Pocketbook Appendix Lite vs Area / Country Code Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocketbook Appendix Lite
This app provides a comprehensive collection of Japanese reference data, including postal charges, holidays, age tables, and conversion charts. It is regularly updated with new information and bug fixes to ensure accuracy and usability.
- Age table
- Conversion table
- Postal charges
- Emergency numbers
- Japanese holidays
- Calendar
- Solar system information
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Pocketbook Appendix Lite is english version of Techo-no-furoku(手帳の付録) Lite. This application is like the Japanese pocketbook appendix. It has a lot of information on Japan and more than Pocketbook Appendix. [ver1.3.8 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2025/11/1 - Update "Noshigami" - Update "Long-lived celebration" - Update "Emergency number" [ver1.3.7 Update] "Postal Charges" data after 2024/10/1 [ver1.3.6 Update] "Postal Charges" data after 2023/10/1 [ver1.3.5 Update] "Postal Charges" data after 2023/05/8 [ver1.3.3 Update] - Update "Postal Charges" data after 2019/10/1 [ver1.3.2 Update] - Update "Age table" for new Japanese Calender - Update "Japanese holiday" for 2019,2020 [ver1.3.1 Update] - Fix unit of acceleration in conversion table on Japanese version. [ver1.3.0 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. - Fix that crash when selecting some items. - Fix that layout collapses when displayed on landscape screen. - Fix the app name to Pocketbook Appendix Lite. [ver1.2.0 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 [Ver1.1.0 Update] - bug fixes to be killed iOS8 [Ver1.0.9 Update] Fixed a memory leak [Ver1.0.8 Update] - URL Scheme 'appendixf' - Background Color Bug Fix URLスキーム対応 "appendixf" [Ver1.0.7 Update] - iOS7 PickerView Bug Fix [Ver1.0.5 Update] - Tax Rate Change [Ver1.0.4 Update] - Bug fix in Emergency number [Ver1.0.3 Update] - Menu icon add - Bug fix [Ver1.0.2 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 - Long-lived celebration - Wedding Anniversary "Pocketbook Appendix" (paid version) contents - The symbol of an element - Size table - Web color code - Yakudoshi - Stamp duty - The 24 Solar Terms - Paper size The paid version will not see advertising.
Area / Country Code Search
Quickly find country and area codes by entering numbers or keywords. This free app helps identify locations associated with phone numbers, aiding in fraud prevention and vendor verification.
- Search by country code
- Search by area code
- Search by keyword
- Identify locations
- Prevent fraud
- Free to use
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A simple country code and area code search free app that searches for a country name by entering a country code, searches for an address by entering an area code, and displays a list of area codes and addresses by entering keywords. The number of input digits for the country code / area code is from 1 to 3 digits. Check the phone number to prevent fraud and malicious vendors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocketbook Appendix Lite at every 6 months against Area / Country Code Search's every 16 months. Pocketbook Appendix Lite also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 33%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Pocketbook Appendix Lite ships an update every 6 months, Area / Country Code Search every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocketbook Appendix Lite | Area / Country Code Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TECHNO SQUARE inc. | SHIGETO TAKAGI |
Customer experience
Pocketbook Appendix Lite
Area / Country Code Search
In-app purchases
Pocketbook Appendix Lite
No in-app purchases
Area / Country Code Search
No in-app purchases
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