Comparison

cRawl vs SAMI MAP

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

Head to head
About

cRawl

Create and share lists of your favorite restaurants with friends. Log your visits on a map, track your dining history with photos and ratings, and discover new places through a social feed. Easily import restaurant data from other platforms.

Highlights
  • Create and share restaurant lists
  • Log visits on a map with photos
  • Track dining history with ratings
  • Discover nearby and trending lists
  • Match shared 'want to go' lists with friends
  • Import restaurants from Instagram, Google Maps, Tabelog
Features
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Eating out isn't only the moment you eat. The day you wanted to go. The day you actually went. Both are worth keeping. You're not keeping them to show anyone — you're keeping them to remember. That's why cRawl has no followers. The only people you're connected to are friends who accepted you back. Save places. Keep memories. Share discoveries. cRawl keeps all of it. SAVE / Places you want to try, all on one map Found it in your feed. Sent to you in a chat. Sitting in a map tab you never closed. Share the link to cRawl and it reads the name and the location for you, on your device, and drops a pin. A photo of a menu or a magazine page works the same way. No searching, no typing, no "I'll add it later." RECORD / Meals worth remembering, in photos and words Walk up to a place you saved and the camera is already open. Shoot, and the photo becomes that restaurant's log. Hold the shutter for a two-second loop. What you ate. How it felt. One line is enough. Rate it on price, vibe, taste, go again and access — and those five numbers stay private forever. Nobody else can see them, so you can be honest. SHARE / Your friends' favorites, your next great meal Finish a log and it goes to your friends' timeline on its own. There is no Post button to press. Only friends see it. There is no follower count to grow, and no way to end up recommended to strangers. When a friend's meal looks good, save the place to your own map right there. Days you'd rather keep to yourself can stay private — from the start, or later. AND MORE Match Lists / Find the places you both want to try Dining Insights / Look back on your meals and get to know your own taste Shared Lists / Bring your finds together and build a list with friends Board / This month's best, your hidden gem. Entries appear anonymously to other people Who it's for - The places you meant to try are scattered across four different apps - Someone asks "where should we eat?" and you go quiet - You trust three friends more than a 3.6-star average - You want the memory, not a review to write - You're done ordering food because it will look good in a feed Features - Import from social posts, map links and photos (read on your device) - Lists are private or open to your friends. Nothing is ever published to strangers - Photo logs, two-second video clips, five-axis ratings only you can see - Place tags (good solo, dog friendly, outlets, and more) - Stats on where you eat, and stat cards you can share as they are - A friends-only timeline, with comments and replies - A map of everywhere you've been - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that open the camera or a new log - Spotlight search, so your places come up from the Home Screen - Collaboration reward: build a list with a friend and you both get three months of Premium Save places. Keep memories. Share discoveries. Start by sending one post you saved to cRawl from the share sheet. cRawl Premium (auto-renewable subscription) Some features — dining insights, import volume, video clips, CSV export and others — require Premium. The full comparison is in the app. Price and duration are shown on the purchase screen. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel any time in Settings > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://sparkmates.org/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://sparkmates.org/en/terms EULA (Apple standard): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SAMI MAP

Discover and share favorite places with others. Create custom collections of spots, view them on an interactive map, and showcase your unique taste. Keep a personal food diary or share top recommendations.

Highlights
  • Discover places through user posts
  • Create custom collections
  • View saved spots on a map
  • Share favorite spots with photos
  • Showcase taste on profile
  • Follow users with similar tastes
Features
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Here’s what you can do with SAMI MAP: ■ Discover New Places Through Others Find exciting spots and new favorites through posts and collections shared by other users. ・Browse posts and collections from the community ・Save places you like directly to your own collections ・Share posts and collections, or import entire collections in one tap ■ Create Your Own Custom Collections Organize your favorite spots by theme or category to build your personalized collections. ・Create as many collections as you like ・Set privacy to public or private anytime ・Easily share your collections with friends and family ■ Discover Saved Spots on the Map Quickly view all your saved places together on an interactive map. ・View your own saved places on the map ・Discover spots saved by other users directly on the map ■ Share Your Favorite Spots Post about the places you love using photos and notes. ・Keep them as your personal food diary ・Share them as top recommendations for everyone ■ Showcase Your Unique Taste on Your Profile Register your hometown, favorite neighborhoods, preferred food genres, and dining styles. ・Highlight your tastes and local expertise ・Follow users whose taste you love ・Get discovered by others who share your passion for food SAMI Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/sami-map-app/support Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

cRawl4 screens
SAMI MAP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: cRawl at every 2 days against SAMI MAP's every 5 days. SAMI MAP's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. cRawl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and SAMI MAP sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cRawl ships an update every 2 days, SAMI MAP every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
cRawl versus SAMI MAP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercRawlSAMI MAP
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuta ShirotaniKAZUMA MORISHITA

Customer experience

cRawl

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SAMI MAP

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

cRawl

Subscriptions1
  • cRawl プレミアム$1.991 Month
1 purchases

SAMI MAP

Subscriptions1
  • SAMI Premium14 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is cRawl free?
cRawl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SAMI MAP free?
SAMI MAP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do cRawl or SAMI MAP have ads?
Neither cRawl nor SAMI MAP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cRawl or SAMI MAP?
cRawl ships an update every 2 days, and SAMI MAP every 5 days. Most recently, cRawl was updated on October 7, 2026 and SAMI MAP on October 10, 2026.

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