日医Lib vs StoryBoat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
日医Lib
Access and read electronic books from the Japan Medical Association. Features include unique scrolling for academic papers, shared notes and bookmarks, and social media integration for discussion.
- Electronic books from Japan Medical Association
- Unique scrolling for academic papers
- Shared notes and bookmarks
- SNS integration for discussion
- Cross-scroll and vertical scroll
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日医Libは、日本医師会の刊行物が電子書籍で読めるサービスです。 日医Libリーダーは日医Lib Storeサイトへ接続し日本医師会の刊行物を読むために便利な機能を提供します。 -主な機能- (1)十字スクロール機能:論文は一般書籍とは文章構造が異なります。そのため日医Libリーダーでは論文を読む時には縦スクロールし、他の論文へ移動するには横スクロールすることで論文間を自由に移動することが可能です。 (2)メモ付き付箋共有機能:日医Libリーダーには共有登録したメンバー間で、電子書籍につけた付箋やコメントが共有することが可能です。 (3)TwitterやFacebookとのSNS接続機能:気になった論文についてTwitterでさりげなく情報発信してみたり、Facebook上でおもいっきり議論することが可能です。
StoryBoat
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StoryBoat is a focused reading app for EPUB, TXT, PDF, Kindle formats, Markdown, and long-form text. Import your books and documents, keep your reading shelf organized, and pick up where you left off. Read quietly with tuned themes and typography, or listen with system speech and connected online voices. Word-level highlighting, speech filters, voice cache management, share cards, and a calm plain-text editor help long sessions feel lighter. StoryBoat Pro is available as a one-time purchase. Pro unlocks advanced reading tools, premium text-to-speech features, custom fonts, voice filters, chapter preloading, and voice cache management. Importing books and documents is available without Pro. Privacy Policy: https://selfstudio.fun/storyboat/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 日医Lib at none against StoryBoat's 5. 日医Lib also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). StoryBoat's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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. StoryBoat sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 日医Lib asks for nothing beyond the download.
日医Lib ships an update every 3 months, StoryBoat daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 日医Lib | StoryBoat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyorinsha Co.,Ltd | HUANG LUE LUO |
In-app purchases
日医Lib
No in-app purchases
StoryBoat
- Buy a Coffee$0.99
- Add a Lantern$1.99
- Send StoryBoat Forward$3.99
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- StoryBoat Pro$3.99
- Deep Support$9.99
