Comparison

Handbook vs Real Support

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Handbook

Securely organize and present diverse content like documents, videos, and audio on any mobile device. Share compelling presentations online or offline with robust security features and detailed usage analytics.

Highlights
  • Secure content management
  • Online and offline presentation
  • Support for various file types
  • PDF viewing and annotation
  • Create surveys and quizzes
  • Customizable layout and wallpaper
  • Role-based security and access control
Features
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Present and Share Secure Content on any Mobile Device Handbook is a secure mobile document manager that offers a simple and secure way to bind together a variety of rich media content to create and share compelling, attractive presentations. Handbook gives mobile knowledge workers a confident way to distribute and present information using docs and media such as PDFs and videos, both online offline. When there is no network connectivity, Handbook can be used in offline mode and presentations can be given with confidence. The Handbook product consists of: Handbook Studio -- a browser based application used to upload and manage content
Handbook -- viewer application used to display and present content Handbook Features - Use it on the iPhone, iPad - Supports both online and offline viewing - Supports MS Office, iWork, images, video and audio files - View and annotate PDF files - Display Handbooks on the big screen using Apple TV for powerful, media rich presentations - Offline viewing - Never worry about network connectivity during your presentation - Create surveys and quizzes with built in questionnaire function - Bookmark content and send sharing links by email - Customizable layout and wallpaper Security and Enterprise Features - Role & Content Based Security - Individual and group-based Sharing - Restrict and allow access to specific devices with device-specific authentication - Understand how your Handbook is used with detailed usage metrics - Time-based access gives you control over when your Handbook is available to view NOTE: - Handbook account is necessary to use this app. Please ask to admin of your organization's Handbook Studio. - Handbook Studio the cloud service is necessary for contents posting, editing and distribution. - Please visit the web site for details: http://handbookapp.net/

About

Real Support

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Remote work support solutions using MR technology to solve problems such as “technical transfer” ,“manpower shortage” , and “ensuring safety” . By communicating with the remote side application (web browser) on your iPhone or iPad, you can receive work support as if you were next to the remote side application even if you are far away. To use this application, the following are required 1 Corporate contract 2 Issuance of a business d-account or Google account (this service is compatible with business d-accounts and Google accounts) The following functions are available on iPhone and iPad. 1 Spatial Pointing Dotting and drawing instructions from a PC are converted into 3D data using MR technology and displayed on the iPhone and iPad screens. Instructions remain in place even when the iPhone or iPad is moved, making it possible to receive intuitive instructions such as “Look over there,” as if the user were standing next to the device even if he or she is far away. 2 3D Flow By synchronizing pages at the site and remotely, it is easy to see “what work is being done at the site”. On iPhones and iPads, this information is displayed in the left frame of the screen, so you can immediately see what work needs to be done. 3 Multi-person call Up to 6 people can be on the phone at the same time, both onsite and remotely, allowing for safe and efficient operations. ・Reduce the number of people working onsite, avoiding a close call / Contactless work guidance is also possible. ・Reduction of travel costs by remote work support ・Improvement of work accuracy by supporting a single on-site operation from multiple remote locations. ・Improved work efficiency by supporting multiple local operations from a single remote location 4 Image Trail Capture Function Image trails can be saved. If there is information you want to record during the work, you can take a picture of the entire scene and save it. The image trail can be taken both onsite and remotely, allowing iPhone and iPad users to take pictures remotely if they want to concentrate on their work. 5 Guest Participation Guest participation is possible both on-site and remotely. If a guest uses an iPhone or iPad, for example, a customer who has purchased a product can use the iPhone or iPad application and receive an explanation of the product's operation remotely. 6 On-site video transmission When the iPhone or iPad is connected to the operation, video captured by the camera is sent to the remote app in real time. This allows the customer to remotely check the status of the work in the field. 7 Voice call All apps participating in the work, both local and remote, can talk to each other. This allows you to work smoothly even at a distance. 8 Screen sharing from PC You can share and view the screen selected in the remote side application. This allows you to quickly view documents or drawings that you want to show remotely. 9 Receive text messages You can receive text messages from the remote application. This allows you to quickly receive information that is difficult to convey by words or spatial pointing, such as names of equipment or complex tasks.

Screenshots

Handbook4 screens
Real Support4 screens

Verdict

The call

Handbook and Real Support are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Handbook versus Real Support: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandbookReal Support
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsteria Corporation株式会社NTTドコモ

In-app purchases

None

Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

Real Support

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handbook free?
Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Support free?
Real Support is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handbook or Real Support have ads?
Neither Handbook nor Real Support shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handbook or Real Support?
Handbook ships an update every 2 months, and Real Support every 2 months. Most recently, Handbook was updated on June 1, 2026 and Real Support on September 24, 2026.

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