Comparison

Hatena Bookmark vs TechFeed

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

Head to head
About

Hatena Bookmark

Save and share Japanese news, blogs, and websites. Discover trending content, follow topics, and organize articles for later reading. Connect with friends and popular users within the service.

Highlights
  • Save and share web content
  • Discover trending Japanese news
  • Follow specific topics
  • Read articles later
  • Search bookmarks
  • Connect with users
Features
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Save and share Japanese news, blogs, or any websites you like, and read them at your leisure. The official app of Japan's largest bookmarking service. Over 250 million bookmarks and more than 10 million sites to enjoy. Features: • Enjoy various content in Japanese, from Japanese trends, to anime and manga news, to world events • Bookmark (follow) friends and popular users, and share your bookmarks • Add items to your Read Later list and read them at your leisure • Search every single bookmark, from funny animated GIFs to scholarly treatises • Set keywords that interest you, like "Kyoto," "gadgets," "movies," or "design," and follow those topics like RSS feeds • View the day's highlights—all the entries trending on Hatena Bookmark, rounded up automatically • Bookmark and read comments from apps like Safari, feedly, Pocket, and Medium

About

TechFeed

This app aggregates and delivers high-quality technical information for engineers. It features over 200 specialized channels, expert-curated content, and modes for different information needs. Users can also translate content and bookmark articles for later reading.

Highlights
  • High-quality technical information aggregation
  • Over 200 specialized engineer channels
  • Expert-curated content
  • Normal and Expert modes for information depth
  • Automatic translation for titles and comments
  • Bookmark integration with Hatena Bookmark and Pocket
  • Social network for IT engineers
Features
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TechFeed Pro is "the strongest on earth" information service and social network for engineers. The predecessor, "TechFeed", was a service where algorithms automatically collect and aggregate technical information from around the world and deliver it to users. The higher-level version, "TechFeed Pro", utilizes the results of direct hearings and user tests from over 30 experts, making it an information service for engineers that is unique in the world. [High information quality] The information gathering algorithm has been designed from scratch to provide highly professional and high quality information in real time. Many experts have said that "no noise" and "you can find information that you cannot find anywhere else". [Over 200 specialized channels] TechFeed "channels" are over 200 online communities designed exclusively for engineers. Just join the channel and you'll get everything your engineers want to know in real time, from release to pull request. The information on the channel is constantly updated by us with the help of experts. No more maintenance of information sources. [Aim Expert! Expert mode installed! ] There are two modes for following channels. Usually in normal mode. We will meet the needs of "I don't need too detailed information, but I want to keep up with trends." In contrast to Expert Mode information, Expert Mode allows you to obtain high-level information from overseas experts in real time. An information experience that was realized because we thoroughly analyzed the needs and technical information of engineers. Switch easily according to your level of interest and understanding. [Automatic translation and bookmarks] Engineers, anyway, I would like to touch on primary English information and high-quality information. TechFeed will fully support such engineers. Equipped with an automatic translation function for titles and comments. But again, it takes time to read English. So you need to read it later. Therefore, TechFeed has a highly functional bookmark button that works in conjunction with Hatena Bookmark and Pocket. [Building a social network specialized for IT engineers] The new TechFeed is thoroughly social. Follow a user to receive their activity in real time. Which articles you bookmarked, shared, read. Your friends and experts will give you the information you missed.

Screenshots

Hatena Bookmark4 screens
TechFeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Hatena Bookmark at free against TechFeed's freemium. TechFeed's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 19%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hatena Bookmark ships an update monthly, TechFeed every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hatena Bookmark versus TechFeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHatena BookmarkTechFeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews38.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB267 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developer株式会社はてなOpenWeb Technology Corp.

Customer experience

Hatena Bookmark

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive18.9%
Neutral20.8%
Negative60.4%

TechFeed

Written reviews26 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative46.2%

In-app purchases

None

Hatena Bookmark

No in-app purchases

None

TechFeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hatena Bookmark free?
Hatena Bookmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TechFeed free?
TechFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hatena Bookmark or TechFeed have ads?
Neither Hatena Bookmark nor TechFeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hatena Bookmark or TechFeed?
Hatena Bookmark ships an update monthly, and TechFeed every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hatena Bookmark was updated on September 24, 2026 and TechFeed on September 23, 2026.

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