Comparison

Mame Sama (まめさま) vs Plotline

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

Head to head
About

Mame Sama (まめさま)

Discover vegan-friendly restaurants, shops, and events across Japan. This community-driven guide provides verified information to support a plant-based lifestyle for residents and travelers.

Highlights
  • Vegan restaurant and food finder
  • Community-verified listings
  • Event and meetup information
  • Animal rights campaign updates
  • Bilingual English/Japanese support
  • Vegan shopping directory
Features
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Mame Sama: The Trusted Vegan Japan Guide Mame Sama was created by vegans living in Japan to make vegan life a little easier. It is a growing guide to everything vegan in Japan! Search for and list anything helpful to living a plant-based life. Find vegan food and restaurants, shopping, community groups, events, sanctuaries, and more. Support vegan-friendly businesses and stay informed about animal rights events from Tokyo to Osaka. Whether you are traveling through Japan or building your life here, Mame Sama helps you discover places you can actually trust. Mame Sama is more than just ratings and reviews. It is a trove of information verified by the vegan community. Listings go up instantly, and reported content is taken seriously. • 100% Vegan Focus: No guesswork or hidden ingredients. • Transparent and Community-Driven: Real info from locals. • Updated Events and Meetups: Connect with the community. • Support Animal Rights: Learn about local campaigns. • Bilingual Support: Full English and Japanese options. There are no paid listings or hidden priorities. Our only motive is to create a more vegan world. Whether you are new to veganism or just want better vegan food options, Mame Sama is your ultimate companion for navigating Japan.

About

Plotline

Turn your saved travel posts into an interactive map. Organize places you want to visit, add personal notes, and plan your trips with detailed itineraries. Discover the story behind each location, not just a pin on a map.

Highlights
  • Save places from any app
  • Import details from Google Maps
  • Map view of saved locations
  • Add personal notes
  • Plan day-by-day itineraries
  • Track visited and future spots
Features
Currently charting
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What if your scrolling wasn't wasted time? Every spot that stopped your scroll -- the hidden garden cafe, the speakeasy tucked behind a bookshop -- that was research. Now do something with it. Plotline turns your feed into a map you can actually use. Curate your spots, plan your trips, and watch your taste come to life. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share a travel post, a restaurant review, a Google Maps link -- Plotline grabs the location, photos, and details automatically. Works with TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Google Maps, travel blogs, and more! Other apps give you a pin. Plotline gives you the story -- the original creator's recommendation, what to order, why it matters, and the source video linked so you can rewatch it before you go. PLAN YOUR TRIP WITH YOUR FRIENDS (AUTO-MAGICALLY) Turn your saved spots into a real itinerary. Have us instantly build day-by-day plans with YOUR saved places or manually create itineraries your way. Invite your travel crew to plan trips together! Everyone can add and edit places, live. Drag and drop your places into the order that makes sense, and see your whole trip laid out before you leave. Your pins become your plan. ASK PLOTLINE: SEARCH BY VIBE You saved that cafe for the vibe, not the name. Now find it the same way. Ask in your own words -- "a cozy cafe to work from," "an aesthetic photo spot," "cheap eats open now" -- and Plotline pins the best matches from your saves and the community on your map, each with a quick note on why it made the cut. Included with Plotline Premiere. TRENDING HOT SPOTS See what others are saving wherever you're going. Whether it's Anthony Bourdain's favorite döner spot, or the historic bookshop overlooking the castle -- see what's actually worth the hype with highlighted places in every city and 'tips from the community' to show you exactly what to order, how much it costs, or any other tips that you need to know. SIDEQUESTS Don't have a trip planned? Plotline builds one for you. Pick a city, swipe through spots -- your saves or places matched to your vibe -- and Plotline turns your favorites into a route for a day trip or an evening out. Spontaneous adventure without the decision fatigue. YOUR MAP, YOUR TASTE Browse your saved spots by city. Filter by eat, brew, sip, vibe, explore, or go. See everything across collections, saved cities, and references in one place. Track where you've been and what's still waiting. MAKE IT YOURS Add personal notes to any spot. Organize into collections by trip, city, or theme. Share collections with friends who are tired of asking "where should we eat?" WHO IS PLOTLINE FOR? You save more travel posts than you'll ever scroll back to find. You don't just want to know where -- you want to remember what to order, why it's special, and how to get there. You travel on taste, not templates. A 5-star rating is not enough. You need to know the vibe. If your saved folder is a graveyard of forgotten recommendations, Plotline turns it into your next trip. Your feed was never just content. It was the first chapter. Plotline helps you write the rest. Privacy Policy: https://getplotline.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getplotline.app/terms

Screenshots

Mame Sama (まめさま)3 screens
Plotline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mame Sama (まめさま) at none against Plotline's 3. Mame Sama (まめさま) also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and device support (3 vs 1). Plotline's advantage is ratings volume (716 vs 1) and chart position (#50 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Plotline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Mame Sama (まめさま) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mame Sama (まめさま) against 4.9 for Plotline. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plotline has 716 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Mame Sama (まめさま)'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Plotline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mame Sama (まめさま) ships an update every 10 days, Plotline weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Mame Sama (まめさま) versus Plotline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMame Sama (まめさま)Plotline
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (716 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better89.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1716 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#50 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerqrl-dot-app, LLCPlotline Travel, Inc.

Customer experience

Mame Sama (まめさま)

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Plotline

All ratings710 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.2%

In-app purchases

None

Mame Sama (まめさま)

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Plotline

Subscriptions3
  • Plotline Premiere$9.991 Month
  • Plotline Premiere$49.991 Year
  • Plotline Premiere7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Mame Sama (まめさま) free?
Mame Sama (まめさま) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plotline free?
Plotline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mame Sama (まめさま) or Plotline?
Mame Sama (まめさま) is rated higher. Mame Sama (まめさま) averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Plotline averages 4.9 from 716 ratings.
Do Mame Sama (まめさま) or Plotline have ads?
Neither Mame Sama (まめさま) nor Plotline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mame Sama (まめさま) or Plotline?
Mame Sama (まめさま) ships an update every 10 days, and Plotline weekly. Most recently, Mame Sama (まめさま) was updated on October 22, 2026 and Plotline on October 25, 2026.

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