RamenDays vs Ramen Map
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 Map
Find nearby ramen shops using a map and read/write reviews from fellow enthusiasts. Track visited locations and check shop ratings. This app is dedicated to fans of a specific ramen style.
- Map-based shop search
- Timeline feed
- Review posting
- Shop rating checks
- Visited shop tracking
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Made by Jiro fans, for Jiro fans. Find Jiro-style ramen shops near you on the map. Check store hours, tips for ordering (yasai, ninniku, abura), and read reviews and photos from real visitors. 【Features】 ・Search nearby Jiro-style shops on the map ・Check store hours, reviews, and photos ・Track shops you've visited with your own timeline ・See ratings for each shop ・Share ordering tips like extra veggies or garlic Want us to add a shop that's missing? Let us know through the in-app contact form. We're always working to make this app better for the Jiro community. Terms of Use: https://jiro-tabetai-dev.firebaseapp.com/terms.html?v=20260804 Privacy Policy: https://jiro-tabetai-dev.firebaseapp.com/?v=20260804
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RamenDays at 4.2 against Ramen Map's 2.7. RamenDays also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Ramen Map's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 $0.49 per month. Ramen Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
RamenDays holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of RamenDays's written reviews are positive against 63% of Ramen Map's.
RamenDays ships an update every 3 days, Ramen Map every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RamenDays | Ramen Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clear Inc. | naoki wakata |
Customer experience
RamenDays
Ramen Map
In-app purchases
RamenDays
- ベーシックプラン$0.491 Month
- プレミアムプラン$2.991 Month
- ベーシックプラン$5.991 Year
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- プレミアムプラン$29.991 Year
Ramen Map
No in-app purchases
