Maehe vs SMSReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maehe
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「今日も、自分のやりたかったことが後回しになっていませんか?」 「Maehe(まえへ)」は、つい「忙しい」を理由に、やりたいことはあるのに「明日でいいか」と後回しにしてしまう。 そんな、前へ進みたいのに進めない自分に危機感を持つあなたのための、AIパーソナル・コーチングアプリです。 ◆ なぜ、一人では続かないのか? 目標を立てても、日々のタスクに追われれば意識は薄れていきます。 誰も見ていない努力は、簡単に後回しにできてしまうからです。 Maeheは、あなたの24時間に寄り添い、孤独な努力を「確かな実績」へと変えていきます。 【Maeheが届ける、3つの伴走サポート】 1. 無意識の「後回し」を可視化 日々の実績をタイムラインに記録し、あなたの24時間を可視化。自分を客観視することで無意識の「後回し」に気付きます。(仕事、育児、家事、趣味、交流など) 「なんとなく過ぎていた時間」を正しく把握することで、言い訳の余地をなくし、目標のために使える「本当の隙間時間」を見つけ出します。 2. AIによる「客観的な評価」と「次の一手」 入力された実績をGemini AIが分析。あなたの目標に照らし合わせ、その日の行動が目標に繋がっていたかを客観的に評価します。 ただの記録で終わらせず、明日のあなたが迷わず「まえへ」進むための具体的なアクションを提案します。 3. 自分を信じられる「成長の軌跡」 過去のアドバイスや記録はカレンダーから一目で確認。 後回しにせず積み上げたデータは、あなたが着実に理想へ近づいている動かぬ証拠です。 AIと共に改善を繰り返した日々が、折れない自信を育みます。 【こんな方にこそ、使ってほしい】 ・「いつかやりたい」と思いながら、数ヶ月が過ぎてしまった方 ・忙しさに追われ、一日の終わりに虚しさを感じている方 ・誰かに見守られていないと、つい自分を甘やかしてしまう方 ・主観だけでなく、AIによる冷静なフィードバックで自分を律したい方 さあ、Maeheと一緒に、理想の自分への一歩を踏み出しましょう。
SMSReader
This app offers a fast and comfortable reading experience for digital books and documents. It supports various file types like PDFs and EPUBs, with features for easy navigation, text customization, and annotation. It also includes text-to-speech and translation capabilities.
- Fast page turning with multiple speeds
- Customizable text and layout options
- Read Aloud text-to-speech functionality
- Integrated translation and summarization
- Search and annotation tools
- Organized bookshelf with folder support
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SMSReader is a reader for digital books and documents, built to be fast and comfortable. Even in a book of thousands of pages, the next page appears the moment you tap the edge, and holding the edge flips through pages at speed. BUILT FOR THE LATEST DEVICES • A comfortable PDF viewer on iPad and iPhone, and on iPhone Duo too • Extensive accessibility support (VoiceOver and more) FAST PAGE TURNING • Tap the left or right edge to turn the page instantly, or choose a slide animation • Hold an edge to flip continuously (7 speeds, from 6 to 60 pages a second) • Flick, drag the slider, or type a page number to move • Pinch in for an overview of the pages EASY TO READ • Home View: keep the zoomed area and move it along one view at a time. Self-scanned books and two-column pages become easy to read • Right to left (vertical Japanese), left to right, or top to bottom. Two-page spreads and a cover shown alone are set automatically from the PDF • Tall pages fit the screen's width, handy for web page screenshots EPUB • Read reflowable and fixed-layout EPUBs, turning pages as fast as with PDFs • Vertical Japanese, ruby, tate-chu-yoko and emphasis marks, in the book's own fonts if you like • Choose the text size, font, margins, line spacing and paper for each book • Press and hold an illustration to see it over the whole screen, and pinch to zoom. Pictures larger than the page are fitted to it • Vertical books can show their contents vertically LISTEN AND SPEAK • Read Aloud: reads the text, leaving out running heads and page numbers, and follows the ruby in Japanese. The word being read is highlighted; start from any word, or move a paragraph back or forward • Turn Pages by Voice: say "next", "previous" or "page 12". Speech is recognized on the device • Or hear an online speech service's voice, with your own API key: ElevenLabs API / Aivis Cloud API / Amazon Polly • Siri and Shortcuts: "Continue reading in SMSReader", "Read aloud in SMSReader" and more SEARCH AND ANNOTATE • Search the text of a book or of your whole library, without missing words split across lines • Select text to copy, look up or share, including vertical text and ruby • Pages without text, such as scanned books, are read on the device and can be searched, selected, translated and read aloud • Annotate and highlight pages with Apple Pencil or your finger (iPadOS 26 or later). The file itself is never changed TRANSLATION AND SUMMARIES • Open the translation panel beside the page to see a translation of each paragraph. Tap a paragraph to match the original and the translation • For translation and summaries, use Apple Translate or Apple Intelligence (on device) • Or an online translation or AI service, with your own API key: Claude / DeepL / PLaMo / OpenAI-compatible BOOKSHELF • Organize your library in folders, and folders within folders • Keep the library on this device, in iCloud Drive, or in a folder the Files app can open, such as Dropbox. Books in the cloud are downloaded when you open them • Drop a whole folder to import its PDFs and EPUBs • Sync where you are, bookmarks, annotations, shelves and more across your devices with iCloud • Join several books to read them on as one • Password-protected PDFs open with their password • Shelves, one for each shelf tag, work across folders, and a folder can be filtered by shelf tag • Use any page or image as a cover. Books can also be hidden • Lock the whole app or single books with a passcode and Face ID PRIVACY • No ads, no account, no analytics • Books, bookmarks, annotations and settings stay on your device; with sync on, they are kept in your own iCloud • Text is sent to an outside service only when you have set your own API key, confirmed where it goes and agreed, and then run a translation, summary or read-aloud with it • Text selection and AI features such as translation and summaries are off for PDFs that forbid copying For iPad and iPhone (Duo), iPadOS / iOS 18 or later (some features need 26 or later).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Maehe at Free against SMSReader's $9.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Maehe is free to download; SMSReader costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maehe | SMSReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hirofumi Noji | Kotatsu RIN |
In-app purchases
Maehe
No in-app purchases
SMSReader
No in-app purchases









