Comparison

Narou Reader vs Bookries

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

Head to head
About

Narou Reader

Features
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軜さを远求した小説家になろうのリヌダヌアプリです。 デザむンのシンプルさにこだわりたした。 怜玢条件の现かい指定や、ゞャンル別のランキングを閲芧するこずができたす。

About

Bookries

Features
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BookRies is the perfect companion to record your reading experience and cultivate your reading habits. From book details to reading progress, you can comprehensively manage your reading life. Key Features Book Management: Record detailed information such as title, author, publisher, and ISBN, and add cover images. Organize your books with three statuses: Reading, Completed, and Plan to Read. Reading Sessions: Track each reading session with date, pages read, and reading time. Monitor your reading progress in real-time. Statistics & Analysis: Visually display statistics such as completed books, total pages read, reading days, and average pages per day. Check monthly reading volume and reading trends by day of the week through graphs. Achievements: Commemorate reading milestones such as completing 10, 50, or 100 books, or reaching 1,000 or 10,000 pages. Track continuous records like 30-day reading streaks. Reading Reminders: Get notifications for your daily reading time. Support for establishing reading habits. Customization: Eye-friendly display with dark mode support. Available in both English and Japanese. Record the joy of reading with BookLog and enrich your reading life. Discover your reading trends and growth through daily reading records.

Screenshots

Narou Reader4 screens
Bookries2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Narou Reader at none against Bookries's shown. Bookries's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). 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

Narou Reader ships an update every 3 days, Bookries daily. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Narou Reader versus Bookries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNarou ReaderBookries
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DevelopergoodmoonTsuyoshi Matsuoka

In-app purchases

None

Narou Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Bookries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Narou Reader free?
Narou Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bookries free?
Bookries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Narou Reader or Bookries have ads?
Bookries shows ads; Narou Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Narou Reader or Bookries?
Narou Reader ships an update every 3 days, and Bookries daily. Most recently, Narou Reader was updated on September 16, 2026 and Bookries on September 9, 2026.

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