Great! With a couple small gripes
I much prefer this to the bloat and confusion of Manabi reader. It would be absolutely perfect to me if there was iCloud sync for the books you’re reading and where you are in them. There is that one issue where when you swipe out without pressing the bookmark button it doesn’t save your spot, but it doesn’t bother me too much. Haven’t tried the premium browser within, so I can’t speak on that, but I may try it in the near future. Thank you for developing this! So so useful to have these tools on iOS.Izz3ee
Saving broken
Book position no longer saved and developer is not responding to bug reports via email. Additionally the app overheats easily and saps battery life.唐雷克
Promising but needs some work
This app does what it advertises — it’s a great tool for Japanese learners to read books and makes learning vocabulary much easier. Crucially, it imported the epub I tested correctly, with vertical text and right-to-left reading. (Surprisingly, some other similar apps failed to do so.)
However, there are a few issues that are quite big to me. When looking up a compound word like 無邪気 the dictionary doesn’t treat the whole word as a single tappable “link”. Meaning, if I tap 無, I get the whole compound word. However, if I tap 邪, I get 邪気. And similarly, 気 gets the single character. The expected behavior, from many other apps, is that tapping on any character of a compound word will give the definition of the whole compound word.
Also annoying: swiping the book does close it, but doesn’t save the page you were on. To do that, you have to tap the exit button. I also couldn’t find a way to go to a specific page (though there is a table of contents).
For more minor issues, the e-reader is just not very refined at this point. It’s not exactly fair to compare this to the pre-installed Apple Books app, but it would be nice to have features like auto day-night mode, tap to flip pages, and page flipping animations.
That all said, I’m very glad this app exists and I’m hoping to see future updates resolve these issues. At it’s core, I think this is a great app.Keith C Ng
- Versions
- In-App Purchases History1
- Price History
- Description
- FAQ
Version History of Immersion Reader
2.5
January 16, 2024
Add setting to enable looking up another word while popup dictionary is active
2.4
January 15, 2024
Allow looking up another word while popup dictionary is open. Fix issue where the reader shows a blank screen on certain phones.
2.3
October 9, 2023
Added history to dictionary search
2.2
July 15, 2023
Added dark reader for browser. Added option to show/hide top status bar in reader.
2.1
April 23, 2023
UI patch for missing books.
2.0
April 22, 2023
Background color fix for full screen mode on newer iPhones.
1.9
March 26, 2023
You can now save vocabulary in my dictionary screen. Added cookie editor to browser. Fix to pitch visuals.
More1.8
March 18, 2023
Keep screen active when reading
1.7
March 11, 2023
You can select local html files for the browser. Major performance improvements.
1.6
March 8, 2023
Added reading statistics page.
Immersion Reader In-App Purchases History
$4.99
Immersion Reader Premium
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Price History of Immersion Reader
Description of Immersion Reader
Look up Japanese words as you read!
Features
- One tap to look up words in Japanese Ebooks. Tabs to help you look up neighboring words
- Import Yomichan dictionaries and frequency dictionaries
- Export saved vocabulary to Anki via Anki Dojo
- Light mode, dark mode, and other themes for the dictionary
Immersion Reader: FAQ
Can Immersion Reader be used on an iPad?
Yes, Immersion Reader is optimized for iPad devices.
Who built the Immersion Reader app?
Immersion Reader was released by Mathew Chan.
What should be the minimum iOS version for Immersion Reader?
The Immersion Reader app currently supports iOS 12.0 or later.
How do users rate Immersion Reader?
Users have overwhelmingly positive things to say about Immersion Reader, as evidenced by its stellar rating of 4.2 out of 5.
What genre of app is Immersion Reader?
The App Category Of The Immersion Reader App Is Education.
What is the recent version of Immersion Reader?
2.5 is the newly released version of the Immersion Reader app.
When did the new Immersion Reader update happen?
The latest update for Immersion Reader was released on September 19, 2024.
When did Immersion Reader first launch?
The app was initially released on February 6, 2023.
What content advisory rating is assigned to the Immersion Reader app?
Designed for children, contains no adult material.
What languages is Immersion Reader available in?
Currently, the Immersion Reader app supports the following languages: American English.
Can I access Immersion Reader via Apple Arcade's subscription service?
No, Immersion Reader is not on Apple Arcade.
Is Immersion Reader equipped with in-app purchases?
Yes, Immersion Reader is equipped with in-app purchases for your convenience.
Does Immersion Reader offer compatibility with Apple Vision Pro?
No, Immersion Reader does not offer compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.
Are users exposed to ads in Immersion Reader?
No, users are not exposed to ads in Immersion Reader.
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