Comparison

Immersion Reader vs Pitchi

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

Head to head
About

Immersion Reader

Easily look up Japanese words while reading ebooks with a single tap. Import custom dictionaries and export saved vocabulary for spaced repetition learning. Offers customizable themes for a comfortable reading experience.

Highlights
  • One-tap word lookup in Japanese ebooks
  • Import Yomichan and frequency dictionaries
  • Export vocabulary to Anki
  • Light and dark mode themes
  • Lookup neighboring words
Features
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Look up Japanese words as you read! Features - One tap to look up words in Japanese Ebooks. Tabs to help you look up neighboring words - Import Yomichan dictionaries and frequency dictionaries - Export saved vocabulary to Anki via Anki Dojo - Light mode, dark mode, and other themes for the dictionary

About

Pitchi

This app helps you master Japanese pitch accent by providing instant pitch patterns, readings, meanings, and audio pronunciations for any word. Save your favorites and explore quick-access suggestions to improve your spoken Japanese.

Highlights
  • Instant pitch accent lookup
  • Word meanings included
  • Save favorite words
  • Quick-access suggestions
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Pitchi helps you hear and understand Japanese pitch accent — the subtle rise and fall in tone that separates intermediate speakers from fluent ones. Search any word in Romaji, Hiragana, or Kanji and instantly get the pitch accent pattern, the hiragana reading, English meanings, and a real audio pronunciation you can replay as many times as you need. FEATURES → Instant pitch accent lookup Search Japanese words in any writing system. Pitchi returns the pitch pattern, pronunciation, and meaning in seconds. → Word meanings included Understand vocabulary in context — each result includes English definitions alongside the pronunciation data. → Save your favorites Star any word to save it. Your favorites are sorted by most recent and stay synced across sessions, so you always have your study list ready. → Quick-access suggestions New to pitch accent? Tap a suggestion to hear classic examples like あめ (rain/candy) and はし (chopsticks/bridge/edge) — the words that make pitch accent click. → Light & dark mode Pitchi adapts to your preference with full light and dark theme support. Whether you're a beginner discovering pitch accent for the first time or an advanced learner refining your accent before a JLPT exam or a trip to Japan — Pitchi gives you the fastest path from "I read it" to "I sound like I mean it."

Screenshots

Immersion Reader4 screens
Pitchi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Immersion Reader at 62% against Pitchi's 0%. Immersion Reader also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Pitchi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Immersion Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pitchi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Immersion Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Immersion Reader has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Immersion Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pitchi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Immersion Reader ships an update every 6 days, Pitchi monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Immersion Reader versus Pitchi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImmersion ReaderPitchi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (26 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMathew ChanLukasz Moskwa

Customer experience

Immersion Reader

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Pitchi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Immersion Reader

One-time1
  • Immersion Reader Premium$4.99
None

Pitchi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Immersion Reader free?
Immersion Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pitchi free?
Pitchi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Immersion Reader or Pitchi?
Immersion Reader is rated higher. Immersion Reader averages 4.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Pitchi averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Immersion Reader or Pitchi have ads?
Neither Immersion Reader nor Pitchi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Immersion Reader or Pitchi?
Immersion Reader ships an update every 6 days, and Pitchi monthly. Most recently, Immersion Reader was updated on October 1, 2026 and Pitchi on September 22, 2026.

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