カクヨムViewer vs SORARI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
カクヨムViewer
This app provides access to a vast collection of web novels and light novels, including original works and fanfiction. Users can customize their reading experience with adjustable backgrounds and fonts, and enjoy offline reading. It also offers a subscription service for exclusive new titles.
- Browse novels by genre
- Follow favorite novels
- Offline reading support
- Customizable reader settings
- Notifications for new chapters
- Support original and fanfiction works
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登録会員数120万人以上！KADOKAWAが運営するWeb小説サイト「カクヨム」の公式ビューワーアプリです。 カクヨムではKADOKAWAから出版する作品をはじめ、様々な小説が基本無料で読めます。まずはダウンロードして、あなたのお気に入り小説を見つけてください！ ● アプリの特徴 カクヨムアプリは読みやすさを考えて作りました。 - ジャンルごとにスワイプ動作でサクサク小説を探せます - フォロー機能でお気に入りの小説をいつでも読めます - フォローした作品の新着情報を通知で受け取れます - ビューワーの背景色やフォントを変更できるのでお気に入りのスタイルで小説を楽しめます - 一度開けばオフラインでも読めます - ルビにも対応 - 縦スクロールでさくさく読め、次のエピソードへ進むときにページをめくる動作でスムーズに移動できます - 履歴機能でこれまで閲覧した小説に簡単に戻ることができます - お気に入りの小説はおすすめレビューをアプリから投稿できます - 気に入った作品を「応援」する機能があり、「コメント」もつけられます ● こんな人におすすめ - 小説がすき - 物語を読むのがすき - 通学で電車に長時間乗る - 通信制限で動画アプリがつかえない ● こんな小説が読めます！ オリジナル作品ジャンル 異世界ファンタジー、現代ファンタジー、SF、ホラー、現代ドラマ、 恋愛、ラブコメ、ミステリー、歴史・時代・伝奇、エッセイ・ノンフィクション、 創作論・評論、詩・童話・その他 ●KADOKAWAの新作タイトルをどこよりも先に読めます！ ラノベ最前線のプロ編集者たちが、「いまイチオシ！」と太鼓判を押す小説ばかりを集めた月額制の読書サブスクリプションサービス「カクヨムネクスト」。 掲載されているのは、ここでしか読めない独占配信作品のみ。 書店に並ぶ前に、いちはやく人気作家の最新作を先取りできます。 ● 人気ラノベ・ゲームの二次創作作品も読めます！ 二次創作許諾作品： オーバーロード この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！ 冴えない彼女の育てかた 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 ゼロの使い魔 フルメタル・パニック！ 幼女戦記 ほか多数！ タイトルは随時追加予定です ● カクヨム公式X https://x.com/kaku_yomu ● カクヨム https://kakuyomu.jp
SORARI
Access and read Japanese literature from Aozora Bunko. Customize font size, color, and layout for a comfortable reading experience. Discover new and popular books with daily updates and monthly rankings.
- Access Aozora Bunko library
- Customizable font size and color
- Adjustable margins and line spacing
- Beautiful ruby and wordwrap layout
- Daily book additions
- Monthly popular book rankings
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◆Let me present to you SORARI "SORARI" is an application that you can read books published in Aozora Bunko. It corresponds to the latest iPhone · iPad, and layouts ruby and wordwrap beautifully. You can also set font size, color, margin and line spacing. ◆Let's search for your favorite books In Aozora Bunko, new books are added every day. Also, books that were popular every month are ranked. If you use "SORARI", you will surely find a book of your choice. ◆About advertisement We will display advertisements in each part of the application. Please understand that development and administration are covered by advertisement revenue. In addition, it is also possible to delete advertisements in in-app billing. 【Latest information】 We inform you of the latest information at this URL. You can also inquire about points and bug information you care about here. Please do not hesitate to contact us. https://sorariblog.wordpress.com/
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Verdict
カクヨムViewer and SORARI both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of SORARI's written reviews are positive against 13% of カクヨムViewer's. SORARI also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). カクヨムViewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. SORARI sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. カクヨムViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for カクヨムViewer against 4.8 for SORARI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 13% of カクヨムViewer's written reviews are positive against 71% of SORARI's.
カクヨムViewer ships an update fortnightly, SORARI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | カクヨムViewer | SORARI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48 ratings) | 4.8 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KADOKAWA CORPORATION | satoshi kumagai |
Customer experience
カクヨムViewer
SORARI
In-app purchases
カクヨムViewer
No in-app purchases
SORARI
- Front cover$0.99
- DeleteAds$1.99
