Comparison

Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone vs Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

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

Head to head
About

Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone

Explore a digitized version of a famous medieval Japanese hand scroll, known as the first manga. This app brings to life humorous animal caricatures with interactive scrolling and zooming features.

Highlights
  • Medieval Japanese hand scroll reproduction
  • Humorous animal caricatures
  • Interactive swipe to scroll
  • Pinch to zoom in/out
  • Auto-scroll with variable speed
  • Thumbnail view for details
Features
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Medieval Japanese hand scroll, to be brought back to life on your iPhone. Animal Giga (Chōjū-giga) is one of the most cherished treasures in Japanese art, and is often described as the first Manga for its humorous depictions of various animals acting like humans. The “Chōjū Giga (Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga / Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans)” comprises four separate scrolls drawn in ink on papers, and this App contains the first two scrolls drawn in the middle of the 12th century. The first scroll (Kō), measuring 31.1cm × 11.5m (12.2in × 38ft), is the most famous and beloved, consisting entirely of caricatures of animals. The second scroll (Otsu), measuring 31.1cm × 12.2m (12.2in × 40ft), consists of depictions of various animals, both real and mythical. Though they have no stories, and been disordered during the long-term preservation, the vivacity of the action and the sinuous elegance of the brush strokes are still outstanding. * Swipe to scroll and pinch to zoom-in/out. * Auto-scroll with variable speed. * Thumbnail to tap and see details. TEXT IN JAPANESE ONLY...

About

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

This app helps you manage your reading history like a bank book. Track book titles, dates, prices, ratings, and reading status. Save summaries, images, and notes, organized by category for efficient review.

Highlights
  • Track book title, date, price, and rating
  • Manage reading status (read, reading, unread)
  • Record book summaries and notes
  • Save book-related images and charts
  • Organize saved content by category
  • View reading history on a calendar
  • Access statistical information on books read
Features
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"RecoDoku" is an application that can manage the history of the read book like a bank book. This app allows you to check the book's title and date, as well as the book's price, rating, reading status (read, reading, unread,). It is fun to record as you save a book. In addition, it is possible to record the summary in texts for each book, and save images, graphs, and notes written in books as images. Saved summaries and images are organized into categories and can be read back in a batch. Basically, once a book has been read, it is not necessary to read it from the beginning unless it is a good book. It is possible to establish the knowledge efficiently by carefully selecting the necessary part for yourself and reading it back repeatedly. [Characteristics of RecoDoku] ・ Display of book can be switched by "category" or "date" ・ Check the evaluation after reading in a list ・ Check the reading status (read, reading, unread) in a list ・ For books that need to be returned, alert notification function prevents forgetting to return ・ Record and save abstracts of books ・ Save memos, charts, etc. of books as images ・ Saved summary and memo images can be checked together by category ・ Check which book you read on the calendar ・ Statistical information such as "total number of books", "total price", "total number of pages" is also enhanced

Screenshots

Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone4 screens
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」4 screens

Verdict

The call

Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone and Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 38% of Reading record notes「RecoDoku」's. Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone against 5.0 for Reading record notes「RecoDoku」. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 38% of Reading record notes「RecoDoku」's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone versus Reading record notes「RecoDoku」: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimal Giga Scroll for iPhoneReading record notes「RecoDoku」
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJUGEND LLC.mitsuhiro nara

Customer experience

Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone

No in-app purchases

None

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone free?
Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 free?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone or Reading record notes「RecoDoku」?
Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone and Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone or Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 have ads?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 shows ads; Animal Giga Scroll for iPhone does not.

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