Comparison

Hatena Bookmark vs お茶の間ニュース

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

お茶の間ニュース

Features
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お茶の間ニュースは、家族で見られる「平和で文化的な」毎日5分のニュース番組です。 キャスターの咲耶が、その日の話題をやさしい言葉でお届けします。事件や悲惨なニュースは扱いません。世界遺産や科学の前進、季節の話題、各地の明るいニュースが中心です。お子さまと一緒に、朝ごはんや夕ごはんの時間に安心して見られます。 【番組の内容】 ・きょうのニュース: その日の大きな動きを2本、やさしく解説 ・お茶の間だより: 科学や文化のたのしい話題 ・きょうのお天気: 気象庁データによる全国のお天気 ・けいざいコーナー: 日経平均・NYダウ・ドル円を、豆知識つきで ・今日は何の日: 締めの小ネタ 【アプリの特徴】 ・放送は朝と夕方に届きます(おやすみの日もあります) ・「きょうの話題」を文字でも確認できます ・小窓再生(ピクチャ・イン・ピクチャ)に対応 ・お住まいの地域の天気を表示(9都市から選択) ・アカウント登録不要。広告なし。個人情報の収集はありません 【出典について】 ニュースは公共性の高い報道機関の公開情報をもとに、番組が自分の言葉で編集しています。各回の出典は番組内と概要欄に明記しています。 天気: 気象庁 / 市況: Yahoo Finance

Screenshots

Hatena Bookmark4 screens
お茶の間ニュース4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: お茶の間ニュース at 100% against Hatena Bookmark's 19%. お茶の間ニュース also leads on 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hatena Bookmark versus お茶の間ニュース: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHatena Bookmarkお茶の間ニュース
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer株式会社はてなNihon no Inaka ha Shihonshugi no Frontier da LLC.

Customer experience

Hatena Bookmark

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

お茶の間ニュース

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hatena Bookmark

No in-app purchases

None

お茶の間ニュース

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hatena Bookmark free?
Hatena Bookmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is お茶の間ニュース free?
お茶の間ニュース is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hatena Bookmark or お茶の間ニュース have ads?
Neither Hatena Bookmark nor お茶の間ニュース shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hatena Bookmark or お茶の間ニュース?
Hatena Bookmark ships an update monthly, and お茶の間ニュース monthly. Most recently, Hatena Bookmark was updated on November 6, 2026 and お茶の間ニュース on November 6, 2026.

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