Comparison

ITmedia vs Wakaru

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

Head to head
About

ITmedia

Access IT and business news from 14 specialized channels, including enterprise IT, AI, and smartphones. Download articles for offline reading in areas with weak signals. Content is exclusively in Japanese.

Highlights
  • 14 specialized IT news channels
  • Offline article downloads
  • Categorized news
  • Enterprise IT news
  • AI and smartphone news
  • Business and marketing news
Features
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*** PRECAUTION FOR NON-JAPANESE USERS *** All articles available in this application are provided only in Japanese. いつでもどこでもIT情報やネットの旬な話題をチェックしたい! iPhoneの使いこなし、ネットの話題から、エンタープライズITニュースまで、IT専門ニュースのすべてが読めるアプリです。 記事本文を一括ダウンロードするので、電波の弱いところでも安心してサクサク閲覧が可能です(※)。 【収録チャンネル】 アイティメディアの14媒体(ITmedia、@IT、MONOist、Fav-Log、AI+等)の全ニュースを、分類して提供します。 ・注目記事 ・ニュース ・企業向けIT ・ITエンジニア/開発 ・IT製品導入 ・ビジネス ・マーケ ・AI+ ・製造 ・エレクトロニクス ・建設 ・エネルギー ・スマートフォン ・ガジェット&PC ・個人向け製品&サービス選び ※ 記事内の画像や動画、および一部の特設記事の表示にはインターネット接続が必要です。 For inquiries please in Japanese.

About

Wakaru

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\ An app for residents to better understand the city they live in / "Understanding" is a multicultural communication app for local governments and local foreign residents. You can get information about the municipality where you live in your own language in an easy-to-understand manner. ■ Receive information about the municipality where you live You can select the municipality where you live in the app and receive various information. [Information received] ・Basic information on administrative procedures for notifications, taxes, pensions, etc. (Guide for Living) ・News from local governments ・Regional event information ■ You can change the language on the app You can get the information in the app in your familiar language. ■ You can make inquiries to the local government where you live Residents who usually have difficulty going to the local government office can use the chat function to directly consult with the local government office. You can also translate the contents of the chat, so even those who have difficulty with Japanese can consult.

Screenshots

ITmedia4 screens
Wakaru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ITmedia at 3 against Wakaru's —. Wakaru's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ITmedia versus Wakaru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterITmediaWakaru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITmedia Inc.One Terrace Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ITmedia

No in-app purchases

None

Wakaru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ITmedia free?
ITmedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wakaru free?
Wakaru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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