Furigana Camera vs Codedas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Furigana Camera
This app uses your device's camera to add furigana (pronunciation guides) and romanized characters to Japanese text in photos. It supports both vertical and horizontal layouts, with adjustable font sizes and a dark mode option for comfortable reading.
- Add furigana to kanji via camera
- Convert text from photos and camera
- Supports vertical and horizontal text
- Adjustable font size
- Dark mode support
- Romanized character conversion
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Japanese book reading support app. Add furigana/hiragana on kanji via camera. [Features] -Convert text in photos from your album (gallery) or camera into furigana and romanized characters -Supports both vertical and horizontal text formats -Adjustable font size for characters and furigana (ruby) -Dark mode support [Usage Examples] -When encountering difficult kanji while reading -When coming across unfamiliar words in newspapers -As a companion for studying Japanese -To assist with homework -For speech support, when you need furigana for kanji -When struggling with kanji in textbooks and needing furigana -To support foreigners by providing furigana -When picking up a difficult, thick, kanji-heavy book or one with a complex writing style -When wanting to read a kanji-heavy manga smoothly with furigana (though this may vary) -When introducing this app to IT supporters and ICT education supporters *Internet connection required Web Services by Yahoo! JAPAN (https://developer.yahoo.co.jp/sitemap/)
Codedas
Store and display your membership and loyalty card barcodes and QR codes for quick access at checkout. Easily add codes by typing, scanning, or from photos. Your data is securely stored on your device.
- Store membership and loyalty card codes
- Add codes via typing, camera, or photo
- Supports QR, Code 128, Code 39, EAN-13
- Full screen, high brightness display
- Favorites and tags for organization
- Lock Screen widget for top favorites
- Device-only data storage
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Codedas keeps the barcodes and QR codes from your membership and loyalty cards, and shows them in three taps at the register. Easy to add Type the number, or read it from the camera or a photo. QR, Code 128, Code 39, and EAN-13. Scans first time Full screen, full brightness. The number sits under the code, so if a scanner won't read it, you can show the cashier. Official apps in the same list Some codes only exist inside an app, like PayPay. Pick those from a list, or add any app by URL scheme or a Shortcut. No hunting Favorites and tags narrow the list. Open the app and your top three favorites appear on the Lock Screen too. Your data stays with you Everything is stored on your device. Nothing is sent to our servers. Export a JSON backup any time. Codedas Pro (one-time purchase) - Show codes on your Apple Watch. No reaching for your phone. - Near a shop you saved, its card moves to the top. Arrive, and a notification comes. - iCloud keeps every device on your Apple Account in step. Reinstall, and it all comes back. No ads. No subscription. No account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Codedas at 5.0 against Furigana Camera's 4.0. Codedas also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ads (none vs shown). Furigana Camera's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Furigana Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Codedas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Codedas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Furigana Camera has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Furigana Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Codedas's.
Furigana Camera ships an update every 2 months, Codedas every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Furigana Camera | Codedas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koji Watanabe | Daichi Sasaki |
Customer experience
Furigana Camera
Codedas
In-app purchases
Furigana Camera
- Premium Feature Subscription$1.991 Month
- Premium Feature Subscription$2.991 Month
- Premium Feature Subscription$12.991 Year
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- Premium Feature Subscription$29.991 Year
- Donate$4.99
Codedas
- Pro$2.99









