NOVELOUS Light Novels vs KimiToon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NOVELOUS Light Novels
Access official English light novels from a renowned Japanese publisher, alongside manga and webtoons. Start reading for free and explore a vast library of anime-inspired stories.
- Official English light novels
- Manga and webtoons included
- Free to start reading
- Vast library of anime stories
- Shogakukan publisher content
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Japanese anime starts here — Shogakukan’s official English light novels. Free to start, plus manga and webtoons!
KimiToon
Explore a vast library of serialized comics and illustrated stories. Discover new titles, search by interest, and easily track your reading progress with a clean, visual interface. Enjoy a seamless mobile reading experience designed for story enthusiasts.
- Discover comics and illustrated stories
- Search for titles and explore content
- Clean mobile reader for chapters
- Save reading progress and history
- Lightweight story browsing experience
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KimiToon is a mobile reading app built for fans of serialized stories. Discover comics and illustrated stories, browse titles, search by interest, and keep track of your reading history. The app is designed with a vivid visual style, smooth reading flows, and simple account access so you can return to your favorite stories anytime. Features: - Browse comics and illustrated stories in a focused discovery experience - Search for titles and explore curated content - Read chapters with a clean mobile reader - Save progress and view recent history - Enjoy a lightweight story browsing and reading experience Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NOVELOUS Light Novels at 50% against KimiToon's 0%. NOVELOUS Light Novels also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs shown). KimiToon's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. NOVELOUS Light Novels sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and KimiToon sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NOVELOUS Light Novels holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOVELOUS Light Novels has 303 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of NOVELOUS Light Novels's written reviews are positive against 0% of KimiToon's.
NOVELOUS Light Novels ships an update every 3 weeks, KimiToon daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NOVELOUS Light Novels | KimiToon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (303 ratings) — better | 2.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 303 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SHOGAKUKAN INC. | Agro Georgia Ltd |
Customer experience
NOVELOUS Light Novels
KimiToon
In-app purchases
NOVELOUS Light Novels
- Preferred Subscription$6.991 Month
- Coins$0.99
- Coins$6.49
- Coins$12.49
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- Coins$32.99
KimiToon
- Monthly VIP$17.991 Month
- Six-Month VIP$69.996 Months
- Annual VIP$119.991 Year
- 840 Coins$19.90
- 1365 Coins$29.90
- 2520 Coins$39.90
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- 4900 Coins$69.90
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