Cup of noodles or maruchan. Both noodles are soup, in a cup, and can add the same condiments inside. So why is there a fight over which soup is better than the other? Let's take a look. Cup of noodles has a variety of different flavors and more collaborations with other brands. Maruchan has a variety of flavors as well but not really any collaborations. Personally, I am more of a cup of noodles person. Here are my reasons why I think cup noodles are better. When I put tapatio and lemon inside it just tastes more flavors on the noodles and inside the liquid of the soup. In maruchan I cannot really taste the lemon or the spiciness I put in it until the very end. That is what I think ion why cup of noodles is better due to it being more flavory.