Comparison

MealMemo vs 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

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

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

Discover restaurants featured in the "Kodoku no Gourmet" TV series. Use your location to find nearby eateries on a map, with color-coded markers for different seasons. Access restaurant details, jump to their Tabelog pages, and view them on Google Maps.

Highlights
  • Map of featured restaurants
  • Location-based search
  • Season-coded markers
  • Restaurant details
  • Tabelog integration
  • Google Maps integration
Features
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TV版「孤独のグルメ」で主人公(井之頭五郎さん)が食したお店をまとめたアプリです。 位置情報をONにする事で、マップを使って近くのお店を探す事ができます。 マップ画面では、シーズンごとにマーカーの色を分けています。 シーズン1・・・赤 シーズン2・・・緑 シーズン3・・・紫 シーズン4・・・橙 シーズン5・・・青 シーズン6・・・黄 シーズン7・・・ピンク シーズン8・・・水色 シーズン9・・・黄緑 シーズン10・・赤 シーズン11・・水色 お店情報や位置を地図で確認したり、お店の食べログページにすぐにジャンプできます。 お店詳細画面からSwarmチェックインしたり、GoogleMapで地図情報を詳しく見ることもできます。 ※ 順次、お店や五郎さんが注文したメニューも更新しています。

Screenshots

MealMemo4 screens
五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ at none against MealMemo's 6. 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). MealMemo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence 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. 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MealMemo ships an update every 2 months, 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
MealMemo versus 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMealMemo五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomonori YanagihoriKatsuki

Customer experience

MealMemo

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

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

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

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MealMemo free?
MealMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ free?
五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MealMemo or 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ have ads?
MealMemo shows ads; 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ does not.
Which is updated more often, MealMemo or 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ?
MealMemo ships an update every 2 months, and 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ every 3 months. Most recently, MealMemo was updated on October 16, 2026 and 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ on October 17, 2026.

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