Comparison

eBook Maker Pro vs Novel Airline

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

eBook Maker Pro

Create your own Japanese eBooks with this intuitive application. It guides first-time authors through adding essential elements like furigana and chapter links, making the publishing process accessible.

Highlights
  • Write eBooks in Japanese
  • Add furigana (振り仮名)
  • Create chapter links
  • Supports HTML formatting
  • User-friendly for beginners
Features
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Write an eBook in Japanese with this app. Great for people who want to be an eBook writer for the first time. How to add Frigana (振り仮名/ふりがな) <ruby>仮名<rt>かな</rt></reby> How to add chapters <a id=“sec-1”>Chapter 1</a> <a id=“sec-2”>Chapter 2</a> <ol> <li><a href=“chapter1.xhtml#sec-1”>Chapter 1</a></li> <li><a href=“chapter1.xhtml#sec-2”>Chapter 2</a></li> </ol> *** For more information about eBook Maker Pro, Please visit the developer site.

About

Novel Airline

Create novels anytime, anywhere with this vertical writing editor optimized for smartphones. Features include custom dictionaries, quick symbol insertion, and privacy controls. Organize plots, characters, and locations to enhance your writing workflow.

Highlights
  • Vertical text preview
  • Custom dictionary
  • Plot and character management
  • Cloud backup
  • Pincode lock
  • File import/export
Features
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While commuting, taking a bath, or before going to bed... You can create novels anytime and anywhere you want. Novel Airline will guide you on a comfortable creative journey. You'll soon get the environment to immerse yourself in writing. This app is equipped with a custom dictionary to enhance your vocabularies, and quick insert to input frequently used symbols such as brackets, dashes, etc. There are also some features to protect your privacy, such as the pincode lock or sleep mode. You can also share data with other devices by using Cloud Backup. All features of Novel Airline are optimized for smartphones. [ Main Features ] - Vertical text preview (supported single or double columns) - Horizontal text preview - Rubies and dots - Multiple chapters - Illustration insertion - Background image setting - Book cover, title page and bibliographic information (colophon) setting - "Plot Board" that manages plots - "Cast room" that manages characters and items - "Locations" that manages views of the world - "Archives" that manages images - "My Dictionary" that manages vocabularies - Cloud Backup - Edit History - Logbook - File Import (Text) - File Export (Text/PDF) [ Writing Assistance ] - Characters count - Tabbed editor - Ruled lines - Irregular diacritical characters - Quick Insert to input frequently used symbols and texts - "Note" that can be used to make a draft - Find and Replace - Undo, Redo - Quick shape - Automatic indentation - Automatic save - Quick copy [ Privacy Protection ] - Pincode lock - Shoulder hack measures (prevention of peeping) - Sleep mode --- Subscription: "First Class" [ Benefits ] - Remove ads. - Cloud Backup. - Export as PDF. - Unlock higher-level features. [ Price ] - ¥180 / month - It will be charged via Apple ID. [ Cancellation ] - Please check out Settings App > Apple ID > Subscription. - If you want to stop the subscription, please cancel it at least 24 hours before the next expiration date. - Even after the subscription is canceled, you can get the benefits until the next expiration date. [ Notice ] - Please tap the 'Restore' button to restore your previous purchase. - We cannot accept the cancellation for the current month. [ Terms of Service ] https://terms.novel-airline.com/ [ Privacy Policy ] https://privacy.novel-airline.com/

Screenshots

eBook Maker Pro3 screens
Novel Airline3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Novel Airline at 83% against eBook Maker Pro's 0%. Novel Airline also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). eBook Maker Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Novel Airline is free to download; eBook Maker Pro costs $0.99 up front. Novel Airline sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month. eBook Maker Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBook Maker Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Novel Airline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
eBook Maker Pro versus Novel Airline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBook Maker ProNovel Airline
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews82.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuichi HARAHiroya Tanaka

Customer experience

eBook Maker Pro

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Novel Airline

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative11.5%

In-app purchases

None

eBook Maker Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Novel Airline

Subscriptions1
  • First Class1 Month trial$1.491 Month

Questions

Is eBook Maker Pro free?
eBook Maker Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Novel Airline free?
Novel Airline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do eBook Maker Pro or Novel Airline have ads?
Novel Airline shows ads; eBook Maker Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, eBook Maker Pro or Novel Airline?
eBook Maker Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Novel Airline every 2 weeks. Most recently, eBook Maker Pro was updated on November 11, 2026 and Novel Airline on November 12, 2026.

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