A free reference for travelers in Japan. Here is exactly what it does with your data — and what it is, and isn’t.
What it is
Fair Price Checker tells you whether a menu price is typical, using dated reference ranges from public sources. It’s a friendly guide — not a store rating, not a recommendation, and not financial advice. Prices and currency amounts are approximate.
Photos
When you scan a menu, the photo is sent to a third-party AI service only to read the item names and prices. Our reader doesn’t keep it, and we never save your photos to a server. The image is re-encoded before sending, which strips location/EXIF data. The photo of a find you’ve checked is then kept with that find in “My finds”, on this device only, so your history is visual and yours to revisit — clear it anytime (see below).
Saved on your device only
“My finds” keeps a short history — dish, price, verdict, date, and the photo you scanned — in your browser’s storage, on this device only. Nothing is sent to a server, and it never includes store names or personal information. Clear the photos with the “Clear photos” button in My finds, or remove everything by clearing your browser data.
No account, no tracking
No sign-in, no advertising, no third-party tracking. To improve coverage and accuracy we collect anonymous, aggregated data about what you checked — the dish name, price and verdict — plus an anonymous tag for which link brought you (e.g. a guide page or a shared link), so we know which pages help. We never collect your photo, the store, who you are, your IP address, or the exact time. You can turn this off anytime:
Prices & accuracy
Reference ranges are curated from public sources and dated (“as of …”). Real prices vary by shop, season and size, so treat each verdict as a guide, not a guarantee. Currency amounts use approximate rates, not live exchange rates.
Contact
Questions about your data? A contact address will be added before launch.
Last updated 2026-06