読書カレンダー vs Pause
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
読書カレンダー
Visually track your reading habits with a calendar-style log. Easily register books by scanning barcodes or searching by title. Organize your read books on a digital bookshelf and analyze your progress with premium features.
- Calendar-style reading log
- Book cover display on calendar
- Barcode book registration
- Searchable digital bookshelf
- Reading status categorization
- Reading progress visualization (premium)
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◇Beautifully Record and Manage Your Daily Reading on a Calendar◇ BookCal (Bukukare) is a simple, intuitive reading log app designed for book lovers. View your reading history at a glance in a calendar format and build a consistent reading habit. 【Key Features】 Calendar-style Reading Log ・Visually record your daily reading on a calendar ・Book cover images appear on the calendar, making your reading history instantly visible ・Quickly look back at past reading records Easy Book Registration ・Instantly register books by scanning barcodes ・Search for and add books by title Digital Bookshelf ・Manage the books you've read on a beautifully organized bookshelf ・Find specific books quickly using search, filter, and sort functions ・Categorize books by reading status (Reading, Finished, Unread) Visualize Reading Progress (Premium Feature) ・Analyze reading patterns with monthly and yearly graphs ・Set reading goals and track your progress ・View detailed statistics (total books read, consecutive reading streaks, etc.) Start your reading journey with BookCal—designed to provide a richer reading experience for everyone who loves books! 【BookCal Terms of Service】 https://tsutsunoidoblog.com/book_diary_terms_of_service/ 【BookCal Privacy Policy】 https://tsutsunoidoblog.com/bookdiary_privacy_policy/
Pause
This app helps you reclaim time spent on social media by converting it into reading progress. Set time limits for social apps, and see how many book pages you could have read instead. It offers a gentle way to build a reading habit and features a growing companion that evolves with your reading achievements.
- Set time limits for social apps
- Converts scrolling time to book pages
- Automatic app blocking when time is up
- Reading timer for various book apps
- Growing companion character
- Home Screen widget and Live Activity
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
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What if the time that melts away on social media went into a book instead? A quick break? Catching up on news? Just checking one notification… You meant to look for a minute, and two hours are gone. The break left you tired, not rested. And every day, a faint sense of "what am I doing" quietly eats at your confidence along with your time. You're not alone. That's why Pause exists. Pause asks you to decide how long BEFORE you open social or video apps. Then it shows what that time was worth in pages: how much of a book you could have read. When your time is up, the apps are blocked again automatically. No blame. Just a gentle place to stop, so a little of your scrolling turns into reading, day by day. That book you've been meaning to read, a few pages at a time. A reading habit builds on its own. And a small companion, Pause-kun, grows with every page. [ Free ] • Sessions: pick "just N minutes" before you open. When time's up, the apps are blocked again • Reading timer: paper or app. Time in Kindle, Audible, or Apple Books counts as reading too • Pages instead of minutes: your social time shown as "about N pages of a book" • Honest records: based on Screen Time measurements. No inflated numbers to scare you • A companion that grows: books pile up behind Pause-kun as you pause and read • Home Screen widget and a Lock Screen view while you read (Live Activity) • Share card: the time you turned into reading, and your companion, in one image • Today and this week at a glance * The free version covers up to 3 apps. [ Pause Plus ] The free version is enough for most days. Pause Plus is for people who want to cut back more seriously. It's available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. • Push Mode: a block you can't lift for the period you choose • Unlimited apps • Reward Mode: after you finish, 24 hours with no limits on your blocked apps • Monthly and yearly views, with a full year of history • Name your companion Pause Plus yearly and monthly plans each come with a 1-month free trial. Pause Plus one-time purchase: pay once, no auto-renewal. [ Your privacy ] • Your Screen Time details and the books you read never leave your device. No account, no sign-in • Pause doesn't ban social media. It only asks you to pause. The choice is always yours After the free trial, the subscription converts to a paid plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID after purchase. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://pause-lp.vercel.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pause at 80% against 読書カレンダー's 67%. Pause also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 読書カレンダー sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pause sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
読書カレンダー ships an update every 10 days, Pause every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 読書カレンダー | Pause |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manabu TsuTsui | Iku Yagome |
Customer experience
読書カレンダー
Pause
In-app purchases
読書カレンダー
- 月額サブスクリプション7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- 年割サブスクリプション7 Days trial$22.991 Year
- 買い切りプラン(24時間限定)$14.99
- 買い切りプラン$29.99
Pause
- Pause Plus(月額)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Pause Plus(年額)1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Pause Plus (One-Time)$39.99








