BOOKSCAN for iPhone vs Namo eBook Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOOKSCAN for iPhone
Access your digitized book collection on your iPhone or iPad. This tool allows you to download and view PDF files of your books, with features for adding notes, bookmarks, and adjusting display settings for a personalized reading experience.
- Download optimized book PDFs
- Add notes and memos to files
- Bookmark important pages
- Thumbnail page navigation
- Adjust brightness and page turn animation
- Zoom and fast page turning
- Change binding direction
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[詳細] 「BOOKSCAN」アプリは、BOOKSCANが提供する、お客様の蔵書をPDFファイル化したファイルをダウンロードをしてiPhone、iPadで楽しむ専用ツールです。iPhone、iPadそれぞれに合わせて最適化される「BOOKSCANチューニングラボ」ファイルが閲覧可能です。また、各ファイルごとに感想やメモを記録できるメモ機能や、気になるページにしおりを挟んで後から確認可能なしおり機能などを実装。いつでもどこでも自分の蔵書が好きなときに閲覧できる「BOOKSCAN」アプリ、新しい読書スタイルを体験してください。 [ご利用方法] 1.App Storeから「BOOKSCAN」アプリをダウンロードしてください。 2.会員登録後、「BOOKSCAN」アプリを起動し設定画面からメールアドレス・パスワードを入力してサインインしてください。 3.ダウンロードページ・管理番号一覧ページからファイルをダウンロードしてください。 4.ダウンロードすると、MY本棚に表示されますので、クリックしてお好みのファイルを閲覧してください。 [主な機能] ・iPhone、iPadそれぞれに合わせて最適化される「BOOKSCANチューニングラボ」ファイルをダウンロード可能 ・各ファイルごとに感想やメモを記録できるメモ機能 ・気になるページにしおりを挟んで後から確認可能なしおり機能 ・ページ下部にサムネイルリストを表示。開きたいページにダイレクトに遷移可能 ・明るさ調整 ・ページめくりアニメーション切り替え ・ピンチインによる拡大表示 ・画面長押しによる高速ページめくり ・綴じ方向の変更機能
Namo eBook Reader
This application offers a robust and accurate way to view EPUB2 and EPUB3 ebooks. It supports various layout types, advanced styling, and provides a suite of user-friendly reading tools for a customizable experience.
- EPUB2 and EPUB3 support
- Reflowable and fixed-layout ebooks
- HTML5, Javascript, CSS3 rendering
- Table of contents, bookmarks, memos
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Text search and zoom
- File sharing import
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Namo Reader supports both EPUB2 and EPUB3. It is easy to use and intuitive, and expresses e-books fast and accurately. 1. Complies with the IDPF EPUB standard. - Supports both reflowable and fixed-layout e-books. - Expresses HTML5, Javascript, and CSS3 completely. - Check out Namo Reader for e-books (reflowable vertical writing e-books, fixed-layout e-books) that are not properly represented by other readers. 2. Provides a variety of user-friendly features. - Table of contents, bookmarks, memos, highlights - Changing themes and fonts, adjusting font size and line height, and controlling brightness - Screen rotation lock - Text search - Zooming in and out - User library settings - A shortcut and a collection of recently read books - Collection functions based on reading situation - Adding e-books by file sharing feature such as AirDrop, open in, iTunes 3. Provides perfect contents security by viewing without decompressing e-books, and enables efficient use of device storage space.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BOOKSCAN for iPhone at every 3 weeks against Namo eBook Reader's every 2 months. Namo eBook Reader's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for BOOKSCAN for iPhone against 2.0 for Namo eBook Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of BOOKSCAN for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 38% of Namo eBook Reader's.
BOOKSCAN for iPhone ships an update every 3 weeks, Namo eBook Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOOKSCAN for iPhone | Namo eBook Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BOOKSCAN Inc. | ARASOFT.Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
BOOKSCAN for iPhone
Namo eBook Reader
In-app purchases
BOOKSCAN for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Namo eBook Reader
No in-app purchases
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