Wheeats vs RamenLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Wheeats
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Quick Pick One button β recipe on screen. Add filters for perfect matches. Simple Interface Clear sections, intuitive controls. Dish picking was never this easy! Favorite Dishes Save recipes you cook often or want to try. Only whatβs relevant for you β no clutter. Smart Search Find by meal type, ingredients, or name. Fast and spot-on. Flexible Options Not cooking? Enable delivery in settings. Start Now!
RamenLab
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RamenLab is the workbench for making real ramen at home: tonkotsu, miso, shoyu, and shio, from scratch. Scale any recipe to the exact yield you need, follow timed steps for broth, tare, noodles, and toppings, and keep a photo notebook of every bowl you make. RECIPES THAT SCALE Adjust servings and every ingredient recalculates, in metric or imperial. Halve a batch or cook for twelve without redoing the math. A REAL COOKING TIMER Live Activities keep your cook times on the Lock Screen while the broth simmers and the noodles cook. BUILD YOUR BOWL Assemble broth, tare, noodles, aroma oil, and toppings like ajitama and chashu into one finished formula, with live salinity guidance so the bowl tastes right at any scale. LEARN THE CRAFT Guided lessons take you from a first clear chintan through tonkotsu, tare blending, and noodle work, with a reference library on dashi, emulsion, and the fundamentals behind a great bowl of Japanese noodle soup. PLAN THE WEEK Put bowls on a calendar, and keep a running grocery list for the trip to the shop. YOUR NOTEBOOK Photograph each bowl and note what you changed, so the next one is better than the last. Sign-in is optional. A subscription unlocks the full library and lab tools; the core cooking workflow is free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wheeats at none against RamenLab's 2. Wheeats also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). RamenLab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. RamenLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Wheeats asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wheeats ships an update every 2 months, RamenLab every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wheeats | RamenLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Klimash | JOHN DEXTER TALE BAUTISTA |
In-app purchases
Wheeats
No in-app purchases
RamenLab
- Ramen Lab Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Ramen Lab Pro (Annual)$39.991 Year







