Japanese Ruby vs テキスト読み上げ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Japanese Ruby
This app automatically adds furigana (ruby characters) to Japanese text. It supports input via camera, photos, pasting, and handwriting, making it ideal for beginners learning Japanese. You can also export text with furigana to PDF via email.
- Add furigana to Japanese text
- Input via camera
- Input via photo library
- Handwriting recognition for kanji
- Export to PDF with furigana
- Study with hiragana or English
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This is an APP that add ruby characters (furigana) to Japanese inputted by camera, photo, pasting, handwriting for Japanese beginner automatically. Usage 1: You can copy characters from Safari, and paste them into the text box, and study Japanese with hiragana or English characters. Usage 2: You can study Japanese by camera or photo library. Usage 3: You can input unknown kanji by handwriting and check how to read it. Usage 4: You can input text with keyboard, and send the text with ruby in PDF by mail.
テキスト読み上げ
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入力したテキストを読み上げます。 ピッチやスピードを変えることができます。 多くの言語に対応しています。 音声ファイルとして保存や共有もできます。 音声ファイルは商用利用可能です。 使用回数の制限はありません。 広告もありません。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Japanese Ruby at every 4 months against テキスト読み上げ's every 15 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Japanese Ruby ships an update every 4 months, テキスト読み上げ every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Japanese Ruby | テキスト読み上げ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microstone Inc. | Rikuto Komatsu |
In-app purchases
Japanese Ruby
No in-app purchases
テキスト読み上げ
No in-app purchases
