Comparison

Hatena Bookmark vs 日本経済新聞 電子版

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

日本経済新聞 電子版

Access Asia's leading economic news source with in-depth articles on business, politics, finance, and the economy. Requires a subscription to the NIKKEI online edition for full content and features. Articles are published in Japanese.

Highlights
  • In-depth economic news
  • Business, politics, finance coverage
  • Japanese language articles
  • Full content access with subscription
  • Cancel anytime subscription
Features
Currently charting
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This is the news application by NIKKEI, Asia's leading economic news media company. This app requires a subscription of the NIKKEI online edition for full access to contents and functionalities. Articles are written in Japanese. Digital Subscription Option: Full access to contents and functionalities for 4,300 JPY per month. Cancel anytime. Your payment will be charged to your AppleID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew each month 24-hours before the end of the current period, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your AppleID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Service: https://www.nikkei.com/info/iphone_tos_ds_ios.html Privacy Policy: https://www.nikkei.com/info/tos_ds_ios.html#privacy

Screenshots

Hatena Bookmark4 screens
日本経済新聞 電子版4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hatena Bookmark at none against 日本経済新聞 電子版's 2. Hatena Bookmark also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). 日本経済新聞 電子版's advantage is ratings volume (472 vs 17) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating and device support 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. 日本経済新聞 電子版 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $38.99 per month. Hatena Bookmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hatena Bookmark against 4.8 for 日本経済新聞 電子版. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 日本経済新聞 電子版 has 472 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Hatena Bookmark's written reviews are positive against 34% of 日本経済新聞 電子版's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hatena Bookmark ships an update monthly, 日本経済新聞 電子版 every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Hatena Bookmark versus 日本経済新聞 電子版: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHatena Bookmark日本経済新聞 電子版
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings)4.8 (472 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews33.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17472 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#79 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB225 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer株式会社はてなNIKKEI INC.

Customer experience

Hatena Bookmark

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

日本経済新聞 電子版

All ratings472 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive33.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative58.1%

Bugs and requests

Hatena Bookmark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

日本経済新聞 電子版

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App Store link instead of direct article
  • Evernote integration leads to blank screen
  • Videos have no sound
  • VoiceOver feature not working
  • Unintended horizontal screen transition
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  • App crashes
  • Count for free articles is off

Requested features

12 requests
  • Dark mode selection
  • Ability to select dark mode
  • Wish for dark mode
  • Like or save function desired
  • Improve Evernote upload speed
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  • Add search for saved articles
  • Sync read status across devices
  • Option to disable sensitive screen transition
  • Allow clipping of Nikkei The STYLE
  • Add comments from experts and readers
  • More flexible category design for saved articles
  • Cheaper student discount

In-app purchases

None

Hatena Bookmark

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

日本経済新聞 電子版

Subscriptions2
  • 日経電子版 有料会員 - 月額2 Months trial$38.991 Month
  • 日経電子版 有料会員 - 年額1 Month trial$419.991 Year

Questions

Is Hatena Bookmark free?
Hatena Bookmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 日本経済新聞 電子版 free?
日本経済新聞 電子版 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hatena Bookmark or 日本経済新聞 電子版?
日本経済新聞 電子版 is rated higher. Hatena Bookmark averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while 日本経済新聞 電子版 averages 4.8 from 472 ratings.
Do Hatena Bookmark or 日本経済新聞 電子版 have ads?
日本経済新聞 電子版 shows ads; Hatena Bookmark does not.
Which is updated more often, Hatena Bookmark or 日本経済新聞 電子版?
Hatena Bookmark ships an update monthly, and 日本経済新聞 電子版 every 9 days. Most recently, Hatena Bookmark was updated on October 23, 2026 and 日本経済新聞 電子版 on October 23, 2026.

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