Honyomu vs Pause
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Honyomu
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Remember what you’ve read. Keep what you want to read next in one personal bookshelf. Honyomu is a simple reading tracker and bookshelf app for iPhone, designed to help you keep a record of the books that become part of your life. Organize books you’ve finished, books you’re currently reading, and books you want to read. Search by title or ISBN, add covers, save notes, and gradually build your own digital bookshelf. When you wonder, “Have I read this before?” or “Do I already own this book?”, your library is always close at hand. Key features: • Track books you’ve read, are reading, or want to read • Search for books by title or ISBN • Display book covers on your personal bookshelf • Keep reading notes and book information together • Organize books by genre • Look back on your reading history • Select 1–5 books and create a beautifully designed reading card to share Whether you read constantly or only pick up a book now and then, Honyomu gives your reading history a place to grow. Printed books or ebooks, every book you discover can become part of your personal collection. More than a reading log, Honyomu is a bookshelf you’ll want to come back and look at. For readers looking for a reading tracker, book log, personal library, bookshelf, book organizer, or reading journal, Honyomu keeps everything together in one simple place. Make your reading history your own. Support https://sakumori.com/app_support/honyomu/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://sakumori.com/privacypolicy/app-privacy/honyomu/
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.
- 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Honyomu at 3 against Pause's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Honyomu ships an update every 3 days, Pause every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Honyomu | Pause |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daisaku Mori | Iku Yagome |
In-app purchases
Honyomu
No in-app purchases
Pause
No in-app purchases








