. App Store から「winely」アプリをダウンロードしてください。 2. 「winely」アプリから「winelyをはじめる」ボタンを押し、「新規会員登録」ボタンより、会員登録を進めてください。 3. 登録した内容を、「winely menu」アプリに入力してログインしていただけます。

About

MENU

This app helps you understand and order from foreign menus. Simply snap a photo of the menu, and it translates dishes, explains ingredients, and allows you to build an order staff can read. It also provides currency conversion and tipping guides.

Highlights
  • Translate printed and handwritten menus
  • Explain dish ingredients and preparation
  • Build custom orders for restaurant staff
  • Offline menu translation
  • Currency conversion and tipping guides
  • Dietary restriction cards
Features
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The trip you had been waiting for. The restaurant you had been looking forward to. And then the menu arrives, and you cannot read a word of it. So you point at something vaguely familiar, and the plate is not what you pictured. You are asked how you would like your meat cooked and cannot answer. You want your drink without ice, but cannot say so. MENU-PAAN exists so that evening stops happening. Photograph the menu, and it explains every dish in plain language and turns your choice into an order the staff can read, in 105 countries and regions. Not just a menu you can read, but one you can order from. SNAP, CHECK, SHOW 1. Snap: printed menus or handwritten boards, up to five photos in a row 2. Check: see what each dish is, with a caution mark where it is likely to contain foods you avoid 3. Show: tap + on the dishes you want, and the order screen is ready for the staff WHAT THE DISH ACTUALLY IS "Oyakodon" word for word is "parent-and-child rice bowl": accurate, and useless. MENU-PAAN tells you what goes into a dish, how it is cooked and how it is eaten locally, compares it with something familiar and shows a reference photo. Scrawled handwriting and unfamiliar names are fine too. KNOW WHAT TO ORDER Local specialities and signature dishes are marked, as are dishes likely to suit your taste. Give the number of people and a budget, and it suggests a combination. A CARD FOR FOODS YOU AVOID Register foods you would rather not eat and show the staff a card in the local language, which can also be read aloud. The caution marks and the card are there to help you check. Always confirm ingredients and allergies with the staff. ORDER BY SHOWING THE SCREEN Your choices become an order screen in the local language alongside yours, with large quantities and the total number of items. How your meat is cooked, ice or no ice, how you take your spirits, sharing plates and water: choose them and they are passed on. Everyday travel phrases come with pronunciation. THE BILL AND TIPPING Prices appear as an approximate figure in your own currency, with exchange rates refreshed daily. At the end you get a guide to tax, service charges and usual tipping. NO SIGNAL, OR A FULL TABLE Menus you have read stay in the app and work offline. Keep the dishes you loved with a photo and a note. Share a translated menu with your table by QR code or link: no app needed, just a browser. Your preferences are never passed on. INVITE A FRIEND Send a QR code or link from "Recommend MENU-PAAN to a friend" in Settings. •A friend who signs up through your invitation receives 3 Pro translations •When they finish their first Pro translation, you receive 3 as well •Referral rewards are limited to 30 translations per person per month, and the offer may change or end without notice WHO MADE IT Someone who once stood defeated by a menu in London and ordered fish and chips again. Today he is the fourth generation of a restaurant business founded 75 years ago, and knows both the guest's frustration and the restaurant's side. FREE TO TRY •Try Lite (free) three times a day without an account •Sign up and Lite is yours every day, plus 3 translations of Pro (paid), with ordering, the bill and alerts for foods you avoid •No monthly charge: pay only when you use it •Packs never expire, so keep them for your next trip Translations, explanations and caution marks are reference information and we cannot guarantee their accuracy. Always check ingredients and allergies with the restaurant staff. May no one miss a wonderful dish just because of a language.

Screenshots

winely menu3 screens
MENU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: winely menu at none against MENU's 6. MENU's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MENU sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. winely menu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

winely menu ships an update every 3 weeks, MENU every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
winely menu versus MENU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterwinely menuMENU
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB69 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developerjames.k.kPAAN CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

None

winely menu

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

MENU

One-time6
  • 3-day plan$2.99
  • 10 meals$3.99
  • 1-week plan$5.99
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  • 30 meals$7.99
  • 1-month plan$14.99
  • 100 meals$19.99

Questions

Is winely menu free?
winely menu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MENU free?
MENU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do winely menu or MENU have ads?
Neither winely menu nor MENU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, winely menu or MENU?
winely menu ships an update every 3 weeks, and MENU every 2 days. Most recently, winely menu was updated on October 30, 2026 and MENU on October 31, 2026.

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