Comparison

Novel Airline vs SapomeReader

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

Head to head
About

Novel Airline

Create novels anytime, anywhere with this writing app. It offers tools for organizing plots, characters, and locations, along with features to enhance vocabulary and protect privacy. Export your work in various formats.

Highlights
  • Vertical and horizontal text preview
  • Plot, character, and location management
  • Custom dictionary
  • Cloud backup
  • Pincode lock
  • File import and export (Text/PDF)
Features
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While commuting, taking a bath, or before going to bed... You can create novels anytime and anywhere you want. Novel Airline will guide you on a comfortable creative journey. You'll soon get the environment to immerse yourself in writing. This app is equipped with a custom dictionary to enhance your vocabularies, and quick insert to input frequently used symbols such as brackets, dashes, etc. There are also some features to protect your privacy, such as the pincode lock or sleep mode. You can also share data with other devices by using Cloud Backup. All features of Novel Airline are optimized for smartphones. [ Main Features ] - Vertical text preview (supported single or double columns) - Horizontal text preview - Rubies and dots - Multiple chapters - Illustration insertion - Background image setting - Book cover, title page and bibliographic information (colophon) setting - "Plot Board" that manages plots - "Cast room" that manages characters and items - "Locations" that manages views of the world - "Archives" that manages images - "My Dictionary" that manages vocabularies - Cloud Backup - Edit History - Logbook - File Import (Text) - File Export (Text/PDF) [ Writing Assistance ] - Characters count - Tabbed editor - Ruled lines - Irregular diacritical characters - Quick Insert to input frequently used symbols and texts - "Note" that can be used to make a draft - Find and Replace - Undo, Redo - Quick shape - Automatic indentation - Automatic save - Quick copy [ Privacy Protection ] - Pincode lock - Shoulder hack measures (prevention of peeping) - Sleep mode --- Subscription: "First Class" [ Benefits ] - Remove ads. - Cloud Backup. - Export as PDF. - Unlock higher-level features. [ Price ] - ¥180 / month - It will be charged via Apple ID. [ Cancellation ] - Please check out Settings App > Apple ID > Subscription. - If you want to stop the subscription, please cancel it at least 24 hours before the next expiration date. - Even after the subscription is canceled, you can get the benefits until the next expiration date. [ Notice ] - Please tap the 'Restore' button to restore your previous purchase. - We cannot accept the cancellation for the current month. [ Terms of Service ] https://terms.novel-airline.com/ [ Privacy Policy ] https://privacy.novel-airline.com/

About

SapomeReader

This app allows you to listen to support emails from Kazuyo Katsuma by converting them into audio. It offers features like searching past emails, organizing series, and background playback, making it easy to consume content on the go.

Highlights
  • Listen to support emails
  • Search back numbers
  • Organize series articles
  • Background playback
  • Customize audio speed
  • Read-and-listen display
Features
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SapomeReaderは、勝間和代さんのサポートメールを「耳で読む」ための非公式リーダーアプリです。 最新のサポートメールに記載されたURLで認証するだけで、記事一覧の取り込み、バックナンバー検索、音声化、再生までを1つのアプリで行えます。読む時間が取りにくい日でも、移動中や家事中、作業中にサポートメールを無理なくインプットできます。 主な機能 ・バックナンバー検索 ・シリーズ記事の自動整理 ・記事の音声変換 ・バックグラウンド再生 ・ライブラリ保存、再生位置の記憶 ・テキストを見ながら聴ける読み聴き表示 ・音声、読み上げ速度、音質のカスタマイズ ・広告、トラッキングなし こんな方におすすめ ・サポートメールを読む時間を確保しづらい方 ・移動中や家事中にも学びを続けたい方 ・過去のバックナンバーをまとめて聴きたい方 ※本アプリは勝間和代氏および関連サービスの公式アプリではありません。 ※利用には「勝間和代のサポートメール」の有料会員資格が必要です。 ※『勝間和代のサポートメール』への会員登録・料金のお支払いは、本アプリでは行えません。 利用規約(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Novel Airline3 screens
SapomeReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SapomeReader at none against Novel Airline's 1. SapomeReader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Novel Airline's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On update cadence, 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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SapomeReader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Novel Airline has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Novel Airline versus SapomeReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovel AirlineSapomeReader
PriceFree — better—
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroya TanakaShouji Fujise

Customer experience

Novel Airline

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative11.5%

SapomeReader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Novel Airline

Subscriptions1
  • First Class1 Month trial$1.491 Month
None

SapomeReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Novel Airline free?
Novel Airline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SapomeReader free?
Pricing for SapomeReader is not currently listed on the App Store.
Which has better reviews, Novel Airline or SapomeReader?
SapomeReader is rated higher. Novel Airline averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SapomeReader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Novel Airline or SapomeReader have ads?
Novel Airline shows ads; SapomeReader does not.
Which is updated more often, Novel Airline or SapomeReader?
Novel Airline ships an update every 2 weeks, and SapomeReader every 2 weeks. Most recently, Novel Airline was updated on November 3, 2026 and SapomeReader on November 5, 2026.

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