1Point
Aim at the label
No need to press a button: the app finds the label and reads it.
2Know
See what it is
Name and brewery, taste, rating, value, and the cheapest shop.
3Keep
Rate and collect
Your ratings earn stamps and bring recommendations that suit you.
Point. Scan.Know your sake.
KIKI is a free app that tells you what a sake, shochu or awamori is from a photo of its label: taste, ratings, value and the cheapest shop. 20,000+ bottles from 1,200+ breweries and distilleries in all 47 prefectures; on iPhone and Android from early December 2026.
- Taste & ratings
- Value score
- Best price & drop alerts
- Food matches
- Stamp book
Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play
What it does
Label scan
Just the label: no barcode needed, and no need to read Japanese.
Taste & ratings
Sweet or dry, light or rich, and how people rate it.
Value score
Ratings against the price per 720 ml, as one score from 0 to 100.
Prices & price-drop alerts
Shop prices checked daily, and a heads-up when a bottle gets cheaper.
Food matches
Fish, meat, cheese, fried food: see what goes with each bottle.
Stamp book
Collect stamps for regions, breweries and styles.
Japan’s drinks, all in one place.
- bottles
- 20,000+
- breweries & distilleries
- 1,200+
- shop price checks
- Daily
The app arrives in early December 2026
For iPhone and Android. Leave your email and we’ll tell you when it’s out.
Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play
How it works
What makes KIKI different
It reads the label
Just a photo of the label, no barcode. It reads brush-lettered labels too.
Japanese shop prices and value
Prices from Rakuten and Yahoo! Shopping checked every day and compared per 720 ml.
Price-drop alerts
The app tells you when a bottle you follow gets cheaper.
Shochu and awamori too
Not only sake: honkaku shochu and awamori as well, 20,000+ bottles in all.
It reads menus too
Photograph an izakaya menu to see taste and ratings for the drinks and a translation of the dishes.
Our own database
Brands, breweries, taste and prices are compiled by us from what breweries and shops publish.
Questions
Is there an app that tells you what a sake or shochu is from a photo of the label?
KIKI is built for exactly that. Point your phone at the label and it identifies the bottle and shows its taste, ratings, value score, the cheapest shop and foods it goes with, for 20,000+ sakes, shochus and awamoris.
Can I use it to choose from an izakaya drinks menu?
Yes. Menu scan reads the sake and shochu on a photographed menu and shows ratings, taste and how well each fits you. Free accounts get one menu scan a month (a menu of several pages counts once); Premium up to 20 a day.
Is it free?
Yes. Scanning, bottle pages, ratings and the stamp book are free. Some extras, like price-drop alerts, are planned as a paid Premium plan.
When does it launch?
In early December 2026. Leave your email and we’ll let you know when it’s out.
iPhone and Android?
Both. It will come out on the App Store and Google Play at the same time.
Does it work if I can’t read Japanese?
Yes. The app reads the label for you, and bottle pages are in English and Japanese.
Shochu and awamori too?
Yes. Sake, honkaku shochu and awamori.
Do you sell alcohol?
No. KIKI doesn’t sell alcohol. We compare shop prices and link to the shop; you buy from the shop. Some shop links are affiliate links and are marked “PR”.
Hear when the app is out
We’ll email you when it launches in early December 2026.
Sign-up is for people aged 20 and over