Comparison

Matsuri 祭 vs SPOT 踩點

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

Head to head
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Matsuri 祭

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A night visit to Hanazono Shrine, then on to Golden Gai. A morning food walk through Tsukiji Outer Market. Matsuri helps you find experiences in Japan and book them in the app. At many spots, get three torii questions right in a row and the torii opens. Each day, answer one question and draw today’s omikuji; your streak shows in a widget. Emergency Mode is there for a day you hope never comes. 13 LANGUAGES Matsuri works in Japanese, English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Spanish, French, German, Danish and Burmese. Choose one when you first open the app and switch any time from the globe on My Page. Signed-in users get emails and notifications in that language too. FIND, CHECK AND BOOK EXPERIENCES Browse Guided Tours, Experiences, Meetups and Events that are on the calendar now. Most are in Tokyo for now. Each experience page shows the highlights, the price, dates, what’s included and the meeting point. Pick a date and party size to book, and your ticket arrives as a QR code in My Page. Some tours offer Group (per person) or Private (one price for your party). Prices are the total you pay by card, with tax and the card fee. OMIKUJI WALK The Omikuji tab shows the spot nearest to you and one button for what to do next. Where a spot has torii questions, the button reads “Take on the torii questions”. Answer them one at a time, on shrine history and legends, the kami and etiquette. Get three right in a row and the torii opens. If you miss, you see the right answer with an explanation and its source. Then tilt your phone forward to bow twice, and give it a gentle shake to ring the bell four times. Tapping works too. Nothing is scored, and the camera is never used. Draw an omikuji, and a page is added to the Goshuin book in the app and a lantern is lit. Both are records kept in the app; a goshuin is received in person at a shrine or temple. At some spots, “About this shrine” on the spot page introduces the kami enshrined there, their blessings, and the shrine’s history and stories, with sources. SHOP Browse crafts and goods from Japanese ateliers and shops, by season, by craft (tea, ceramics, calligraphy and more) or for gifting. Deliver to your hotel or your home in Japan. Some items can also be shipped abroad. Prices include tax; shipping is calculated at checkout. RESTAURANTS AND THE TAXI CARD Find restaurants by dietary needs such as vegetarian, vegan or halal, and by cuisine, area and price. Booking happens on each restaurant’s own site. “Show a taxi driver” puts the restaurant’s name and address in large Japanese, and you can copy the address in Japanese. Dietary tags come from each restaurant; please confirm with the restaurant. EMERGENCY MODE Find the nearest official evacuation sites on a map and in a list (data from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan). Distance and direction work without a signal. There is also a safety guide for each hazard, an offline board for nearby phones that have the app open, official alerts from the Japan Meteorological Agency, a way to tell people you’re safe, and an SOS signal. No account needed. Emergency Mode is for reference and is not an earthquake early-warning system. In a real evacuation, follow on-site signs and local authorities. PAYMENTS AND MTC POINTS Pay by card, or with crypto such as SOL from a Solana wallet app. MTC Points are used inside the app: drawing an omikuji at a spot adds a few, within limits, and you can use them to pay for experiences and shop orders. You never need them to use Matsuri. Nothing here is financial advice or a promise about MTC’s value. GOOD TO KNOW - Booking, buying, the omikuji walk and the daily question require sign-in. No account needed just to look around. - Experience photos are illustrative (some are AI-generated). - Listings of experiences, products, spots and restaurants change from day to day. Operated by Jon&Coo Inc. Contact: support@matsuri.group

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SPOT 踩點

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【AI 智能排程】 • 輸入城市 × 天數,AI 自動安排每天景點、順路動線與停留時間 • 依旅遊風格客製:美食探店、攝影、自然風景、歷史文化、購物、咖啡廳、親子、慢活… • 自動辨識進出點城市與主要目的地,行程節奏剛剛好,不會太趕也不會太空 【看到喜歡的,一鍵收藏】 • 在地圖上探索、收藏景點,用資料夾分類管理 • 從 IG/社群截圖直接辨識店家與地點,加進你的踩點清單(超實用!) • 每個景點還能建「想吃/想買/想看」願望清單 【出發前的一切,都幫你顧好】 • 航班、住宿、打包清單統一管理 • 輸入航班號,自動帶出航空、機場與起飛時刻(真實航班資料) • AI 依目的地、季節、天數幫你生成打包建議 • 行程出發、打包提醒、航班起飛貼心通知,重要的事不漏接 【聰明記帳・輕鬆分帳】 • 記一筆花費就能直接分帳:選好誰付、分給誰 • 個人預算自動只算「你該付的份」,自己花多少一目了然 • 多人 AA 自動結算誰該還誰,用最少轉帳一次算清 【揪團一起玩】 • 分享連結邀朋友共編行程,內容即時同步 • 加入的人自動成為分帳成員、雙方互加好友 【貼心設計】 • 支援深色模式 • 介面簡潔,操作直覺 • 你的資料安全儲存,隨時可在設定中刪除帳號與所有資料 現在就用 SPOT,把「好想去」變成「真的出發」!

Screenshots

Matsuri 祭4 screens
SPOT 踩點4 screens

Verdict

The call

Matsuri 祭 and SPOT 踩點 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matsuri 祭 ships an update every 4 days, SPOT 踩點 every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Matsuri 祭 versus SPOT 踩點: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatsuri 祭SPOT 踩點
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB75 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKo Takahashi祖行 俞

In-app purchases

None

Matsuri 祭

No in-app purchases

None

SPOT 踩點

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matsuri 祭 free?
Matsuri 祭 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SPOT 踩點 free?
SPOT 踩點 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Matsuri 祭 or SPOT 踩點 have ads?
Neither Matsuri 祭 nor SPOT 踩點 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Matsuri 祭 or SPOT 踩點?
Matsuri 祭 ships an update every 4 days, and SPOT 踩點 every 5 days. Most recently, Matsuri 祭 was updated on October 24, 2026 and SPOT 踩點 on October 24, 2026.

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