Comparison

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 vs yondayo

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

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About

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

This app helps you manage your reading history like a bank book. Track book titles, dates, prices, ratings, and reading status. Save summaries, images, and notes, organized by category for efficient review.

Highlights
  • Track book title, date, price, and rating
  • Manage reading status (read, reading, unread)
  • Record book summaries and notes
  • Save book-related images and charts
  • Organize saved content by category
  • View reading history on a calendar
  • Access statistical information on books read
Features
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"RecoDoku" is an application that can manage the history of the read book like a bank book. This app allows you to check the book's title and date, as well as the book's price, rating, reading status (read, reading, unread,). It is fun to record as you save a book. In addition, it is possible to record the summary in texts for each book, and save images, graphs, and notes written in books as images. Saved summaries and images are organized into categories and can be read back in a batch. Basically, once a book has been read, it is not necessary to read it from the beginning unless it is a good book. It is possible to establish the knowledge efficiently by carefully selecting the necessary part for yourself and reading it back repeatedly. [Characteristics of RecoDoku] ・ Display of book can be switched by "category" or "date" ・ Check the evaluation after reading in a list ・ Check the reading status (read, reading, unread) in a list ・ For books that need to be returned, alert notification function prevents forgetting to return ・ Record and save abstracts of books ・ Save memos, charts, etc. of books as images ・ Saved summary and memo images can be checked together by category ・ Check which book you read on the calendar ・ Statistical information such as "total number of books", "total price", "total number of pages" is also enhanced

About

yondayo

Features
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毎晩子どもに絵本の読み聞かせをしてるパパ・エンジニアが作った「読み聞かせ管理アプリ YONDAYO(ヨンダヨ)」は 読み聞かせを思い出に変えて記録するアプリです。 「読み聞かせた回数」や「読んだ絵本の数」の管理はもちろん、絵本に「持ってる」「買いたい」などのラベルをつけて蔵書管理としても使用できます。 メールアドレスなどでのユーザー登録や広告はありません。インストール後にすぐにお使いいただけます。 他にも下記の機能を利用できます。 ・複数のお子さまに対応しています。 ・お子さま別に絵本への「読んだ回数」「簡単なリアクション」と「一言メモ」が記録できます。 ・お子さまの読書データの累計はもちろん、年ごとにグラフ表示も可能です。 ・バーコードスキャン、タイトルまたは作者名で簡単に絵本を検索 ・アプリ利用者のデータを元にした「年齢別絵本ランキング」でまだ知らない絵本と出会えるかもしれません。 ・絵本を借りれられる図書館を簡単に検索できます。 【プライベートで安心】 登録されたお子さまの「名前、生年月日、画像」などはお使いのスマートフォンにのみ保存されクラウドにアップロードされることはありません。 そのため安心にお使いいただけます。

Screenshots

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」4 screens
yondayo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: yondayo at none against Reading record notes「RecoDoku」's shown. yondayo also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 ships an update every 4 months, yondayo monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 versus yondayo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading record notes「RecoDoku」yondayo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermitsuhiro naratsukasa chinen

In-app purchases

None

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

No in-app purchases

None

yondayo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 free?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is yondayo free?
yondayo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 or yondayo have ads?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 shows ads; yondayo does not.
Which is updated more often, Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 or yondayo?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 ships an update every 4 months, and yondayo monthly. Most recently, Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 was updated on November 3, 2026 and yondayo on October 30, 2026.

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