Comparison

Booket vs Pause

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

Head to head
About

Booket

Features
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読んだ本、覚えていますか? 昨日、1ヶ月前、1年前に読んだ本。 読書した時間・感じたこと・気づきを記録して、毎日ランダムに振り返れる読書メモアプリです。 「読書を日常に、読書を会話に」をコンセプトに、 シンプルに使えることを大切にして作りました。 【Booketでできること】 ・本のタイトル・感想(200字以内)・タグを登録 ・ホーム画面で「今日の一枚」として読書メモをランダム表示 ・ウィジェットで、アプリを開かなくても「今日の一枚」と再会 ・タグで絞り込んで読書メモを整理 ・登録後も内容・日付を編集可能 【NEW:ウィジェット対応】 ホーム画面にウィジェットを置くと、読書メモが毎日ランダムに表示されます。 アプリを開かなくても、忘れていた読書体験と偶然また出会える。 「読書を日常に」が、ホーム画面から始まります。 【こんな人におすすめ】 ・読んだ本の内容をすぐ忘れてしまう人 ・読んだ内容を常に振り返りたい人 ・読書を日常の会話で使えるようにしたい人 ・シンプルな読書メモアプリを探している人 【データはあなたの端末の中だけ】 アカウント登録は不要。読書メモはすべて端末内に保存されます。 【Booketが大切にしていること】 記録するだけのアプリではありません。 読書した時間・感情・気づきを「いつでも取り出せる状態」にすること。 それがBooketのコンセプトです。 感想は200字以内。制限があるから、書くのが負担にならない。 負担にならないから、続く。続くから、読書が日常になる。 読書を、日常に。読書を、会話に。

About

Pause

This app helps you reclaim time spent on social media and videos by setting usage limits before you open them. It converts your social media time into an estimate of how many book pages you could have read, encouraging a shift towards reading.

Highlights
  • Set time limits for apps before opening
  • Automatically block apps when time expires
  • Convert social media time to book pages
  • Track reading progress with a virtual companion
  • Home screen widgets and live activities
  • Shareable progress cards
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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/

Screenshots

Booket4 screens
Pause4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pause at Free against Booket's $3.99. Pause also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Pause is free to download; Booket costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Booket ships an update monthly, Pause every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Booket versus Pause: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooketPause
Price$3.99Free — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasato KuritaIku Yagome

In-app purchases

None

Booket

No in-app purchases

None

Pause

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Booket free?
Booket costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pause free?
Pause is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Booket or Pause have ads?
Neither Booket nor Pause shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Booket or Pause?
Booket ships an update monthly, and Pause every 5 days. Most recently, Booket was updated on September 17, 2026 and Pause on September 22, 2026.

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