Comparison

Poste vs LQ

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

Head to head
About

Poste

Access and organize a variety of free digital magazines, brochures, and publications. Save your favorite content, easily revisit it later, and share it with friends. Discover new content through web links or QR codes.

Highlights
  • Browse free magazines and publications
  • Save content to your digital bookshelf
  • Revisit and share saved content
  • Discover content via web links
  • Use QR codes to add content
  • Receive notifications for new content
Features
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Poste(ポステ)は、フリーマガジンを中心とした様々なコンテンツを手軽に閲覧することができるアプリです。 様々な企業、団体、個人が、フリーマガジン、広報誌、会報誌、パンフレットなどを提携サイトで公開しており、ユーザーが気になるコンテンツをアプリ上の登録してご覧頂くこと、後から簡単に見返すこと、友達に共有することが可能です。 このアプリの使い方■ ●コンテンツを入手 コンテンツが公開されているWebページ上で「アプリで見る」をタップするか、アプリ上の「QRを読み込む」を利用することでコンテンツを入手できます。 ●サイトタブ コンテンツを入手したサイトが自動的に登録されます。 ●通知 送られてきた通知を受け取る事ができます。 ●本棚 入手したコンテンツが保存されます。コンテンツをタップすると閲覧できます。 一覧の中を検索することもできます。 ●コンテンツ閲覧 コンテンツを閲覧することができます。 タップまたはスライドでページをめくることができます。 ■動作確認端末 アプリがリリースされた時点での、最新のiOSバージョンで動作確認しております。 iOSが古いバージョンの場合、問題が起こる可能性があるためiOSを最新バージョンにしてご利用ください。 アプリがリリースされた日付は「履歴」をご確認ください。

About

LQ

Features
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LQ-Port Library (e-textbook reader for LQ-Port Library) Provider: Japan Initiative for Youth Development Category: Apple: Book Google: Book & Reference Description: This app is an e-textbook reader for Lions Quest curriculum materials (Japanese version) and others in LQ-Port, a portal-site for Lions Quest Program workshop participants. You select items from among the contents in LQ-Port Library, that you have access to and would like to use, and download them to this app installed in your devices (smartphone, tablet). You can use the downloaded items without Internet connection. Also, you can search in the downloaded items with keywords and insert annotations in various ways such as bookmarks, text-notes, stamps, etc. Lions Quest Program is a life skills education program that helps children and youth to grow up to be an independent and responsible adult through learning life skills (social and emotional skills, non-cognitive skills) such as communication skills, self-control, goal setting, etc. Lions Quest provides educators with its curriculum materials compiled in accordance with the developmental stages of children and youth and professional trainings (workshops). Lions Quest is owned by Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and promoted in many countries around the world by Lions Clubs. In Japan, Japan Initiative for Youth Development (JIYD) acts as Lions Quest Office and promotes the program with the collaboration with Lions Clubs throughout the country. This app was developed and introduced with the support of The Nippon Foundation and Morimura Houmeikai Foundation.

Screenshots

Poste4 screens
LQ3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Poste at every 2 months against LQ's every 42 months. 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

Poste ships an update every 2 months, LQ every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Poste versus LQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPosteLQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloud CIRCUS, Inc.Japan Initiative for Youth Development

In-app purchases

None

Poste

No in-app purchases

None

LQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poste free?
Poste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LQ free?
LQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Poste or LQ have ads?
Neither Poste nor LQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poste or LQ?
Poste ships an update every 2 months, and LQ every 42 months. Most recently, Poste was updated on November 2, 2026 and LQ on October 27, 2026.

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