direct PhotoView vs bunkoOCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
direct PhotoView
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direct PhotoViewはビジネスチャットdirectで共有した写真と動画を一元管理・活用する写真管理ソリューションです。 directで共有した写真・動画をアルバムのように一覧表示し、業務の状況と流れを一目で把握できます。同時送信したメッセージも確認可能。複数のトークルームを同時に選べば、現場ごとの比較も簡単です。 チャットの履歴を遡る手間を一気に省き、作業効率が大幅にアップ。directで共有した写真・動画を会社の情報資産としてご活用いただけます。 ◯活用例 ・現場の作業工程を一目で確認 ・店舗毎の陳列を比較し、売れる陳列を指示 ・マニュアル動画の管理 ◯主な機能 ・過去にdirectで共有した写真・動画の一覧表示 ・写真プレビュー/動画再生 ・送信者名、送信日時、同時送信したメッセージの確認 ・複数のトークルームを同時選択して一覧表示
bunkoOCR
This app uses deep learning for on-device optical character recognition. It excels at recognizing horizontal and vertical text, particularly in Japanese and English, with a focus on pocket edition books.
- On-device deep learning OCR
- Recognizes horizontal and vertical text
- Optimized for Japanese and English
- Works with pocket edition books
- No data sent externally
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This is an Optical Character Recognition(OCR) software with deeplearing model. All computation run on the device, no data is sent outside. This app can recognize horizontal and vertical text with ruby in facing page on Bunko(pocket edition) book. This app has best performance with Japanese and English text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: direct PhotoView at none against bunkoOCR's 3. direct PhotoView also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). bunkoOCR's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 41 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. bunkoOCR sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. direct PhotoView asks for nothing beyond the download.
direct PhotoView ships an update every 41 months, bunkoOCR every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | direct PhotoView | bunkoOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 77.8% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 818 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | L is B Corp. | ichiro NAKAHARA |
In-app purchases
direct PhotoView
No in-app purchases
bunkoOCR
- Orange juice$3.99
- Dinner$17.99
- A day of GPU rent$99.99
