Comparison

Furiganify! vs Streamscription

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

Head to head
About

Furiganify!

This extension adds Japanese reading aids (Furigana) to text displayed in Safari. It processes all data locally for enhanced privacy and offers customization options for learning. Choose between Romaji or Hiragana, and filter by school grade or JLPT level.

Highlights
  • Adds Furigana (Ruby characters) to Japanese text
  • On-device processing for maximum privacy
  • Supports Romaji and Hiragana
  • Filter Furigana by school grade
  • Filter Furigana by JLPT level
  • Reduces clutter for studying
Features
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Furiganify! is a lightweight extension for Safari that adds Furigana reading aids (Ruby characters) to Japanese text.  All processing occurs on your device to ensure maximum privacy. Furiganify only reads the content from webpages you explicitly select. No data about the webpages you visit or their content ever leaves your device. Both Latin characters (Romaji) and Hiragana can be used. In addition, you can also chose to have furigana added only to Kanji characters beyond a certain school grade or JLPT level. This reduces clutter and serves as a great studying aid.

About

Streamscription

Features
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Your subscriptions, organised the way you actually watch. Streamscription collects the YouTube channels and playlists you care about into clean, themed feeds — so you can see what's new in seconds, instead of letting an algorithm decide for you. GROUPS THAT MAKE SENSE Create groups like Tech, Cooking or Music and file your channels and playlists inside them. Drag to reorder. One glance shows everything new, sorted by topic instead of dumped into one endless stream. WATCH LISTS, NOT A BLACK HOLE Save anything for later into as many lists as you like — "Podcasts for the commute", "Watch with the kids", whatever fits how you watch. Mark videos as watched, clear out the ones you're done with, move them between lists. FIND IT INSTANTLY One search covers your channels, your playlists, your saved videos and the latest videos across all your feeds. SYNCS BY ITSELF Your groups and lists stay in sync across iPhones through your own iCloud account. No sign-up, no password, no server of ours in the middle — your data never touches our infrastructure, because we don't have any. SHARE A WHOLE GROUP Send a friend your entire "Cooking" group as a single link. One tap on their side adds every channel in it. ADD FROM ANYWHERE Share a channel straight from the YouTube app into Streamscription, or just paste a link. Channels and playlists both work. WORKS OFFLINE Feeds are cached on your device, so your lists open instantly even with no signal. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking of any kind — not even anonymous. Streamscription has no backend at all, so there is nowhere for your data to go. Everything stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. GOOD TO KNOW Streamscription organises videos and links to them; it does not play them inside the app. Tapping a video opens it in the YouTube app or your browser, where creators get their views and their revenue. Streamscription is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube or Google LLC.

Screenshots

Furiganify!3 screens
Streamscription4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Streamscription at every 10 days against Furiganify!'s every 8 months. Streamscription also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Furiganify! ships an update every 8 months, Streamscription every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Furiganify! versus Streamscription: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuriganify!Streamscription
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertelethon k.k.Peter Vogric

In-app purchases

None

Furiganify!

No in-app purchases

None

Streamscription

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Furiganify! free?
Furiganify! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Streamscription free?
Streamscription is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Furiganify! or Streamscription have ads?
Neither Furiganify! nor Streamscription shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Furiganify! or Streamscription?
Furiganify! ships an update every 8 months, and Streamscription every 10 days. Most recently, Furiganify! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Streamscription on October 24, 2026.

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