Comparison

Sushi Guide vs Cooking Pasta

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

Head to head
About

Sushi Guide

Features
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Sushi Guide is a sushi guide for learning about authentic Japanese sushi and using it at sushi restaurants while traveling in Japan. It introduces 54 sushi toppings with beautiful photos and clear explanations. You can also find sushi restaurants in Tokyo by name, area, or current location. Use it to look up a fish you are curious about while eating sushi, identify an unfamiliar topping with the camera, or show a topping to the staff when you want to order it. Main features 1. Sushi guide Check each topping's photo, kanji, reading, characteristics, regions, and approximate season. You can also learn small bits of knowledge about the fish and shellfish used in each topping. Share toppings you like on social media or with friends. 2. Search by photo Take a photo of the sushi in front of you and AI identifies the toppings. Several pieces in one photo are identified at once, each marked on the picture. 3. Find sushi restaurants Search by restaurant name, area, or city, or start with places near your current location. Filter by restaurant type—including conveyor-belt, standing, à la carte, and omakase—as well as price range and reservation policy. Sort by recommendation, popularity, price, or distance, and save promising restaurants to your bookmarks. Where available, restaurant pages also link to maps, official websites, restaurant listing sites, and reservation pages. Tokyo is currently supported, with more areas coming soon. 4. Order card to show staff From a topping page, you can display a Japanese order card. It also shows the reading and lets you check the pronunciation, so it helps when ordering in Japanese feels difficult. 5. My Favorite Five & popularity ranking Pick the five toppings you love most and save them as your Favorite Five. Your five count anonymously as a single vote, and you can browse the most-loved toppings worldwide or by country. 6. Food restrictions If you set food restrictions, the sushi list and topping pages show caution labels. Allergies, halal, and vegan needs are supported. You can also use a Japanese allergy declaration card to show restaurant staff. Ingredients and preparation vary by restaurant, so always confirm with the restaurant as well. 7. Season calendar Browse seasonal sushi toppings by month. Use it to learn about seasonal fish or choose your next piece. 8. Sushi trivia Learn fun facts about sushi. Beyond the toppings themselves, we hope that learning about the background and culture around sushi makes your sushi experience even more vivid. This content is also updated over time.

About

Cooking Pasta

This app helps you cook pasta perfectly by providing timers for popular dried types. Choose between al dente or soft consistency for a great result every time. It also includes general cooking instructions and a fun pasta type memorization game.

Highlights
  • Pasta cooking timers
  • Al dente and soft consistency options
  • General cooking instructions
  • Light and dark mode
  • Pasta type memorization game
Features
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If you plan to cook pasta, but are not sure how long it will take to get the perfect consistency, then this app is for you. We collected the most popular dried types of pasta in one application and provided them with a preparation timer for two consistencies - al dente and soft. In most cases, this will be enough to get a great result. We hope this app will help you every time you cook pasta. Features: * General cooking instructions * Cooking timer * Light and dark mode * Special design and animation * Game for memoizing types of pasta

Screenshots

Sushi Guide4 screens
Cooking Pasta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sushi Guide at every 10 days against Cooking Pasta's every 3 months. Cooking Pasta's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sushi Guide ships an update every 10 days, Cooking Pasta every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sushi Guide versus Cooking Pasta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSushi GuideCooking Pasta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.412.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYOSHIAKI KITAMURAAlexander Fedoseev

In-app purchases

None

Sushi Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Cooking Pasta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sushi Guide free?
Sushi Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cooking Pasta free?
Cooking Pasta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sushi Guide or Cooking Pasta have ads?
Neither Sushi Guide nor Cooking Pasta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sushi Guide or Cooking Pasta?
Sushi Guide ships an update every 10 days, and Cooking Pasta every 3 months. Most recently, Sushi Guide was updated on October 29, 2026 and Cooking Pasta on November 3, 2026.

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