Kiro Book vs Unread.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kiro Book
This app helps you capture and curate urban discoveries, turning places into personal journal pages. It offers a minimalist recording experience with automatic location tagging and photo organization to create an aesthetic life archive.
- Turn places into journal pages
- Minimalist recording experience
- Automatic location tagging
- Real-time sharing
- Aesthetic footprint map
- Curated life archive
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If you also find review apps too noisy, photo albums too cluttered, and budgeting apps too dull, then welcome to Kiro Book. In the fast rhythm of city life, there are always corners worth revisiting again and again. Kiro Book—inspired by the Japanese word kiroku (記録, “record”)—is your personal pocket notebook for exploring urban aesthetics. • Turn places into pages Like collecting pressed flowers in a journal, gather the cafés, galleries, and concept stores that make your heart skip a beat, and weave them into your own curated book. • A minimalist recording experience Say goodbye to complicated input. With automatic location tagging and real-time sharing, 80% of your note can be completed the moment you step through the door—so your time stays with the present sensory experience. • An aesthetic footprint map Light up your personal taste map. Transform scattered photos into a beautifully curated life archive—warm, visual, and full of character. Here, you can pin the city map like a traveler and organize your photos like a curator. This is not a social app, but a tool that elevates your taste. Record every soulful little store you discover, and turn them into an inspiration library that your mind can draw from anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Unread.
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一鍵存下 Threads、Instagram、Facebook、X、YouTube、PTT、Reddit、Google 地圖或任何網頁, AI 幫你分類、整理、找答案. 不再讓收藏夾變成黑洞. 主要功能 ‧ 一鍵儲存: 從任何 App 一鍵存進 Unread. ‧ AI 自動分類: 存下那一刻就分好, 不必動手 ‧ AI 主題分類: 把同類收藏聚成主題, 看見背後脈絡 ‧ Unread AI: 你的私人收藏助理, 用問的就能從收藏裡找答案 ‧ Unread? 回顧: 找出存了卻沒讀的, 收藏不再石沉大海 ‧ 輕鬆分享: 整理好的收藏一個連結分享, 朋友也能收進自己的分類 免費使用 ‧ 收藏 100 篇、跨裝置同步、分享、每月基本 AI 額度 Unread. PRO (選用) ‧ 月費 NT$99 / 年費 NT$900 (省 24%) ‧ 無限收藏、AI 額度大幅提升、AI 主題分類全解鎖 ‧ 自動續訂, 可隨時於 Apple 訂閱設定取消 ‧ 完整條款: https://once-unread.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kiro Book at none against Unread.'s 2. Unread.'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Unread. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kiro Book asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kiro Book ships an update fortnightly, Unread. every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Kiro Book | Unread. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | zheng wei | Ting Chia Kuo |
In-app purchases
Kiro Book
No in-app purchases
Unread.
- Unread. PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- Unread. PRO Annual$29.991 Year









