Comparison

Sake Today vs HelloSake

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

Head to head
About

Sake Today

Explore the world of sake with this digital magazine. Get in-depth articles on sake culture, delivered directly to your iPhone and iPad. Subscribe to enjoy the full content on both devices.

Highlights
  • English magazine on sake culture
  • Digital version for iPhone and iPad
  • Subscription for access on both devices
  • Articles on sake culture
  • Manage subscriptions via Account Settings
Features
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Sake Today is the first English magazine on sake culture. The digital version of Sake Today is available for the iPhone and iPad. Subscribe and get the magazine on both devices. Here are details on our digital subscription offers: Annual subscription: $14.99 (4 issues) Single issues: $4.99/issue - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
 - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.
 - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.
 - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
 - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Privacy policy: https://www.saketoday.com/privacypolicy.htm EULA: https://www.saketoday.com/eula

About

HelloSake

Discover the world of Japanese sake with detailed information and user reviews. Scan sake labels to instantly access details like origin, flavor, and sweetness. Save your favorites and enhance your sake tasting experience.

Highlights
  • Scan sake labels for instant information
  • Detailed sake profiles (origin, flavor, sweetness)
  • Save favorite sakes with notes and reviews
  • Access experienced user reviews
  • Precise search by name or machine learning
  • Enhance sake tasting experience
Features
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Welcome to HelloSake! Japanese sake has a lot of variety of products as well as tastes and each sake has its own brand story. HelloSake provides all sake lovers with access to detailed information extremely easily to help discover the best one. We help enrich the sake experience through this app to enhance the sake community. FEATURES/ HOW TO USE •Take a photo of the sake label to get access to the information easily. •Save your favorite sake that you had with some notes and simple reviews. •Refer to reviews of experienced users. •Information includes sake name, details, place of origin, flavor, and degree of sweetness/ spiciness. •Highly accurate machine learning enables super precise search functions. •Simply search sake information by name.

Screenshots

Sake Today3 screens
HelloSake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HelloSake at none against Sake Today's 11. HelloSake also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). Sake Today's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads 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. Sake Today sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per year. HelloSake asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sake Today holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloSake has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Sake Today's written reviews are positive against 33% of HelloSake's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sake Today ships an update every 6 months, HelloSake fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sake Today versus HelloSake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSake TodayHelloSake
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings228 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB56 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRhinozine LLCHelloSake, Inc

Customer experience

Sake Today

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

HelloSake

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Sake Today

Subscriptions1
  • Sake Today - One Year Subscription$15.991 Year
One-time10
  • Sake Today Vol. 1$4.99
  • Sake Today Vol. 1 Issue 2$4.99
  • Sake Today Vol. 1 Issue 3$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Sake Today Issue 4$4.99
  • Sake Today Issue 5$4.99
  • Sake Today Issue 6$4.99
  • Sake Today Issue 8$4.99
  • Sake Today Issue 9$4.99
  • Sake Today Issue 10$4.99
  • Sake Today Issue 38$4.99
None

HelloSake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sake Today free?
Sake Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HelloSake free?
HelloSake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sake Today or HelloSake?
Sake Today is rated higher. Sake Today averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while HelloSake averages 4.6 from 28 ratings.
Do Sake Today or HelloSake have ads?
Neither Sake Today nor HelloSake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sake Today or HelloSake?
Sake Today ships an update every 6 months, and HelloSake fortnightly. Most recently, Sake Today was updated on September 21, 2026 and HelloSake on September 19, 2026.

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