Comparison

RamenDays vs マシログ

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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

About

マシログ

Features
Read full description

次の一杯、どこで着丼しますか? マシログは、G系(二郎系)ラーメン専門の着丼記録アプリです。 食べた一杯をコール・評価・写真とともに記録し、系譜とマップから次の一軒へ。 ▼ こんなG系好きへ ・「今日の豚は上ブレだった」を記録する場所がほしい ・直系46店制覇の進捗を眺めたい ・申請とコールの違いにこだわりがある ・全国のG系好きが今日どこで着丼したか気になる ▼ 主な機能 ● 着丼記録 食券・申請(麺量/カタメ/薄味/油抜き)・コール(ニンニク・ヤサイ・アブラ・カラメ)を、G系仕様の入力項目で記録。あなたのコールは看板風に自動合成されます。 ● 丼の記録 乳化度(非乳化〜ド乳化)、ヤサイの茹で加減(シャキ〜クタ)、豚のデキ(神豚〜下ブレ)、今日のブレまで。再訪の楽しみのための記録解像度です。 ● みんなのタイムライン 全国のG系好きが今日着丼した一杯が、写真つきで流れてくる。公開はワンタップ、面倒な登録は不要です。 ● G系マップ・系譜 直系46店+人気インスパイア48店を系統の色分きで収録。三田本店から広がる系譜図で、着丼済みの店が埋まっていきます。営業情報は各店舗のXへワンタップ。 ● マイ番付・バッジ あなたの記録だけから組まれる番付。横綱はどの店に? 杯数・完飲・直系巡礼のバッジ、累計麺量(推定)まで刻みます。 ● ブレ傾向・CSVエクスポート 同じ店の上ブレ/下ブレを曜日別に集計。記録はすべてあなたのもので、いつでもCSVに書き出せます。 ― マシログは非公式のファンアプリです。記載の店舗・企業とは関係ありません。営業状況・店舗情報は各店舗の告知をご確認ください。

Screenshots

RamenDays4 screens
マシログ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: マシログ at none against RamenDays's 4. マシログ also leads on ads (none vs shown). RamenDays's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, 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. RamenDays sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. マシログ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RamenDays ships an update every 3 days, マシログ weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RamenDays versus マシログ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRamenDaysマシログ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB55 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperClear Inc.Hiroki Nishioka

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RamenDays

Subscriptions4
  • 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
Show 1 more
  • プレミアムプラン$29.991 Year
None

マシログ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RamenDays free?
RamenDays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is マシログ free?
マシログ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RamenDays or マシログ have ads?
RamenDays shows ads; マシログ does not.
Which is updated more often, RamenDays or マシログ?
RamenDays ships an update every 3 days, and マシログ weekly. Most recently, RamenDays was updated on November 1, 2026 and マシログ on October 9, 2026.

Other comparisons