Comparison

IC vs Japanese Browser

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

Head to head
About

IC

This app allows you to read, save, and export the usage history of various Japanese NFC transportation cards. Easily check your card balance and view past transactions, with the option to export data as a CSV file.

Highlights
  • Read IC card balance
  • View usage history
  • Export history as CSV
  • Supports multiple Japanese IC cards
  • Save card data
Read full description

That can acquire, save, and export the usage history of transportation Japanese IC cards such as Suica and Pasmo and more ▼FEATURE You can check the balance and usage history of transportation IC cards. The read usage history can be exported as CSV. ▼SUPPORTED CARDS ・Suica ・PASMO ・ICOCA ・manaca ・nimoca ・PiTaPa ・TOICA ・SUGOCA ・Kitaca ・Hayakaken ・PASPY ・SAPICA ・IruCa ・icsca ・OKICA ・ICa ・nanaco ・Edy ・WAON

About

Japanese Browser

This web browser enhances Japanese language learning by displaying pronunciation guides and definitions for words. It offers detailed dictionary entries, example sentences, and flashcards to aid vocabulary acquisition. Users can create custom lists and access pre-built study materials.

Highlights
  • Furigana display for Japanese words
  • Tap-to-define word lookup
  • Offline dictionaries with detailed word and kanji info
  • Extensive example sentences database
  • Customizable and pre-built vocabulary lists
  • Flashcard learning mode
  • Japanese pronunciation audio
Features
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Yomi Browser is a web browser that can add furiganas (word pronunciation in latin alphabet or in hiraganas) above each Japanese word. You can also tap each Japanese word to get its definitions in multiple target languages. Yomi Browser's offline dictionaries provide you with detail information of words, including numerous examples sentences, and kanjis (stroker order, on-yomi, kun-yomi. meaning etc.). Moreover you can build your own vocabulary lists, or check the prebuilt ones, and use Yomi Browser as a powerful study companion. EXTENSIVE DICTIONARY: • Detailed information about words (~ 200K entries) and kanjis (on-yomi, kun-yomi, meaning, stroke order, compounds etc.) • Huge database of example sentences (> 250K) built from numerous sources • More than 20 target languages available, such as English, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hungarian, Chinese, Dutch, Slovene, Swedish etc. • For advanced learners and natives: an extensive Japanese-Japanese dictionary • Listen to the Japanese pronunciation of words and example sentences through the "Speak" function VOCABULARY LISTS: • Build vocabulary lists of Japanese words, kanjis or sentences (which you can share as files or text in many ways) • Browse the numerous pre-built kanji and word lists, ordered by JLPT levels, school grades and topics STUDY WITH FLASHCARDS: • You can learn words in a fun way with flashcards. Pick up any deck from your own lists and history, then start learning them with flashcards • Everyday, a new deck is built based on your learning statistics in order to optimise your memorising power We are very responsive to your feed-back and suggestions: feedback.ios@yomiwa.net

Screenshots

IC4 screens
Japanese Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Japanese Browser at weekly against IC's every 2 months. Japanese Browser also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). IC's advantage is ratings volume (385 vs 73). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IC sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Japanese Browser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for IC against 4.8 for Japanese Browser. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IC has 385 ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of IC's written reviews are positive against 69% of Japanese Browser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IC ships an update every 2 months, Japanese Browser weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IC versus Japanese Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterICJapanese Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (385 ratings) — better4.8 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings385 — better73
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB305 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShintaro KawamuraNomad AI OU

Customer experience

IC

All ratings385 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative16.1%

Japanese Browser

All ratings73 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

IC

One-time5
  • All CSV Export$0.99
  • One free coffee for Developer.$0.99
  • タコスをご馳走する$3.99
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  • 広告非表示$4.99
  • お寿司をご馳走する$7.99
1 purchases

Japanese Browser

One-time1
  • Lifetime use$14.99

Questions

Is IC free?
IC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Japanese Browser free?
Japanese Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IC or Japanese Browser?
IC is rated higher. IC averages 4.9 out of 5 from 385 ratings, while Japanese Browser averages 4.8 from 73 ratings.
Do IC or Japanese Browser have ads?
Neither IC nor Japanese Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IC or Japanese Browser?
IC ships an update every 2 months, and Japanese Browser weekly. Most recently, IC was updated on September 25, 2026 and Japanese Browser on September 14, 2026.

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