Comparison

YaruoViewer vs やる夫RSS+インデックス v3

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

Head to head
About

YaruoViewer

Explore a unique Japanese internet subculture featuring art created with characters. This app renders Ascii Art beautifully with a special font, offering an ad-free viewing experience. Discover stories and content from various supported websites.

Highlights
  • Renders Ascii Art beautifully
  • Ad-free viewing experience
  • Supports multiple content websites
  • Special font for optimal display
  • Explores Japanese internet subculture
Features
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(*) The contents of this app is almost entirely in Japanese. Yaruo is an Ascii Art character, which is an art form created by Japanese characters written with equal width fonts. It is a fan created internet sub culture and there are many websites that cater to display such art and story narrated and acted on by characters. Yaruo has been popular since 2008 or so, and every day dozens of new content is produced. Sometime, he is left alone on a deserted island, travels to the Victorian era to peek at people's tough lives, or becomes a military general of the Warring States era in Japan. The app features special font that will render the Ascii Art beautifully, unlike iPhone and iPad Safari or other browsers. The ads are completely blocked, allowing you to view the content using the screen entirely. There are a number of supported sites where the contents are pulled from, and as time passes, I will add more sites that can be rendered correctly on the app. You do not need to upgrade the iOS app for that. If you see any ads or have requests, please write them on reviews, or leave comments in the Facebook support page. Since it was very hard to remove the ads, I am making this app for purchase. Please understand, and I hope you enjoy the Japanese internet culture!

About

やる夫RSS+インデックス v3

Features
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やる夫まとめサイトの更新情報と作品のビューアーです。 iOS向けに最適化されていないまとめサイトでも、アスキアートが崩れないようになっています。 更新情報はウェブサイト「やる夫RSS+インデックス」を元に表示しています。 旧バージョンと違い * お気に入りと履歴のデータをiCloudにより自動で同期します。 * お気に入り画面を索引と同列にしました。都度お気に入り画面を表示する必要がなくなりました。 * 作品画面での操作性を設定できるようにしました。 * 内部的にはほぼいちから作り直しました。

Screenshots

YaruoViewer4 screens
やる夫RSS+インデックス v34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: YaruoViewer at none against やる夫RSS+インデックス v3's shown. YaruoViewer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. YaruoViewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and やる夫RSS+インデックス v3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YaruoViewer ships an update every 4 months, やる夫RSS+インデックス v3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
YaruoViewer versus やる夫RSS+インデックス v3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYaruoViewerやる夫RSS+インデックス v3
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperYuki KondaTomohiro Itagaki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YaruoViewer

One-time1
  • Premium Version$1.99
1 purchases

やる夫RSS+インデックス v3

One-time1
  • Proにアップグレード$9.99

Questions

Is YaruoViewer free?
YaruoViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is やる夫RSS+インデックス v3 free?
やる夫RSS+インデックス v3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YaruoViewer or やる夫RSS+インデックス v3 have ads?
やる夫RSS+インデックス v3 shows ads; YaruoViewer does not.
Which is updated more often, YaruoViewer or やる夫RSS+インデックス v3?
YaruoViewer ships an update every 4 months, and やる夫RSS+インデックス v3 every 2 months. Most recently, YaruoViewer was updated on November 1, 2026 and やる夫RSS+インデックス v3 on October 11, 2026.

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