HiroshimARcive vs FuriRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiroshimARcive
Explore historical data of Hiroshima in augmented reality. View information overlaid on a 3D map or directly through your camera, bringing the past to life.
- Augmented Reality (AR) interface
- Pluralistic digital archive
- Map mode with markers
- AR mode with camera view tags
- Data from multiple historical sources
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"HiroshimARchive" is an AR (Augmented Reality) interface of "Hiroshima Archive" that is a pluralistic digital archive of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. In the "Map mode", the data is displayed by markers on a 3-D map. And in the "AR" mode, the data of Hiroshima in 1945 is displayed as AR tags on the camera view. "HiroshimARchive" includes the data of: - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum - The Hiroshima Jogakuin Gaines Association - Hiroshima Baptist Christ Church - The Hachioji Hibakusha Association - The Chugoku Shimbun - The Adachi-ku Hibakusha Association - Hiroshima Jogakuin Senior High School - NGO Ant-Hiroshima - NPO No More Hibakusha
FuriRead
This app assists Japanese language learners by automatically displaying kana readings above kanji on webpages. It provides detailed word information, pronunciation, and vocabulary extraction, transforming online content into effective study material.
- Automatic furigana display on Japanese webpages
- Word lookup for kana, romaji, definitions, and tags
- Text-to-speech pronunciation
- Vocabulary extraction and grouping
- Enhanced readings for specific Japanese terms
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FuriRead is a Safari reading helper for Japanese learners. Open Japanese news, blogs, or webpages and FuriRead automatically shows kana readings above kanji, turning real web content into readable study material. Key features: • Add furigana to Japanese webpages automatically • Select a word to see kana, romaji, part of speech, level tags, and definitions • Listen to word pronunciation with built-in TTS • Extract article vocabulary and group it by part of speech • Improved readings for numbers, dates, counters, people counts, and Japanese era years FuriRead is useful for JLPT study, reading NHK news, and building vocabulary from real Japanese content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HiroshimARcive at none against FuriRead's 1. HiroshimARcive also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. FuriRead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HiroshimARcive asks for nothing beyond the download.
HiroshimARcive ships an update every 4 weeks, FuriRead every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiroshimARcive | FuriRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 英徳 渡邉 | 冰冰 邓 |
Customer experience
HiroshimARcive
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In-app purchases
HiroshimARcive
No in-app purchases
FuriRead
- FuriRead Pro (Full Access)$3.99
