Hatena Bookmark vs Tech Info Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Save and share web content
- Discover trending Japanese news
- Follow specific topics
- Read articles later
- Search bookmarks
- Connect with users
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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
Tech Info Player
Listen to the latest tech news from popular Japanese websites. This application reads articles aloud using text-to-speech technology, offering a convenient way to stay informed.
- Reads tech news aloud
- Text-to-speech audio
- Supports multiple Japanese tech sites
- RSS feed reader
- Japanese language support
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This app is a simple RSS Reader for reading and hearing tech news in japanese. This app supports audio playback by text-to-speech. This app supports the following news sites. - ASCII.jp - AV Watch - CNET Japan - GetNavi web - gihyo.jp - GIZMODO JAPAN - gori.me - ITMedia - Lifehacker - PC Watch - WIRED.jp - ZDNet Japan - Nikkei xTECH
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tech Info Player at 71% against Hatena Bookmark's 19%. Hatena Bookmark's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hatena Bookmark ships an update monthly, Tech Info Player every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hatena Bookmark | Tech Info Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 株式会社はてな | kazuhiko sugimoto |
Customer experience
Hatena Bookmark
Tech Info Player
In-app purchases
Hatena Bookmark
No in-app purchases
Tech Info Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hatena Bookmark free?
Is Tech Info Player free?
Do Hatena Bookmark or Tech Info Player have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hatena Bookmark or Tech Info Player?
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