Comparison

よみススメ vs Widget Reader

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

Head to head
About

よみススメ

Features
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よみススメは、Webの文章を端末の読み上げ機能(TTS)で“聴く”ためのリーダーアプリです。 ただ読むだけでなく、あなたの朗読ログを学習し、気分やスキマ時間に合う**「次に聴く」作品**を提案します。 こんなときに ・目を休めたい/ながら作業で本や記事を消化したい ・新しい作品に自然に出会いたい ・その時の気分や空き時間に合う長さで聴きたい よみススメが“次に聴く”を提案 ・朗読ログを解析し、似たテイストや長さの作品を自動でおすすめ ・再生時間・完了率・スキップ傾向・お気に入りなどを手がかりに学習 ・短編/長編など、状況に合う長さも提示してくれる 読み上げ(TTS)の快適機能 ・速度・ピッチ調整、ボイス切り替え(端末内のTTSエンジンを使用) ・区切りごとのスマート停止や自動一時停止で聞き直しがラク ・バックグラウンド再生・画面オフ対応 ・朗読中のハイライトで、いま再生中の位置が一目でわかる 使い方はかんたん ・読みたいページをアプリ内で開く ・再生ボタンをタップ ・聴き終えたら**[おすすめ]タブ**へ。あなた向けの「次に聴く」が並びます プライバシー ・おすすめ生成に必要な最小限の利用状況データ(例:再生時間・完了率等)のみを使用 ・通信はすべてHTTPSで暗号化 ・個人を特定する目的では利用しません。詳細はプライバシーポリシーをご確認ください “よみススメ”で、あなたの聴く読書をもっと賢く、もっと楽しく。 次に聴く一冊を見つけましょう。 ■利用規約(Terms of Use / EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ■プライバシーポリシー https://syunpp.com/%e3%82%88%e3%81%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%82%b9%e3%83%a1-%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%90%e3%82%b7%e3%83%bc%e3%83%9d%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b7%e3%83%bc

About

Widget Reader

Features
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Bring your own books into a quieter reading space. Widget Reader makes it easy to read a page, listen to a chapter, or enjoy a short passage from your Home Screen. • Import DRM-free EPUB, TXT, text-based PDF, MOBI/AZW, Markdown, HTML and FB2. • Choose files from your device, iCloud Drive or third-party cloud services enabled in Files. • Adjust fonts, text size, spacing, themes and page turns. • Listen with installed offline system voices, sentence highlighting and a sleep timer. • Save bookmarks, highlights and notes. Put your current book in a Home Screen widget. • Pro adds unlimited imports, organization, reading reports, advanced widgets, exports and optional private iCloud sync. Imported files are local copies; changes to the original do not update them. Export Google Docs to a supported format first. Scanned PDFs, OCR and DRM-protected books are not supported. Interactive widgets require iOS 17 or later. iPhone includes up to 10 unique books for free. Reading and library actions on iPad require Pro. Weekly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Any trial is subject to App Store eligibility; see the purchase screen for current prices and terms. No app account or advertising. Books stay local unless you enable private iCloud sync. https://reader.jameshaoyu.com/privacy https://reader.jameshaoyu.com/subscription-terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

よみススメ4 screens
Widget Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget Reader at none against よみススメ's 3. よみススメ's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. よみススメ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Widget Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

よみススメ ships an update every 8 days, Widget Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
よみススメ versus Widget Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterよみススメWidget Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShunya Kitagawa浩宇 黄

In-app purchases

3 purchases

よみススメ

Subscriptions2
  • Plus(月額)$1.991 Month
  • Pro(月額)$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • テーマパック$2.99
None

Widget Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is よみススメ free?
よみススメ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Reader free?
Widget Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do よみススメ or Widget Reader have ads?
Neither よみススメ nor Widget Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, よみススメ or Widget Reader?
よみススメ ships an update every 8 days, and Widget Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, よみススメ was updated on October 25, 2026 and Widget Reader on October 29, 2026.

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