Mesa vs Woongie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mesa
Discover and share favorite locations with friends. Create and share lists of places, import from other platforms, or identify spots from photos. Find nearby recommendations from your trusted circle on the map.
- Discover and share favorite places
- Create and share place lists
- Import places from TikTok
- Identify locations from photos
- View nearby friend recommendations on map
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Discover and share your favorite places with friends on Mesa! Trustworthy recommendations from your inner circle beat random online reviews. Easily create and share spots, import places from TikTok, or let Mesa identify locations from your photos. Wherever you are, check the map to find nearby recommendations from friends you trust.
Woongie
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Woongie helps you find the best restaurants, cafes, and bars across Korea by analyzing what real Korean locals write about on Naver, Korea's biggest review platform. Every place in Woongie is scored based on hundreds of real Korean blog posts, giving you an insider look at where locals genuinely love to eat. Features: • 4,000+ restaurants across 22 cities including Seoul, Busan, Jeju, and more • Local Signal Score powered by Naver blog data • Translated menus with prices in Korean Won • "What Locals Say" insights synthesized from Korean reviews • Woongie's Spots with personal reviews from the team • Filter by neighborhood, category, trending, and top rated • Operating hours and open/closed status • Save your favorites and explore on the map • No account required, just open and discover Whether you're visiting Korea for the first time or looking for your next favorite spot, Woongie shows you where Koreans actually eat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mesa at every 3 days against Woongie's every 4 weeks. Woongie's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). 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.
Mesa ships an update every 3 days, Woongie every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mesa | Woongie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InkHart | STEVE NAM |
In-app purchases
Mesa
No in-app purchases
Woongie
No in-app purchases
