Pocketbook Appendix vs 名前よみかた辞典
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocketbook Appendix
This app provides a comprehensive collection of information, similar to a Japanese pocketbook appendix. It includes details on postal charges, holidays, conversion tables, and emergency numbers, with regular updates to ensure accuracy.
- Age table
- Conversion table
- Postal charges
- Emergency numbers
- Japanese holidays
- Route maps
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Pocketbook Appendix is english version of Techo-no-furoku(手帳の付録). This application is like the Japanese pocketbook appendix. It has a lot of information on Japan and more than Pocketbook Appendix. [ver2.2.9 Update] - Update "Route Map" [ver2.2.8 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2025/11/1 - Update "Stamp duty" data after 2026/6 - Update "Noshigami" - Update "Long-lived celebration" - Update "Emergency number" [ver2.2.7 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2024/10/1 - Update "Stamp duty" data after 2024/11/18 [ver2.2.6 Update] - Update "Postal Chages" data after 2023/10/1 [ver2.2.5 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2023/05/8 - Update "Stamp duty" data after 2023/05/8 [ver2.2.4 Update] - Add launch screen - Bug fixes - Update Japanese holiday - Update Stamp duty [ver2.2.3 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2019/10/1 [ver2.2.2 Update] - Update "Age table" for new Japanese Calender - Update "Japanese holiday" for 2019,2020 [ver2.2.1 Update] - Fix unit of acceleration in conversion table on Japanese version. - Update Route Map. [ver2.2.0 Update] - Add Mountain Day to Japanese Holiday. - Fix that not all of A.D. of the age table is displayed. - Fix calculation flow rate, kinematic viscosity ,absolute measurement in conversion table. - Update postal charges. - Update stamp duty. - Fix that crash when selecting some items. - Fix that layout collapses when displayed on landscape screen. [ver2.1.6 Update] - Acceleration, flow rate, additional viscosity, kinematic viscosity to absolute measurement conversion table - If you have to bold in body configuration, Fixed a phenomenon that sum calendar display of age Chart is interrupted [ver2.1.5 Update] - iOS8 Bug Fix [ver2.1.4 Update] - URL Scheme "appendix://" - Background color Bug Fix - Metro List Add Nautical mile(n.mile) [ver2.1.3 Update] - iOS7 PickerView Bug Fix [ver2.1.0 Update] - Tax Rate Change [ver2.1.0 Update] - Add Config Arrange List [Ver2.0.0 Update] - Add Route Map(Tokyo,Osaka) [Ver1.0.7 Update] - Bug fix in Emergency number [Ver1.0.6 Update] - Menu icon add - Bug fix [Ver1.0.5 Update] - Bug fix in the solar system star [Ver1.0.4 Update] - Add to a dwarf planet in the solar system star - Bug Fix [Contents] - Age table - Conversion table - Postal charges - Emergency number - Japanese holiday - Rokuyō - Prefectures of Japan - Country number - Time difference - Writing of letter - Noshigami - Calendar (Koyomi) - Solar system - The twelve signs of the zodiac - Language of flowers - The symbol of an element - Long-lived celebration - Size table - Web color code - Yakudoshi - Stamp duty - The 24 Solar Terms - Paper size - Wedding Anniversary - Route Map
名前よみかた辞典
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「名前よみかた辞典」は、日本人の名前(名字・名前)の読み方を調べられる辞典アプリです。 【豊富な収録数】 一般的な名字から珍しい名字まで幅広く収録。ビジネスシーンや日常で出会う名前の読み方を確認できます。 【漢字から検索】 漢字を入力して読み方を検索。初めて見る名前でも正しい読み方がすぐに分かります。 【読みから検索】 読み方から漢字表記を逆引き検索。年賀状や手紙を書く際にも活用できます。 【人気ランキング】 名字や名前の人気ランキングを掲載。日本の名前に関する知識も深まります。 【ブックマーク】 よく調べる名前をブックマークに保存。取引先や知人の名前を素早く確認できます。 営業職やカスタマーサポートの方、教師、受付業務の方など、人の名前を正確に読む必要がある方に特におすすめです。
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The clearest difference is price: 名前よみかた辞典 at Free against Pocketbook Appendix's $0.99. 名前よみかた辞典 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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名前よみかた辞典 is free to download; Pocketbook Appendix costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pocketbook Appendix ships an update every 6 months, 名前よみかた辞典 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocketbook Appendix | 名前よみかた辞典 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TECHNO SQUARE Inc. | SANWA Inc. |
In-app purchases
Pocketbook Appendix
No in-app purchases
名前よみかた辞典
No in-app purchases






