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Widget Bunko vs よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む

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

Head to head
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Widget Bunko

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There are countless masterpieces you promise yourself you’ll read one day. And yet the app you open is always social media. That isn’t entirely your fault — the classics never came to meet you. Until now: they slide onto your Home Screen, right before you reach for your feed. ■ Read without opening the app Your widget shows the page you’re on. On the train, in a queue, during a meeting that isn’t your turn — read on in any spare moment. When you near the end, the widget shows the opening of your next recommended book. ■ Made for Japanese learners • The works are in the original Japanese, set vertically like a real bunko paperback. • Furigana from the original texts sit beside difficult kanji. (Only where the original text has them — not every kanji.) • Long-press any word to look it up in the iOS dictionary. • Menus and settings are in your language. ■ Classics ready on your shelf 夏目漱石『こころ』『吾輩は猫である』『坊っちゃん』, 芥川龍之介『羅生門』『蜘蛛の糸』, 太宰治『走れメロス』『人間失格』, 宮沢賢治『銀河鉄道の夜』 and more. Search over 17,000 Aozora Bunko works, or browse “Random 50” for a chance encounter, like wandering a used bookstore. ■ Pro (one-time purchase) • Furigana on every page of every work (free version: first 10 pages of each work) • Choose-a-Book Widget: small, medium and large, each with its own book • No banner ads Your background themes, dictionary lookup and the classic widget stay free. ■ Pricing The app is free. Banner ads appear at the bottom of Home, Bookshelf and Discover; never while you read. No account or sign-in is needed. With deep gratitude to the Aozora Bunko project. All works are public-domain literature collected under Aozora Bunko’s guidelines, and each ends with its source information. Support: https://widgetbunko.doublereedlab.com/support Privacy Policy: https://widgetbunko.doublereedlab.com/privacy

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よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む

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文豪の名作を、いまの言葉で。 青空文庫の全16,507作品が読めるリーダーです。そのうち名作98作品には、むずかしい言葉をやさしく言いかえた訳がついています。読みにくい言葉には読みがな付き。現代語訳・英語もあり、原文と同じ画面で見比べられます。 ■ 青空文庫まるごと16,507作品 読みたい作品を選ぶとその場で取り込み、あとはオフラインでも読めます。 「小説」「随筆」「詩歌」などの種類ラベルで絞り込んだり、著者順に並べて探せます。 ■ 3つの訳(98作品・読む人に合わせて選べます) ・やさしい訳: むずかしい言葉を言いかえ、読みがなを添えた訳。はじめての名作に。 ・現代語訳: 原文の格調を保ったまま、いまの日本語に。中高生の国語、大人の学び直しに。 ・English: 日本語学習者や海外の読者のための英訳。 ■ 対訳リーダー ・原文と訳を段落ごとに並べて表示。訳だけを読むこともできます。 ・わからない一文をタップすると、その文だけの対訳をその場で確認。 ・原文の読みにくい漢字にはふりがな。縦書き・横書きを切り替えられます。 ■ 読書体験 ・明朝・ゴシック・丸ゴの3書体、白・黒・生成りの3テーマ。 ・開けば前回の位置から続き。気になる場所にはしおりを挟めます。 ■ 訳つきの収録作品(一部) 太宰治「走れメロス」「人間失格」「斜陽」/中島敦「山月記」「名人伝」 芥川竜之介「羅生門」「蜘蛛の糸」「杜子春」/夏目漱石「こころ」「坊っちゃん」「三四郎」 宮沢賢治「銀河鉄道の夜」「注文の多い料理店」/新美南吉「ごん狐」 森鴎外「舞姫」「高瀬舟」/樋口一葉「たけくらべ」/江戸川乱歩「人間椅子」ほか 訳文はAIによる翻訳です。アプリ内で原文といつでも見比べられます。 底本は青空文庫を使用しています。

Screenshots

Widget Bunko4 screens
よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む at none against Widget Bunko's 1. よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Widget Bunko sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Widget Bunko versus よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Bunkoよめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB60 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRyuichi KayashimaINU K,K

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Widget Bunko

One-time1
  • Pro: Furigana, Widgets, No Ads$2.99
None

よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Bunko free?
Widget Bunko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む free?
よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Bunko or よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む have ads?
Widget Bunko shows ads; よめる文庫:青空文庫を現代語訳・英語で読む does not.

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