Comparison

カクヨムViewer vs おふでさき朗読

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse novels by genre
  • Follow favorite novels
  • Offline reading support
  • Customizable reader settings
  • Notifications for new chapters
  • Support original and fanfiction works
Features
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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

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おふでさき朗読

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A free reader for "Ofudesaki" — displayed in traditional vertical Japanese text and read aloud by the device's built-in speech synthesis. IMPORTANT: THE TEXT IS IN JAPANESE ONLY This app contains the original Japanese text (historical kana orthography). It does not include an English translation or a modern-language rendering. The app's interface is available in several languages, but the scripture itself is presented only in its original Japanese. ABOUT THIS APP "Ofudesaki" is one of Tenrikyo's three scriptures. This is an unofficial app, built to make the text accessible to people with visual or hearing impairments. It has no affiliation with Tenrikyo Church Headquarters or any related organization, and has not received their official supervision, permission, or endorsement. The app offers no interpretation of doctrine — only a way to read a public-domain text as it was written. THE TEXT The complete text as published on Japanese Wikisource: Parts 1 through 17, 1,711 verses. Presented as-is, with no commentary or modernization. FEATURES - Vertical text display; move through verses horizontally - Read aloud, at speeds from 0.25x to 2x - Playback continues with the screen off - Bookmarks, favorites, and read-progress tracking - Jump directly to any verse number - Adjustable text size ACCESSIBILITY Designed so that blind and low-vision users can listen using VoiceOver and the built-in speech, that users with low vision or age-related sight loss can enlarge the text, and that deaf and hard-of-hearing users can follow the text without relying on audio. ABOUT THE READING AIDS (FURIGANA) Pronunciation readings are not part of the original text; they are data we created ourselves. They are hidden by default and shown only when enabled in settings. Interpretations of historical kana orthography may contain errors. COST The text and every feature are free, and always will be. There is no paywall, no content unlocked by purchase, and no advertising. The in-app support options are an optional way to support the developer; they unlock nothing. Support goes to the developer (the operating company), not to any religious organization. TERMS OF USE (EULA) This app uses Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ NOT INCLUDED Sign-language video, braille display support, professionally recorded narration, and translations or modern-language renderings.

Screenshots

カクヨムViewer4 screens
おふでさき朗読4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: カクヨムViewer at none against おふでさき朗読's 10. おふでさき朗読's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price and device support 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

Both are free to download. おふでさき朗読 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. カクヨムViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

カクヨムViewer ships an update fortnightly, おふでさき朗読 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
カクヨムViewer versus おふでさき朗読: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterカクヨムViewerおふでさき朗読
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB73 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKADOKAWA CORPORATIONRISE Kabushiki Kaisha

In-app purchases

None

カクヨムViewer

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

おふでさき朗読

Subscriptions5
  • 月額¥300の応援$1.991 Month
  • 月額¥500の応援$2.991 Month
  • 月額¥1,000の応援$5.991 Month
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  • 月額¥1,500の応援$9.991 Month
  • 月額¥2,000の応援$11.991 Month
One-time5
  • ¥300の応援$1.99
  • ¥500の応援$2.99
  • ¥1,000の応援$5.99
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  • ¥1,500の応援$9.99
  • ¥2,000の応援$11.99

Questions

Is カクヨムViewer free?
カクヨムViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is おふでさき朗読 free?
おふでさき朗読 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do カクヨムViewer or おふでさき朗読 have ads?
カクヨムViewer shows ads; おふでさき朗読 does not.
Which is updated more often, カクヨムViewer or おふでさき朗読?
カクヨムViewer ships an update fortnightly, and おふでさき朗読 every 2 days. Most recently, カクヨムViewer was updated on October 24, 2026 and おふでさき朗読 on October 25, 2026.

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