Comparison

MealMemo vs グルメマップ

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

Head to head
About

MealMemo

Record and manage your restaurant dining experiences with custom ratings and multiple photos. Easily find past meals by date, rating, or tags, and locate restaurants on a map. Enhance your gourmet journey with advanced management features.

Highlights
  • Record and manage restaurant meals
  • Custom rating scale (0-5)
  • Manage multiple photos per report
  • Map feature for restaurant location
  • Search by restaurant name, notes, or tags
  • Monthly calendar view of meals
  • Tagging for report organization
Features
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◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇ Ranked No. 4 in Japanese Food category Top Grossing! Added a map feature requested by users. ◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇ This is an app to record and manage restaurant meals, and you can rate them by you, for you. Try record by your own rating scale unaffected by others. [You can easily find it among many reports] - "Maybe I will go to high-rated restaurant today." -> Sort by rating! - "How is the restaurant where I haven't been to recently." -> Sort by date! - You can search reports by restaurant name or notes. - Rating of the restaurant is possible on a scale of 0 to 5 in 0.1 point increments. [Manage multiple photos taken at the restaurant] - You can register multiple photos like the full-course meal in a single report. - You can register photos selected from the camera roll as well as photos taken on the spot. - Smoothly enlarged display for photos. You can quickly check the details. [Manage place of the restaurant by a map] - The place where you had the meal can be set by the map. - You can find restaurants around by keyword or search by address, place-name. - You can set the location and name of restaurant to the report by using the search result. - By adding add-on, you can see reports around your current location by using the map. [Find from calendar] - You can list photos using a monthly calendar. - This also help you when you say "Where was it that I ate last Saturday". [Smartly search by tags] - Create your favorite tags, and you can manage reports with tagging. - Reports can be narrowed using the tag. - You can attach multiple tags to a single report. [For gourmet users] - By purchasing add-on, you can increase the maximum number of reports, photos, and tags. - Then Ad banner disappears, so you can see a lot of reports by using screen widely. [Please Note] - For a question or problem written in the App Store Review, we can not answer because there is no means of contacting. Sorry to trouble you, but please contact from support page.

About

グルメマップ

Find nearby restaurants for lunch or dinner with a simple and intuitive interface. Search for specific cuisines or establishments using keywords. This app focuses on essential features for easy restaurant discovery.

Highlights
  • Find nearby restaurants
  • Search by keyword
  • Simple UI
  • Location-based search
  • Restaurant discovery
Features
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お昼のランチを探したいとき、ディナーで困った時、 サッと近くの飲食店を調べることができるアプリです。 不要な機能を排除し、極限までシンプルなUIで誰もが使いやすく、現在地付近のお店を調べられます。 キーワードを検索することによってそのジャンルやお店を調べることも可能です。

Screenshots

MealMemo4 screens
グルメマップ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: グルメマップ at 100% against MealMemo's 50%. グルメマップ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). MealMemo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price and device support 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. MealMemo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. グルメマップ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MealMemo ships an update every 2 months, グルメマップ weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 2 level
MealMemo versus グルメマップ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMealMemoグルメマップ
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomonori YanagihoriAyumi Sashitani

Customer experience

MealMemo

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%

グルメマップ

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

MealMemo

One-time6
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Add Report Based on Existing$1.99
  • Map View of Report List$1.99
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  • Expansions$1.99
  • Ad Removal & Extensions$3.99
  • Premium Expansions$5.99
None

グルメマップ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MealMemo free?
MealMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is グルメマップ free?
グルメマップ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MealMemo or グルメマップ have ads?
MealMemo shows ads; グルメマップ does not.
Which is updated more often, MealMemo or グルメマップ?
MealMemo ships an update every 2 months, and グルメマップ weekly. Most recently, MealMemo was updated on November 1, 2026 and グルメマップ on October 9, 2026.

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