Comparison

YaruoViewer vs MyRSSリーダー

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

MyRSSリーダー

Features
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他ユーザと記事をシェアできる、シンプルなRSSリーダーです。 機能 ・アプリ内ブラウザもしくはSafariでの記事の確認 ・既読有無表示 ・お気に入り登録 ・記事のフィルタ機能 (指定文字がタイトルに含まれる記事を一覧から除外) ・既読履歴確認 ・他のユーザのお気に入り記事の表示(設定画面でシェアを有効に変更すると自分のお気に入りを他の人に公開できます) 使いかた ・設定画面よりRSSが存在するサイトのトップページを登録してください。(トップページで登録が失敗する場合はRSSのURLを指定してください) ・最新画面で登録したサイトのRSSから取得した記事が一覧表示されます  ※下に引っ張ると更新ができます

Screenshots

YaruoViewer4 screens
MyRSSリーダー3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyRSSリーダー at none against YaruoViewer's 1. YaruoViewer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 51 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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. MyRSSリーダー asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YaruoViewer ships an update every 4 months, MyRSSリーダー every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
YaruoViewer versus MyRSSリーダー: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYaruoViewerMyRSSリーダー
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 51 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperYuki KondaYusuke Yanagimachi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YaruoViewer

One-time1
  • Premium Version$1.99
None

MyRSSリーダー

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YaruoViewer free?
YaruoViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyRSSリーダー free?
MyRSSリーダー is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do YaruoViewer or MyRSSリーダー have ads?
Neither YaruoViewer nor MyRSSリーダー shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YaruoViewer or MyRSSリーダー?
YaruoViewer ships an update every 4 months, and MyRSSリーダー every 51 months. Most recently, YaruoViewer was updated on November 1, 2026 and MyRSSリーダー on November 3, 2026.

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