RamenDays vs Ramen Beast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RamenDays
Discover popular ramen shops in Japan and around the world. Record your ramen experiences with photos and comments, and share them with a community of ramen enthusiasts. Compete in rankings and find new ramen spots near you.
- Find popular ramen shops
- Record ramen experiences with photos
- Share ramen posts
- Ramen shop and lover rankings
- Map view of nearby shops
- Comment and 'Yummy!' features
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RamenDays is an app you can easily find popular ramen shops which are located in Japan. If you have any plan to go to Japan or you are interested in ramen in Japan, please use RamenDays. After release in Japan App Store in January 2014, more than 95,000 ramen records and more than 18,000 ramen shop information were posted. Around 200 ramen records are posted everyday. Especially there are a lot of records and information in Sapporo and Hokkaido which are famous as ramen hot areas in Japan. This time, we released English and Chinese (traditional Chinese characters) versions of RamenDays to be used by person all over the world. The catch phrase of RamenDays（毎日がラーメン） in Japan App Store is “Record and share ramen records you ate. And challenge ranking in the app!” A lot of Ramen fans in Japan are recording and sharing ramen records everyday. Of course RamenDays is available in all over the world. When you also eat ramen except for in Japan, please record and share! Features: - Take a photo and post it with the shop name, the name of ramen and your comments etc. - Ranking of ramen lovers and ramen shops (monthly, weekly) - Display all photos on your timeline - When you find a photo that looks good, tap "Yummy!" and/or comment - Find ramen shops around you on the map - Share your post to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Ramen Beast
Discover Tokyo's finest ramen shops with this connoisseur's guide. Get English and Japanese recommendations for over 700 unique establishments, including ordering tips and shop details. Navigate by style, from traditional to innovative.
- Discover 700+ Tokyo ramen shops
- English and Japanese ordering recommendations
- Navigate by ramen style categories
- In-depth shop reviews
- Essential shop information (hours, address)
- Curated, non-chain recommendations
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Ramen Beast is a connoisseur's guide to the very best ramen shops of Japan. Over 10,000 bowls (and counting) were eaten to create this app. Only the finest shops are included (no chains, no tourist traps). Ramen Beast does one simple thing: It directs you to the best ramen in Japan. We are obsessive about our recommendations and information. We've spent years eating across Japan. This app was created to share that knowledge. APP FEATURES: — Discover more than 2,000 of Japan's very best ramen shops, spanning the traditional, exquisite, innovative, beastly and downright bizarre. — Get recommendations in English and Japanese on which bowl to order at every shop. — In depth review of every shop, including details of shop specialty, chef's history, specialty ingredients, basic ordering tips, ramen lore and more. — Essential info: shop address, ramen style, star rating and more. Follow The Ramen Beast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramen_beast/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ramenbeast
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ramen Beast at none against RamenDays's 4. Ramen Beast also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). RamenDays's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. RamenDays sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ramen Beast asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ramen Beast holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of RamenDays's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ramen Beast's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RamenDays ships an update every 3 days, Ramen Beast every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RamenDays | Ramen Beast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.4 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Clear Inc. | Patrick Brzeski |
Customer experience
RamenDays
Ramen Beast
In-app purchases
RamenDays
- ベーシックプラン$1.991 Month
- プレミアムプラン$2.991 Month
- ベーシックプラン$22.991 Year
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- プレミアムプラン$29.991 Year
Ramen Beast
No in-app purchases
