This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Mobile Apps companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Mobile 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
Top Japanese Mobile 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.
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.
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
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.
JapanTaxi
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JapanTaxi is a Provider of taxi booking services designed to cater the needs of people in Japan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Azit
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Azit is an application developer that aims to close the gap in everyone’s mobility.
Al Travel
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Al Travel is a next-generation cloud-type business travel arrangement and management system (BTM).
BluAge
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BluAge is a company that specializes in developing room search application.
G-cluster
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G-cluster Global provides services worldwide, using its cloud-based content provision technology, G-cluster.
VASILY, Inc.
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VASILY operates an online fashion coordination community.
Japan Legal System Institute
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Legal Technology, Legal Tech, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Document, SaaS, Smart Contract App.
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.
basic
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Basic provides a range of internet application marketing services.
anamne Inc.
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anamne is that you can medical counseling by app and web online for women.
and factory
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And factory is a smartphone business company that works on different service applications centered on the smartphone business.
Follop
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Follop is an application that turns SNS posts into cash instantly.
Happy Elements Japan
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Happy Elements is focused on the development of social, web, and mobile games as well as publishing services.
SakeWiz
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SakeWiz is a developed an app for sake and operated an Italian restaurant
Context app
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Context App is a mobile application that enables its users to compose text messages with attached pictures for their friends and family.
Pairy
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Pairy is a Japan-based social network application for couples that allows users to keep relationship-related records.
Fablic
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Fablic is the maker of women-focused flea-market app Fril allowing females to verify their identity on the app through Facebook.
Recipio Japan
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Recipio is a menu proposal application that utilizes AI.
ShockTech
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ShockTech is an IT company that develops business efficiency tools for restaurants.
PeraPera
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PeraPera delivers the most read blog posts in Silicon Valley in Japanese.
Pocket Supernova
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Pocket Supernova develops video-messaging and other mobile applications.
Coinboard
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Coinboard is a service that allows centralized management of virtual currency ownership and transaction history.
UKETORU
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UKETORU is app that can reduce redelivery and increase efficiency of delivery for home delivery companies.
EMET Creation
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Vimet is a video app that allows you to instantly watch your favorite topic videos.
Aplaca.Lab
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Aplaca.Lab is a platform that matches restaurants and business owners to driving agencies.
BXD
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BXD focuses on developing HTML5 browser games for mobile.
PRO
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PRO is a website and mobile application development company.
Opendoors
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Opendoors designs multi-sided frictionless markeplaces where humans and AI complement each others.
Chia
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Chia helps online creators and online brands with their web publishing platform and powerful marketing technologies.
Voice App Lab
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Voice App Lab engages in the development of voice skill, chatbot and conversation interface design consulting services.
Compath Me, Inc.
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Compath Me, Inc. is a software developer that develops a mobile application for its users.
CP Links
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CP Links offers mobile application development and consulting services.
Sony Mobile Communications
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Sony Mobile Communications offers a portfolio of smartphones, tablets, smart products, and accessories.
Donuts
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Donuts provides services in the fields of IT field focusing on SaaS, game, media, and medical.
Atlas Associates
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Aiming to build an ecosystem centered on the world of social networks existing on digital spaces and create markets
Kiddy
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KiDDY is a Japanese mobile app that allows parents to privately upload and organize the photos of their kids.
TECHNICAL HERO
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TECHNICAL HERO specializes in mobile and web application development services.
PONOS
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PONOS is a mobile app developer company and developed apps like Ballistik War
eureka, Inc.
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runs marriage hunting app, apps for couples
IGEL
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IGEL designs and develops mobile apps and software products.
Kairosoft Co. Ltd.
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Kairosoft is a Japanese video game developer that has created a number of simulation games for cell phones and PCs.
Neos Corporation
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Neos Corporation is a consumer web solutionist with knowledge and technology on the server systems: the internet and mobile applications.
KIHEITAI
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Kiheitai is a global communication platform that develops mobile application.
Mighty Craft
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Mighty Craft provides mobile game development, mobile, and web solution services.
Lunascape
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Lunascape develops the world’s first triple-engine browser. Fast , Ad-Free and Made-in- Japan.
CoinJinja
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Japan’s top crypto media: CoinJinja.com (ICO listing site) and CoinView (free, all-in-one crypto investment portfolio management app).
dotD
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dotD is a business creation firm that supports new business development based on its own business and alliance business.
J.Score
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J.Score is a mobile application for AI score diagnosis.
Seesaa
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Seesaa designs and develops smartphone applications.
Geisha Tokyo Japan
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Geisha Tokyo is an entertainment company offering apps for mobile devices.
IQP Corporation
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IQP – first in kind Code Free App Market system with development tools and a runtime environment for Cross Platform Business and IoT Apps.
Flora Maternity
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Flora Maternity Care is a femtech company that brings cutting-edge technological solutions to prenatal care.
PSOFT
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PSOFT is a CG production software and mobile app developer company.
Rakuma
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Rakuma is a consumer-to-consumer marketplace app.
Metamoji
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Metamoji is an IT company that develops customized digital technology solutions for organizations.
Piascore
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Piascore is an IT company that develops software and apps for musicians.
SONICMOOV
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SONICMOOV is developing websites, SNS applications, and mobile apps.
AnySense
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AnySense is a venture company engaged in planning, development, and operation of smartphone applications and web production.
GOMOBILE
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GOMOBILE is a suite of services for building mobile apps.
Jorte
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Jorte is a calendar and organizer application for smartphones and tablets.
VIP Billionaires
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VIP Billionaires is an online social networking app for rich business people.
NCB
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NCB is a web and mobile application design and development company.
Hit-Point
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Hit-Point is a mobile game developer in Japan.
Kaizendo International Ltd.
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Diversified Japanese business laterally leveraging and growing International opportunities within Japan.
Neilo
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Neilo is a multi-platform consumer, arcade, and smartphone game developer.
SP
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SP is an information technology company that offers software and mobile application development services.
Asobism
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Asobism is a company that plans, develops, and operates entertainment such as consumer games, social games, smartphone apps.
Pangea K.K.
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Software Mobile Application Development Company.
Dera Game
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Dera Game plans, develops, and operates smartphone games.
Kronos
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Kronos is providing AI solutions, IT training, website, and mobile apps development services.
Accela
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Accela, Inc. is a smartphone application developer.
Quantex
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Quantex is a web and smartphone application development and cloud service provider company.
Robinson Technologies
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Robinson Technologies is a mobile game app developer company which has developed applications like Tanke
App Ape
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App Ape operates as a mobile app analytics service designed to help businesses to analyze their competitors’ KPIs.
Tyrus
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Tyrus is a digital entertainment startup just founded in February 2015.
Picable
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Picable is a mobile application for chatting while watching videos.
REUDO
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REUDO is the developer of mobile phone-related software and hardware Remote monitoring system services.
Open sesame Technology
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Open sesame Technology offers software, web development, and mobile application services.