Comparison

蓄積読書 vs Pause

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

Head to head
About

蓄積読書

This app helps adults build a reading habit by tracking progress, estimating completion times, and offering features to maintain reading streaks. It supports all book formats and allows for note-taking to capture insights.

Highlights
  • Real-time estimated reading completion time
  • Supports paper, e-books, and audiobooks
  • Streak maintenance with freeze items
  • Live Activity for lock screen progress
  • Note-taking for reading insights
  • Keyword search and barcode scanning for book registration
Features
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■ 終わりが見えるから、読み切れる 「読了までの推定時間」をリアルタイムで算出。「あと30分で読み終わる」という具体的なゴールに変え、モチベーションを維持します。 ■ 紙の本・電子書籍・オーディオブック すべてに対応 ページ数、進捗率(%)、再生時間など、本の形に合わせた記録が可能。キーワード検索やバーコードスキャンで、気になる本を秒速で登録できます。 ■ 連続記録を「守る」フリーズアイテム 「どうしても読めない日」があっても大丈夫。連続フリーズ機能を使えば、積み上げたストリーク(連続記録)を途絶えさせることなく、翌日から再開できます。 ■ ロック画面で進捗を確認(Live Activity) アプリを閉じても大丈夫。Live Activity対応の読書タイマーが、ロック画面から今の進捗を常に通知。読書への集中を妨げません。 ■ あなたの思考を逃さないメモ機能 読書セッションごとの気づきを、その場で「知の蓄積」として保存。読み返すたびに、自分の成長を実感できます。 【主な機能一覧】 ・読書の記録・分析  ・読書タイマーによる時間計測と記録の積み上げ  ・進捗管理(ページ / % / 再生時間)  ・過去のペースに基づく「読了までの推定時間」表示 ・本の管理  ・登録方法:キーワード検索 / バーコード / 手動入力  ・全フォーマット対応:紙の本 / 電子書籍 / オーディオブック ・習慣化・モチベーション  ・連続記録(ストリーク)と自己ベスト更新  ・連続記録を守る「連続フリーズアイテム」  ・読書を忘れないための通知リマインダー ・データの安心と使い勝手  ・iCloud同期:複数端末で最新のデータを共有  ・バックアップ機能:大切な読書の軌跡をしっかり保護  ・ダークモード対応:夜の静かな読書タイムにも最適 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・本を買っても、つい途中で挫折してしまう方 ・読書を「知識の資産」として形に残したい方 ・毎日少しずつでも、読書を習慣にしたい方 ・あとどのくらいで読み終わるかを知って、計画的に読みたい方 ▼ サービス情報 利用規約: https://responsible-people-ca1.notion.site/31a8a268873e803fafe8e46f67115136 プライバシーポリシー: https://responsible-people-ca1.notion.site/30e8a268873e8055b53fd79ca7cb3014

About

Pause

This app helps you reclaim time spent on social media and videos by setting usage limits before you open them. It converts your social media time into an estimate of how many book pages you could have read, encouraging a shift towards reading.

Highlights
  • Set time limits for apps before opening
  • Automatically block apps when time expires
  • Convert social media time to book pages
  • Track reading progress with a virtual companion
  • Home screen widgets and live activities
  • Shareable progress cards
Features
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What if the time that melts away on social media went into a book instead? A quick break? Catching up on news? Just checking one notification… You meant to look for a minute, and two hours are gone. The break left you tired, not rested. And every day, a faint sense of "what am I doing" quietly eats at your confidence along with your time. You're not alone. That's why Pause exists. Pause asks you to decide how long BEFORE you open social or video apps. Then it shows what that time was worth in pages: how much of a book you could have read. When your time is up, the apps are blocked again automatically. No blame. Just a gentle place to stop, so a little of your scrolling turns into reading, day by day. That book you've been meaning to read, a few pages at a time. A reading habit builds on its own. And a small companion, Pause-kun, grows with every page. [ Free ] • Sessions: pick "just N minutes" before you open. When time's up, the apps are blocked again • Reading timer: paper or app. Time in Kindle, Audible, or Apple Books counts as reading too • Pages instead of minutes: your social time shown as "about N pages of a book" • Honest records: based on Screen Time measurements. No inflated numbers to scare you • A companion that grows: books pile up behind Pause-kun as you pause and read • Home Screen widget and a Lock Screen view while you read (Live Activity) • Share card: the time you turned into reading, and your companion, in one image • Today and this week at a glance * The free version covers up to 3 apps. [ Pause Plus ] The free version is enough for most days. Pause Plus is for people who want to cut back more seriously. It's available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. • Push Mode: a block you can't lift for the period you choose • Unlimited apps • Reward Mode: after you finish, 24 hours with no limits on your blocked apps • Monthly and yearly views, with a full year of history • Name your companion Pause Plus yearly and monthly plans each come with a 1-month free trial. Pause Plus one-time purchase: pay once, no auto-renewal. [ Your privacy ] • Your Screen Time details and the books you read never leave your device. No account, no sign-in • Pause doesn't ban social media. It only asks you to pause. The choice is always yours After the free trial, the subscription converts to a paid plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID after purchase. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://pause-lp.vercel.app/privacy/

Screenshots

蓄積読書4 screens
Pause4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pause at none against 蓄積読書's 7. Pause also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 蓄積読書's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. 蓄積読書 sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pause asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

蓄積読書 ships an update weekly, Pause every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
蓄積読書 versus Pause: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter蓄積読書Pause
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuki YamagishiIku Yagome

Customer experience

蓄積読書

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pause

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

蓄積読書

Subscriptions2
  • 蓄積読書Plus+ 月額プラン7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 蓄積読書Plus+ 年額プラン7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time5
  • 連続フリーズ$0.29
  • 連続フリーズ 2個$0.49
  • 連続フリーズ 4個$0.99
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  • 連続フリーズ 3個$0.99
  • 連続フリーズ 5個$1.99
None

Pause

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 蓄積読書 free?
蓄積読書 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pause free?
Pause is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 蓄積読書 or Pause have ads?
Neither 蓄積読書 nor Pause shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 蓄積読書 or Pause?
蓄積読書 ships an update weekly, and Pause every 5 days. Most recently, 蓄積読書 was updated on October 4, 2026 and Pause on October 9, 2026.

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