Comparison

ひらがなカメラ vs RubiMask

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

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ひらがなカメラ

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かんじ を ひらがな に する!漢字が読めない、読むのに時間がかかる――そんな瞬間をゼロに。 「カメラで文字を認識 → ひらがな → 音声で読み上げ」までを、読み支援ツールです。縦書きの書籍・学校プリント・掲示物・役所の書類など、これまで読みづらかった場面でもスムーズに情報を得られます。通信を行わない完全オフライン処理で、プライバシーとレスポンスの両立を実現しました。 ◆ 主な機能 リアルタイムOCR カメラを向けた瞬間に文字を検出。横書きはもちろん、縦書き文章にも対応します。 漢字→ひらがな変換 / ふりがな表示 認識したテキストをすべてひらがなへ。単語ごとに分けたり、原文+ふりがな風に切り替えたりできます。 音声読み上げ(TTS) 読み上げ速度・声質を調整可能。長文でもバックグラウンドで読み続けられます。 履歴保存・共有 変換したテキストは履歴に自動保存。コピー/メモ/学習ノートへの転送もワンタップ。 完全オフライン設計 ネット接続がない環境でもOCR・変換・読み上げが動作。個人情報や機密文書を外部に送信しません。 アクセシビリティ配慮 ディスレクシアなど読字障害を持つ方、子ども、日本語学習者、シニアまで幅広く使えるよう、文字サイズ変更・ダークモード・VoiceOver 連携などを実装。 ◆ こんなシーンで活躍 学校や塾で配られるプリントの漢字が難しい 日本語学習中で、漢字の読みを素早く知りたい 小さな文字や装飾フォントが読みにくい 通信量やプライバシーの都合でクラウドOCRを避けたい すばやく“読み上げ”で内容だけ確認したい

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RubiMask

Translate and read aloud text from physical books or documents using your device's camera. Tap any word for instant definitions and meanings within its sentence context. Supports various languages and text formats, including vertical Japanese.

Highlights
  • Live camera translation
  • Read aloud functionality
  • Tap-to-define word lookup
  • Furigana masking for Japanese
  • PDF and photo text extraction
  • Export text, PDF, or audio
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Read books in any language — in your own language. Point your camera at a page, select a passage, and RubiMask translates it and reads it aloud. Tap any word to see what it means. Japanese novels, Chinese web fiction, English paperbacks, manga, textbooks, printed handouts: if it's on a page, you can read it. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan a page with the camera, or open a photo or PDF 2. Drag over the passage you want to read 3. Listen to the translation — then tap words to learn them KEY FEATURES 【Just Point Your Camera】 - Hold your camera over a page and keep still: the page is read and translated right on screen, no photo needed - Reading Japanese? Hide furigana live with the camera, too 【Made for iPhone Duo】 - Half open: the page on top, the translation (or recognized text) below. Fully open: the page and its translation side by side - Furigana-free pages open as a two-page spread, like a real book (right to left for vertical Japanese) - The live camera shows the camera view and the translation together 【Translate Any Page】 - Detects the book's language automatically - Translates on your device with Apple's translation engine - Reads the translation aloud automatically, or plays the original for listening practice - Books already in your language are read aloud without translating 【Tap a Word, Get the Meaning】 - Every word in the passage is tappable - Shows the reading (hiragana for Japanese, pinyin for Chinese) and a quick translation - Look words up in the built-in iOS dictionary - On devices with Apple Intelligence, see what the word means in this exact sentence 【Made for Real Books】 - Built-in document scanner straightens and crops pages - Pinch to zoom in on small print, then select precisely - Vertical Japanese text supported, with furigana (ruby) ignored so it doesn't scramble the text - Save your book and pick up where you left off 【Furigana Masking & OCR Tools】 - Automatically mask furigana on vertical Japanese books - Extract text from PDFs and photos in many languages - Export as text, masked PDF, images, or audio (M4A) PERFECT FOR - Reading books in a language you're learning - Enjoying Japanese novels and manga before they're translated - Understanding textbooks, handouts, and printed documents - Listening to a page instead of reading it FREE & PREMIUM Free: 20 reads per day, and word meanings are always free. Premium: - Unlimited reading - Remove all ads - Unlimited pages (free: 100 pages) - Unlimited project saves (free: 3 projects) - PDF export - Audio export (M4A) Automatic translation requires iOS 18 or later. "In this sentence" meanings require a device with Apple Intelligence. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://keik.co.jp/rubimask/privacy-en.html

Screenshots

ひらがなカメラ4 screens
RubiMask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ひらがなカメラ at none against RubiMask's 3. ひらがなカメラ also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. RubiMask sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ひらがなカメラ asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ひらがなカメラ versus RubiMask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterひらがなカメラRubiMask
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOFFICE MOVEKeiK LLC

In-app purchases

None

ひらがなカメラ

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RubiMask

Subscriptions2
  • RubiMask Premium$2.991 Month
  • RubiMask Premium7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • RubiMask Premium$19.99

Questions

Is ひらがなカメラ free?
ひらがなカメラ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RubiMask free?
RubiMask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ひらがなカメラ or RubiMask have ads?
RubiMask shows ads; ひらがなカメラ does not.

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