Comparison

週刊ダイヤモンド vs Booklover

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

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About

週刊ダイヤモンド

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【週刊ダイヤモンド】 時代の変化の中でつねに読者の視点に立ち、生活者でもあるビジネスマンに本当に必要な情報を伝える『週刊ダイヤモンド』。仕事と家庭の壁を超えた専門ノウハウと情報の先読みで、現代を乗り切るための使える「情報源」を毎週お手元へお届けします。 *電子版では、紙の雑誌と内容が一部異なります。ご注意ください。 また、連載小説など著作権等の問題で掲載されないページがございます。 ■定期購読の自動更新と課金について  購読は「自動継続更新」となります。購読期間が終了する24時間以内に、購読が自動更新され、お客様のAPPLE IDに課金されます。 ■定期購読の設定の確認と自動更新の停止について  購読期間終了の24時間以上前に、お客様のアカウント設定画面から、自動更新をオフにしていただくことで、ライセンスの自動更新を停止することができます。  自動更新の設定は、「設定」->「Store」->「Apple IDタップ」->「Apple IDを表示からパスワードを入力」->購読の「管理」から行うことができます。 ■定期購読のキャンセルについて  定期購読期間中は、期間の変更やキャンセルをすることができません。 【最長1カ月間、無料で読める! キャンペーン実施中!!】 今、「Newsstand」版で定期購読をお申込みいただくと、1週間~1カ月間、「週刊ダイヤモンド」を無料でお読みいただけます(1つのApple IDにつき1回限り)。 *無料期間が切れる24時間前までに購読停止をすれば、課金はされません。 ---------------------------------------------- 「Newsstand」版は、毎週月曜日の午前0時にアップデート(祝祭日除く)。いち早くご覧いただけます。 ---------------------------------------------- プライバシーポリシー及び利用規約:http://www.diamond.co.jp/legal/Newsstand.html

About

Booklover

Organize and read a vast collection of eBooks, including PDFs, manga, and scanned books. Seamlessly sync with iCloud Drive and customize your reading experience with advanced reader settings and library management tools.

Highlights
  • Manage and view eBooks (PDF, ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR)
  • iCloud Drive syncing
  • Organize books by genre and bibliographic details
  • Powerful search and Library Navigator
  • Customizable reader settings
  • Bookmarks and PDF annotations
  • Support for archived image files
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Booklover is a highly responsive and robust eBook reader. It excels at handling PDFs, manga, and scanned books. The metadata-driven library management system makes it easy to organize and enjoy a large collection of books in PDF, ZIP/CBZ, and RAR/CBR formats. Seamlessly integrated with iCloud Drive, books in the iCloud Drive/Booklover folder automatically appear in the app’s library and can be downloaded on demand. In the library, you can organize books by genres and arrange them using various bibliographic details such as title, author, publisher, and more. With the search field and powerful Library Navigator, you can quickly locate a book among thousands in your collection. Customize your reading experience with settings for each book, including page layout, transition axis and style, cropping, filters, progress direction, background, and more. Booklover supports bookmarks with titles and notes, as well as PDF text annotations (highlights), text search, and a table of contents. Main Features: # General • Manage and view eBooks (PDF, ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR) • Support for archived image files in JPG, PNG, GIF, HEIF, WEBP, AVIF, and JPEG XL formats • Automatic syncing of book files placed in iCloud Drive/Booklover. On-demand caching (download) of the remote files • Import files via iTunes (Windows), Finder (Mac), AirDrop, Drag & Drop, "Open with..." etc. • Import files via apps from various cloud storage services, such as Dropbox and OneDrive, as well as other services accessible through the iOS Files app. • Slide Over / Split View (iPad) • Hardware keyboard support (mainly in the reader) # Library • Section books by genre (ON/OFF) • The Library Navigator (ON/OFF) • Histories of added and opened books • Context Menu for individual books (long-press a book cover) • Change sort order: By Title, Author, Publisher, Filename, Added Date, etc. • Alphanumeric Index Labels (ON/OFF) • Toggle display of cover accessories • Adjust cover grid size • Responsive Shadow (shows page volume with shadow) • Filter books by Status, Genre, Tags, etc. • Search books by various bibliographic details, file name, and tags # Reader • PDF text annotations (highlights) with notes, text search, and a table of contents • Bookmarks with titles and notes • Lists of bookmarks and PDF annotations • Page transition settings: Axis (Horizontal, Vertical), Style (Scroll, Continuous Scroll, Stack, Crossfade, Zoom fade, Instant) • Progress direction setting: Left to Right, Right to Left (for vertical text, manga, Arabic, etc.) • Page layout setting: Automatic, Single-Page, Two-Pages (spread) • Separate page layout settings for view orientation (Portrait / Landscape) • Page trimming (for images only) • Page sizing: Show All, Width-Fit, Height-Fit • Page thumbnail view (overview, bookmarks) • Image correction filters • Dynamic background (When the "Background Color" option for a book is set to "Dynamic") • Adjust page spread position (Insert adjuster page at the beginning of the book body) • Text recognition within images (with compatible devices only) • Export (share) the currently displayed page # Book Management • Edit metadata: Title, Author, Genre, Publisher, Published Date, ISBN, etc. • Edit Tags (Can be used as filter criteria in the side menu) • Extract metadata (title/author) from PDFs • Extract various metadata from file names with configurable extraction rules • Automatic/Manual cropping of book covers • Batch modification of book settings and metadata • Transfer book files: "Open with...", AirDrop, Drag & Drop, etc. • Can manage the content files and data separately ("Ghost Book") ——————————————— # Acknowledgments [Books used in the screenshots] • "Give My Regards to Black Jack" by SHUHO SATO (Manga on Web: http://mangaonweb.com) • Public domain books from Feedbooks (http://www.feedbooks.com) • Public domain comics from digitalcomicmuseum.com (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com)

Screenshots

週刊ダイヤモンド1 screens
Booklover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Booklover at 87% against 週刊ダイヤモンド's 9%. Booklover also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). 週刊ダイヤモンド's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

週刊ダイヤモンド is free to download; Booklover costs $3.99 up front. 週刊ダイヤモンド sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per month. Booklover asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

週刊ダイヤモンド ships an update every 7 months, Booklover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
週刊ダイヤモンド versus Booklover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter週刊ダイヤモンドBooklover
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating—4.6 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews87.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—57 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDIAMOND, Inc.Plastic Software, Inc.

Customer experience

週刊ダイヤモンド

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%

Booklover

All ratings57 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.8%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

週刊ダイヤモンド

Subscriptions5
  • 週刊ダイヤモンド7 Days trial$22.991 Month
  • 週刊ダイヤモンド7 Days trial$39.992 Months
  • 週刊ダイヤモンド1 Month trial$59.993 Months
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  • 週刊ダイヤモンド1 Month trial$129.996 Months
  • 週刊ダイヤモンド1 Month trial$199.991 Year
None

Booklover

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 週刊ダイヤモンド free?
週刊ダイヤモンド is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Booklover free?
Booklover costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 週刊ダイヤモンド or Booklover have ads?
Neither 週刊ダイヤモンド nor Booklover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 週刊ダイヤモンド or Booklover?
週刊ダイヤモンド ships an update every 7 months, and Booklover every 2 weeks. Most recently, 週刊ダイヤモンド was updated on October 30, 2026 and Booklover on October 29, 2026.

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