Comparison

WidgetZenn vs nook

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

Head to head
About

WidgetZenn

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【Zennで話題の技術トレンドを、もう見逃さない】 「WidgetZenn」は、エンジニアやデザイナーのための知識共有プラットフォーム「Zenn」の最新トレンドを、ホーム画面のウィジェットで手軽にチェックできるアプリです。 毎日の情報収集をもっとスマートに、もっと効率的に。 アプリを起動する手間なく、いつでも最新の技術動向をあなたのホーム画面にお届けします。 ◆ 主な機能 ・ホーム画面ウィジェット:アプリを開かずにZennのトレンドを一覧表示 ・シンプルなUI:記事を読むことに集中できる、無駄のないデザイン ・簡単アクセス:ウィジェットをタップするだけで、すぐにZennの元記事を閲覧可能 ◆ こんな方におすすめ ・最新の技術動向に常にキャッチアップしていたいエンジニアの方 ・スキマ時間を使って効率的に情報収集をしたい方 ・毎日Zennをチェックするのが日課の方 開発者自身の「欲しかった」を形にしました。 あなたの毎日の情報収集が、このアプリで少しでも快適になれば幸いです。

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nook

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Read collected technical articles and research papers cleanly on your devices. This app is a companion reader designed to work alongside the Mac version of nook. Feed registration, folder organization, article polling, and AI summarization are handled in the Mac app. Synced articles and briefings appear on your iPhone and iPad via iCloud for a quiet reading experience on the go. Using sync requires signing in with the same Apple Account on both your Mac and iOS devices. Everything syncs privately through your personal iCloud storage (private database). No proprietary account is required. ■ Built for Technical Reading - Native Markdown: Clean hierarchy, structured lists, tables, inline code, and block quotes. - LaTeX Math Rendering: Crisp rendering of mathematical formulas and equations in research papers and articles. - Expandable Image Viewer: Tap or pinch to zoom into architecture diagrams, charts, and technical figures. - In-App Video Playback: Watch demonstration and technical videos directly within articles (streamed on demand). ■ Briefings and Citations - Topic Overviews: Review key topics summarized across multiple articles in a feed or folder. - Interactive Citations: Tap citation links to jump directly to referenced excerpts and source articles. ■ Organization and Offline Access - Filter by Folders and Feeds: Filter articles by synced feeds and folders. - Fast Search: Instantly search articles by title and list preview text. - Automatic Offline Caching: Automatically caches the last 30 days of articles, images, and your favorites for offline reading on planes or subways. - Two-Way Favorite Sync: Starred articles sync across your devices. ■ Language Settings - The app UI language can be set independently under Settings to System, Japanese, or English (changing the UI language does not retranslate existing saved articles). - The language used for AI summaries, briefings, and Ask responses is determined by the settings in the Mac app. Getting Started - This app cannot register feeds, create or edit folders, poll articles, or generate AI summaries and briefings on its own. These operations are performed in the Mac app. - Data sync utilizes your personal iCloud storage. - Even without a Mac or before syncing, you can test core reading features—including article layout, math and figure rendering, image zoom, search, and favorites—using 3 built-in sample technical articles (briefings, video playback, and iCloud sync are not included in sample mode). Completely free. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no ads, and no user tracking.

Screenshots

WidgetZenn3 screens
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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: nook at none against WidgetZenn's shown. nook also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 14 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

WidgetZenn ships an update every 14 months, nook daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
WidgetZenn versus nook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetZennnook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRyo TsudukihashiKohei Ono

In-app purchases

None

WidgetZenn

No in-app purchases

None

nook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WidgetZenn free?
WidgetZenn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is nook free?
nook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WidgetZenn or nook have ads?
WidgetZenn shows ads; nook does not.
Which is updated more often, WidgetZenn or nook?
WidgetZenn ships an update every 14 months, and nook daily. Most recently, WidgetZenn was updated on October 13, 2026 and nook on September 25, 2026.

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