Comparison

Hatena Bookmark vs ゲーマーニュース

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

ゲーマーニュース

Stay updated with the latest gaming news and release schedules for popular consoles and platforms. Discover new games to play and never miss an important announcement in the gaming world.

Highlights
  • Latest gaming news updates
  • New game release schedules
  • Information on PS5, Switch 2, Steam
  • PC and app game news
  • Discover new games
Features
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ゲームの最新情報を逃さずチェックできる!ゲーム特化ニュースアプリ 話題のゲームの情報が素早くチェックできる! 新作ソフトの発売スケジュールが把握できる! 遊びたいゲームが見つかる! PS5やSwitch 2やSteamなどのゲームの最新情報が追えます! ゲーマーニュースは、ゲームの情報に特化したニュースアプリです。 PS5,Switch 2,Steam,PCゲーム,アプリゲームの最新情報が網羅できます。 新作ゲームソフトや話題のゲームの情報をもれなく確認しましょう!

Screenshots

Hatena Bookmark4 screens
ゲーマーニュース4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hatena Bookmark at none against ゲーマーニュース's shown. Hatena Bookmark also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 0%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ゲーマーニュース's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). 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

Hatena Bookmark ships an update monthly, ゲーマーニュース every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hatena Bookmark versus ゲーマーニュース: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHatena Bookmarkゲーマーニュース
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB35 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developer株式会社はてなkazuma kimura

Customer experience

Hatena Bookmark

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

ゲーマーニュース

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hatena Bookmark

No in-app purchases

None

ゲーマーニュース

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hatena Bookmark free?
Hatena Bookmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ゲーマーニュース free?
ゲーマーニュース is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hatena Bookmark or ゲーマーニュース have ads?
ゲーマーニュース shows ads; Hatena Bookmark does not.
Which is updated more often, Hatena Bookmark or ゲーマーニュース?
Hatena Bookmark ships an update monthly, and ゲーマーニュース every 6 days. Most recently, Hatena Bookmark was updated on November 6, 2026 and ゲーマーニュース on November 7, 2026.

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