Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Apps companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Apps industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Japanese Apps Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Line
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LINE develops calling and messaging applications for mobile phones in Japan and internationally.
Gunosy
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Gunosy is a news curation application that covers a wide range of news from entertainment news to political news.
Cluster
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Cluster that allows anyone to hold events such as live music and conferences in a virtual environment.
Virtusize
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Virtusize is a virtual fitting solution that enables online fashion retailers to illustrate size and fit for consumers.
Wonderplanet
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Wonderplanet designs and develops native language applications and games for smart phones and tablets.
Wantedly
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Wantedly is a social recruiting platform that allows users to find interesting jobs based on their social graphs.
Andpad
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Andpad provides a construction management application for users throughout Japan.
Nota
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Nota develops an app for seriously easy sharing of screen caps and GIFs and Scrapbox, a new style of note-taking for teams.
MICIN
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MICIN is a medical IT company that offers a free app for patient charts, billing, and video chatting between doctors and patients.
TakeMe Co., Ltd.
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TakeMe offers an “All-in-One” payment platform for our pre- and post- pay value added services for merchants to digitally transform quickly
DeCurret
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DeCurret is Providing the optimal rate of digital currency, instantly processing a large amount of currency transactions stably.
Kakao Japan
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Kakao Japan is a free smartphone calling and messenger application.
Chatwork
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Chatwork is a group chat app for global teams, that includes secure messaging, video chat, task management and file sharing functionality.
UUUM
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UUUM is a YouTuber-focused management production services company.
GINKAN
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A Tokyo based startup focused on mobile app development & management. Runs SynchroLife, the app loved by eaters!
TableCheck
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TableCheck is a world-class reservation platform that centralizes reservations from third-party reservation sites.
cocone
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cocone develops and publishes mobile games and applications, and provides assistance to maintain their social media presence.
CANDY HOUSE
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CANDY HOUSE is a design house catering simple and smart services and things that are enjoyable and fun like candy.
Timetree
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TimeTree keeps families and groups organized. It also helps manage busy lives while sharing calendars, events, and more!
SmartNews
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SmartNews is a news app that helps users find quality news beyond the filter bubble.
Progate
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Progate is a free programming learning services.
Meleap
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HADO is a new sport utilizing the leading AR technology with players wearing a head mounted display and an armband sensor.
Metaps Inc.
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Metaps is engaged in three businesses: finance business, marketing business and the DX support business.
JapanTaxi
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JapanTaxi is a Provider of taxi booking services designed to cater the needs of people in Japan.
BTCBOX
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BTCBOX is an application that offers cryptocurrency exchange services.
Money Tap
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Money Tap is a planning, development, operation and consulting for various Fintech solutions using blockchain.
SpiderPlus
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SpiderPlus specializes in providing ICT solutions for the construction industry.
AppBrew(Lips)
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AppBrew develops LIPS, a mobile application for users to share and read real reviews on cosmetics, nail care, personal care, etc.
Study Plus
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Study Plus is an educational application developed to facilitate collaborative studying.
Let
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Let is a mobile app that allows users to buy and sell goods with translation.
NearMe
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NearMe is created to find people who want to go in the same direction by taxi and can share.
Africa Incubator
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Africa Incubator is an IT company that specializes in developing mobile applications for sales management.
Payke
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Payke Multicomponent is an application that allows to view all the information of products in their mother tongue.
Moff
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Moff is a Wearable Internet of Things (IoT) platform and solutions.
LBB
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LBB is a mobile order app that allows customers to use their smartphones to order to ease queues when crowded.
stand.fm
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stand.fm is an audio distribution application that anyone can record and deliver.
IB
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IB is an insurance book app that allows users to manage insurance.
Receptionist
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Receptionist is a company that develops and operates the cloud reception system.
Aiming
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Aiming Inc provides assistance with the planning, production, and development of online games.
AI CROSS
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AI CROSS is an internet company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help enterprises communicate through mobile with their customers.
Nanapi
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Nanapi is a web system development company based in Japan, and it provides life hacking website or app.
WAmazing
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WAmazing offers free SIM cards that allow foreign travelers to register before their arrival in Japan.
Mirrativ
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Mirrativ is a first-of-its-kind livestreaming app
Aidea
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Aidea specializes in the development and operation of the ship control system.
RECLO
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RECLO is a luxury brand consignment application that allows the user to consign and sell branded products.
Azit
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Azit is an application developer that aims to close the gap in everyone’s mobility.
WACUL
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WACUL is a Japan-based company that provides web consulting and simplifies decision making process of enterprises.
Recruit
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Recruit is a Japan-based company providing human resource solutions, lifestyle products and services, and a housing information magazine.
ookami Japan
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ookami offers player an application that enables its users to obtain news and information about sports.
Al Travel
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Al Travel is a next-generation cloud-type business travel arrangement and management system (BTM).
XTIA
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XTIA is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of high-precision measurement instruments and 3D scanners.
Connehito
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Connehito is a Tokyo-based mobile Q&A app for female users centered around childcare.
AGREE
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AGREE is an application developer and operator for medical consultation.
Spectee
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Spectee is a start-up company that specializes in analyzing various data especially on social media.
Timers
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Timers offers a range of mobile applications based on match-making for singles.
MAMORIO
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MAMORIO are promoting alliances with companies.
BluAge
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BluAge is a company that specializes in developing room search application.
Asian Bridge
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Asian Bridge is an IT service provider engage in web system and application development.
Nana Music
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Nana Music is a free musical collaboration application that enables its users to share their musical experiences.
TRIBEAU
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TRIBEAU is a Development and operation of Triview app for cosmetic surgery.
Appify Technologies
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Appify Technologies operates a no-code development service that enables users to create personal e-commerce applications.
G-cluster
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G-cluster Global provides services worldwide, using its cloud-based content provision technology, G-cluster.
Sendyou
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Sendyou provides customer acquisition tools for cram schools and after school activity providers.
Agri Info Design
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Agri Info Design provides technologies related to sophistication and computerization of agricultural production technology.
Lisa Technologies
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Lisa is an environment where the power of each person has a major impact on the company.
Quan Inc.
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Quan Inc. develops characters and game content to smartphone platforms and offers global content distribution services.
Aoi.co
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Tokyo-based Aoi.Co., the startup that operates a live-streamed onine lecuture service for junior high students
Dr.JOY
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Dr.JOY is a wasteful business flow, medical institutions dedicated hospital SNS.
1ne studio
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1ne studio is a startup that supports creators who want to work as a professional.
Nature Innovation Group
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Nature Innovation Group is the operator of i-kasa, a mobile-based umbrella sharing platform that enables users to search.
TownWiFi
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TownWiFi is a Japanese mobile app that automates WiFi connectivity.
ONE of THEM
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ONE of THEM is an online platform that offers content, planning services, development, production, and management.
Favy
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Favy.jp is WEB service for all of the shops make it easy to home page.
A10 Lab
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A10 Lab specializes in developing applications available in Google Play.
Utagoe
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Utagoe is a web company specializing in video and communication technologies. It is headquartered in Tokyo with a branch office in San
OsidOri
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OsidOri is a financial app company will provide this mechanism with the new FinTech service.
Antaa
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Antaa connects “doctor’s life” by connecting doctor to doctor.
standing ovation
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standing ovation develops and offers fashion coordination applications.
VASILY, Inc.
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VASILY operates an online fashion coordination community.
Ecbo cloak
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Ecbo cloak is a sharing service that connects persons who want to store luggage with shops with space to store luggage.
Japan Legal System Institute
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Legal Technology, Legal Tech, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Document, SaaS, Smart Contract App.
emol
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emol is an application that records emotions and talks with AI robots.
Sportip
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Sportip provides motion analysis and posture analysis applications for trainers and therapists.
SENSY
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Sensy is a company providing services through ‘Sansy app’ for fashion related products.
SUGAR Japan
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SUGAR is a means of new communication, the distance of the people both of talent people and fans will aim to become closer.
Coursebase
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Coursebase is a developer of a learning management system used in providing training through an enterprise web application.
Nailie
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Nailie is an app that lets you connect to a nail specialists just for you.
miil
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miil is a smartphone application that enables its users to share photos of food they cooked, ate, and want to eat.
neuet
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neuet develops and operates a smartphone application that offers bike-sharing services.
CYDAS
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CYDAS, Inc. was founded with the mission to “Bring out the Talent in People”.
Nupp1
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Nupp1 is a mobile application to find a fitness center.
LOGIC Japan
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Logic is a software company developing a new care record system developed at the request of care providers.
KANKAK
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KANKAK operates completely cashless cafes KITASANDO COFFEE and TAILORED CAFE.
basic
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Basic provides a range of internet application marketing services.
Mrk & Co ( Dine)
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Mrk & Co is a dating app that isn’t about superficial love at first sight.
RE
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RE specializes in smartphone application design and development.
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