本のおくすり vs StackBooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
本のおくすり
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「本のおくすり」は、おすすめの一冊を"処方箋"にして届けあうアプリです。 ■ 気分から、本との思いがけない出会いを 並んでいるのは、本のタイトルではなく"処方箋"。 「ほっと癒やされたい」「前向きになりたい」「心を揺さぶられたい」—— 今の気分から処方箋をめくっていくと、だれかが想いを込めて届けた一冊に出会えます。 あえてタイトルを見ずに、効能だけで本を選ぶ。 だからこそ、思いがけない出会いが待っています。 ■ 読書記録 — 読書をしながら、感情を残そう 気になった本はおくすり手帳に追加して、読書をはじめましょう。 読みながら感じたことをジャーナルに書き留めたり、心に残ったことばを記録したり。 読書カルテでひと月の積み重ねを振り返ると、新しい自分が見えてくるかもしれません。 ■ 本を届けたいあなたへ — おすすめの一冊をおくすりに 好きな本、救われた本、だれかに読んでほしい本。 おくすりにして届けてみませんか? ・どんなときに読んでほしいか ・読んだあとの"効能"(「自分のままでいいと思えた」「明日がすこし楽しみになった」など) ・あなた自身の体験やひとこと を書くだけ。あなたの一冊が、どこかのだれかのおくすりになります。 ■ 贈り手と受け手をつなぐ、ちいさなリアクション おくすり手帳に保存したり、コメントで「気になる」を伝えたり。 ちょっとしたリアクションが、贈り手の「紹介してよかった」に変わります。
StackBooks
Easily track your reading progress by scanning book barcodes. Visualize your reading journey as a growing stack of finished books and manage your TBR list with customizable statuses and notes. All your data is stored locally for privacy and offline access.
- Barcode scanning for quick book addition
- Visualized reading stack height
- TBR and reading status management
- Star ratings and notes for finished books
- Offline functionality
- Reading statistics and insights
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A reading tracker that makes adding books easy — and stacks up every book you finish. ADDING A BOOK IS ONE SCAN Point the camera at the barcode (ISBN) on the back of a book and the title, author, cover and page count are filled in. Scans run back to back, so a whole shelf takes a couple of minutes. You can also search by title or author and add a book from the results. WHAT YOU READ BECOMES HEIGHT The page count of each book turns into thickness, and your finished books pile up. Look back on how tall your stack has grown. A mug, an ostrich, a utility pole — your stack is drawn next to things you know, so you can see how far it has come. You can also turn the stack into an image and share it. YOUR TBR PILE AND YOUR READS, SORTED Five statuses keep your books sorted: Wishlist, TBR, Reading, Read and Paused. Books you're curious about go to Wishlist; books you own but haven't read yet go to TBR. Move them to Reading when you start, Read when you finish, or Paused if you set them aside. You can also see how tall your TBR pile alone has grown. Finished books can hold a star rating, the date you finished, and a note about what you thought. Add tags and you can filter later by "fiction", "work", or anything else you use. RE-READS COUNT TOO When you read a book again, each read gets its own finish date and notes. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Titles, notes, ratings and the cover photos you take are kept on your device, not on a server. There is no account and nothing to log in to. When you change phones, export a backup and import it on the new one. LOOK BACK ON YOUR READING Built-in reading stats. Books read, pages read and the height of your stack, whenever you want to see them. See how much you read by author or by tag. WHO IT IS FOR - Readers whose TBR pile got out of hand - Anyone who wants to count books and pages, not just titles - Readers who want to keep notes instead of a separate reading journal - Fiction, non-fiction and comics, tracked in one place - Anyone looking for a book tracker that works without an account FREE, WITH NO BANNER OR FULL-SCREEN ADS Every feature is free. No banner or full-screen ads, and no in-app purchases. ALSO - English and Japanese, following your device language - Stack height in cm/m or inches/feet, whichever you prefer - Works offline; only book search needs a connection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StackBooks at daily against 本のおくすり's every 3 days. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
本のおくすり ships an update every 3 days, StackBooks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 本のおくすり | StackBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daichi Maruyama | Kenta Nobutani |
In-app purchases
本のおくすり
No in-app purchases
StackBooks
No in-app purchases









