Comparison

Mashoyo vs 사케노트

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

Head to head
About

Mashoyo

Record and share reviews of alcoholic beverages like sake, wine, and whisky, along with venue experiences. Discover new drinks and places through user-generated content and engage with a community of enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Review sake, wine, and whisky
  • Review venues and corkage availability
  • Photo-based review feed
  • Search reviews by topic
  • Community chat and meetups
  • Label guessing games and events
Features
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Mashoyo is an alcoholic beverage review community where you can record and share reviews of sake, wine, whisky, and venues. Share photos and impressions of the drinks you’ve tried, and discover new drinks and places through reviews from other users. You can browse reviews based on drink names, flavor characteristics, hashtags, and photos, making Mashoyo a personal journal of everything you’ve tasted. Key Features Write reviews for a variety of alcoholic beverages, including sake, wine, and whisky Review venues and record whether corkage is available Photo-based review feed with comments and likes Search reviews by topics you’re interested in Community chat and meetup features Label guessing games and point-based events Profiles, badges, and member features Keep track of the drinks you’ve tried on Mashoyo, and discover other people’s tastes and recommendations. ※ Mashoyo is not an alcohol purchasing or sales service. It provides alcohol-related reviews and community features. ※ Please comply with the legal drinking age and enjoy alcohol responsibly. Terms of Use (EULA): Apple Standard End User License Agreement https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

사케노트

Record your sake experiences, understand your preferences, and discover new drinks. Features AI-powered label scanning, detailed tasting notes, and location-based recommendations for shops and bars.

Highlights
  • AI label recognition
  • Tasting notes and flavor profiles
  • Cellar management
  • Shop and bar locator
  • Taste preference analysis
  • Wishlist functionality
Features
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Sakenote is for anyone who wants to record what they drink, understand their taste, and find their next favorite sake. ■ Snap a label, let AI fill in the rest Point your camera at a bottle label and AI automatically recognizes the name, brewery, grade, and rice-polishing ratio. Free 10 times a month, and you can earn more by sharing a review or logging a purchase. Barcode lookup and manual entry are always free. ■ Never forget what you drank Keep your cellar and tasting history in one place — ratings, a 5-axis flavor profile (aroma, sweetness, acidity, body, cleanness), food pairings, who you drank with, and where. ■ Is it ready to drink? Based on the bottling date, AI estimates whether now is the right time to drink it and whether it needs to be chilled. ■ How well does it match your taste? The more you log, the sharper your taste profile gets — see at a glance which flavors, regions, and grades you gravitate toward. ■ Where can I buy this? Find nearby shops that carry a sake you like, right on the map — sorted by distance or browsed by region. ■ Bars that pour the rare stuff Discover sake-focused bars and izakayas across Japan, with notes on what rare bottles they carry and what the vibe is like. ■ Conquer all of Japan Your map fills in as you log sake from more regions — see how many of Japan's 47 prefectures you can complete. ■ Wishlist Keep track of sake you're curious about or want to buy again. ■ English, Korean, and Japanese Use it seamlessly whether you're at home or traveling in Japan. Sign in and your records are safely backed up to the cloud, so you can pick up right where you left off on a new device.

Screenshots

Mashoyo4 screens
사케노트4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mashoyo at 100% against 사케노트's 50%. 사케노트's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mashoyo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 사케노트 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mashoyo ships an update every 3 days, 사케노트 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Mashoyo versus 사케노트: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMashoyo사케노트
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB48 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTORU YOSHIDAdongkook kang

Customer experience

Mashoyo

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

사케노트

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mashoyo

Subscriptions1
  • 마셔요 월 구독$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • 마셔요 100요$2.99
  • 마셔요 500요$12.99
  • 마셔요 1000요$24.99
None

사케노트

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mashoyo free?
Mashoyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 사케노트 free?
사케노트 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mashoyo or 사케노트 have ads?
Mashoyo shows ads; 사케노트 does not.
Which is updated more often, Mashoyo or 사케노트?
Mashoyo ships an update every 3 days, and 사케노트 every 4 days. Most recently, Mashoyo was updated on November 1, 2026 and 사케노트 on November 11, 2026.

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