読しるべ vs mekuru

Yomishirube (読しるべ) is a play on the Japanese word "michishirube" — a guidepost. When reading feels hard to keep up, this app quietly shows you the way back to your book. No streaks to break. No guilt. Ever. It was born from the developer's own experience of how heavy a book can feel when life and mental health get in the way — and how much one page can still mean. YOUR BOOK STAND The books you're living with, laid out like a bookshop display table. Add books by scanning the barcode, searching by title, or typing them in. Search covers international titles via Google Books and Japanese titles via Rakuten Books. RECORDS IN THREE TAPS Snap the page number with your camera, type it in, or simply tap "Opened it today." Even just opening the book counts as reading. Because it is. AI RECAP, SPOILER-FREE Coming back after weeks away? Get a short recap of where you left off — built only from what you've already read, never from what's ahead. CHARACTERS AT A GLANCE AI-suggested character lists so you never lose track of who's who. You can edit everything. BREAKS ARE PART OF READING Mark a book "On a Break" and the app won't say a single reproachful word. Trophies appear for coming back, for reading one page, for taking your time — not just for finishing. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything is stored on your iPhone. The Pro plan adds iCloud sync and full data export. No ads, no tracking. FREE AND PRO The core experience is free: up to 5 books on your stand, records, memos, and trophies. Yomishirube Pro adds unlimited books, unlimited AI recaps and characters, iCloud sync, and data export. AI features include a free allowance of 20 uses with no time limit — and no automatic charge when it runs out. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://yomishirube.com/en/privacy Terms of Service: https://yomishirube.com/en/terms

Read alone. Not alone—with quiet company for every page. mekuru is a reading room made for time with paper books. Small reader avatars settle into a warm study, and the gentle sign of a page turning lets you feel that someone else is reading too—without video, a microphone, or chat. WITH MEKURU, YOU CAN • Enter as a guest—no sign-up required • Join an open room and read quietly with others • Invite someone with a link and read together • Your reader turns its pages on its own — a faint paper sound is the only sign of presence that travels • Breaks and time away are sensed and shared softly, on their own • Keep your reading time and revisit it in your Time Shelf • Create an account to choose from six reader avatars and unlock book covers as you read • Become reading companions with the people you share a room with There are no DMs, likes, comments, follows, or rankings. mekuru is not about competing over pages. It is a place to let the time you spend with books accumulate quietly. In Korea, a trend called "text hip" has been spreading: enjoying the time spent reading, and sharing it. mekuru is a place to share that time — the middle of the reading itself — quietly, with someone else. OWNER (SUBSCRIPTION) The optional Owner plan is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly, that lets you furnish a room of your own and open it to your companions anytime. Registered accounts can try a one-time 14-day viewing first, no card required. In Japan the price is ¥580/month or ¥5,800/year; pricing for your region is always shown in the App Store before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account, and the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.mekuru.app/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.mekuru.app/en/terms