Comparison

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ vs Tsukemono

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

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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。

About

Tsukemono

This app helps you track homemade pickles and ferments with a smart timer and journal. It suggests pickling times, alerts you before items are over-pickled, and learns your preferences over time. Review past batches to replicate successful ferments.

Highlights
  • Smart pickling time suggestions
  • Color-coded status at a glance
  • Alerts for readiness and over-pickling
  • Pickling journal with ratings and notes
  • Personalized time learning
  • One-tap repeat of past batches
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Tsukemono is a timer and journal for homemade pickles and ferments, inspired by Japanese tsukemono. SOUND FAMILIAR? - You forgot a cucumber in the nuka bed and it turned far too salty - Your quick pickles were never quite ready, or ready hours ago - You can't remember how long the last good batch took Tsukemono takes care of all of it. KEY FEATURES Start in seconds Choose an ingredient and a pickling method. Tsukemono suggests a time based on the ingredient, the method and where you keep it (fridge or room temperature). Cucumber, eggplant, daikon, carrot and other staples are built in. Status at a glance Every jar is color-coded as Pickling, Almost ready, Ready or Over-pickled, so you always know what to take out first. Alerts before it's too late Get notified when a pickle is ready, and again if it has been left in too long. Set quiet hours so nothing buzzes in the middle of the night. Pickling journal When you take something out, rate it and note how salty and sour it was. Look back through your history to repeat a great batch, and filter by method, storage or rating. Learns your taste Tsukemono learns the times you prefer and suggests them next time. The more you use it, the closer it gets to your taste. One-tap repeat Start the same pickle again with a single tap from your history. Widgets See how long until your pickles are ready without opening the app. Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets plus three Lock Screen styles. The widget shows the pickle closest to ready. SUPPORTED METHODS Nuka (rice bran pickles) / Quick pickles / Vinegar pickles / Salt pickles / Other PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) - All widget sizes (free: small Home Screen and inline Lock Screen only) - Unlimited active pickles (free: up to 3) - No ads - Advanced notification settings (an alert shortly before ready, and when to send the over-pickled alert) Your pickle records stay on your device. No account required.

Screenshots

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ4 screens
Tsukemono4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ at none against Tsukemono's 1. 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Tsukemono sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ ships an update every 3 months, Tsukemono every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ versus Tsukemono: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter五郎系 for 孤独のグルメTsukemono
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKatsukiYajima Shunnosuke

In-app purchases

None

五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tsukemono

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

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.
Is Tsukemono free?
Tsukemono is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ or Tsukemono have ads?
Tsukemono shows ads; 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ does not.
Which is updated more often, 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ or Tsukemono?
五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ ships an update every 3 months, and Tsukemono every 4 months. Most recently, 五郎系 for 孤独のグルメ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tsukemono on November 5, 2026.

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