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Readibu - Chinese novel reader

Readibu - Chinese novel reader

Read Chinese web novels

⭐️4.8 / 5
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🙌102
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📼9 scs
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📦w/o updates
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🗣❌ unsupported
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🧾$4.99 - $47.99
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All Versions of Readibu

1.9.0

April 28, 2021

• [Premium] Added Smart Name Recognition to detect names of people, orgs and places in content • Added Page Stats in reader • Make bookmark title editable • Updated webview UI • Fixed various bugs
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1.8.0

November 2, 2020

• Added text-to-speech option for any selected text • Added HSK level grading to novels and stories • Updated image search results to be clickable and open in bigger window • Fixed zhuyin issue • Fixed bunch of other issues
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1.7.0

August 16, 2020

• Added short stories and children stories • Updated UI design • Fix text selection display • Fix a bunch of bugs
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1.6.0

April 13, 2020

What's new: • Display pinyin/zhuyin over characters • Detect and underline word phrases • Updated dictionary with new entries Improvements & Fixes: • Improve performance of simplified-traditional Chinese conversion • Fix line height setting in reader • Fix rendering display of several rare characters • Fix bug in phrase selection
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1.5.0

February 9, 2020

New: • Download pages for offline reading (premium) • Human translated descriptions now available free! (previously a premium feature) Improvements & Fixes: • Keep same filters as you browse between genres • Improve page caching and position tracking • Cache converted simplified/traditional result instead of starting over • Show tab labels for more readable navigation • Minor style tweaks and bug fixes
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1.4.0

January 7, 2020

Added translated novel descriptions for easier browsing! • Human translated descriptions, limited but expanding to more novels over time (premium) • Machine translated descriptions Fixes & Improvements: • Fix history incorrect link titles • Fix dictionary pin issue • Fix garbled characters issue in reader • And a bunch minor fixes and enhancements
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1.3.0

November 19, 2019

New features for better study experience! • Popover Quiz Modes (tones, pinyin, definition) [premium] • Easy export to email • Add words to favorites • Pleco and Hanping added as third-party resources • Updated dictionary with new and updated entries • Pin preferred word definition as primary definition • Popover dictionary internal linking to other word entries • And a bunch of minor bug squashing and improvements
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1.2.1

October 2, 2019

Fix subscription status bug

1.2.0

September 28, 2019

New features for better reading experience: • Tap twice to select entire sentence • Translate sentence with Google Translate (premium) • Get image results for text (premium) • Analyze sentence syntax (premium) • Tabs in popover for easier access to various functionalities • Special label for custom bookmarks Fixes & Improvements: • Fix issue with saving last read/visited page • Show bookmark prompt for last visited page if not saved to bookmarks yet
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1.1.0

August 28, 2019

New features for better browsing and discovery! • Search our novel directory by title/author in Discover's search bar • See difficulty level for each novel (intermediate, advanced, native) • Filter novels by difficulty level • See release notes of changes when you update app Bug fixes: • Clear the dictionary popover when you scroll • No more incomplete tap selection (popover not showing up) • Fix annoying slight scroll bounce when reading in reader • And a bunch of other minor fixes
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Readibu In-App Purchases History

$4.99

Readibu Monthly Premium

Get access to premium features

$9.99

Readibu 3-Month Premium

Get access to premium features

$47.99

Readibu Yearly Premium

Get access to premium features

Price History of Readibu

Description of Readibu

Discover new stories and worlds in Chinese! Ready to move beyond flashcards and graded readers? Readibu is your portal to the world of popular Chinese web novels, short stories and children stories enjoyed by native readers. From historical to sci-fi or romance to horror, there's always something good to read. Readibu is a Chinese web reader where you can: 1. Explore popular web novels, short stories, and children stories from native Chinese sites 2. Tap on characters for definitions 3. Open web pages in a reader for immersive reading 4. Absorb the language while you're immersed in gripping adventures Supported features: • Tap for dictionary • Text-to-speech • Simplified and traditional conversion • Pinyin/zhuyin display over words • Add custom url to display in reader • Export saved vocabularies • Auto-detect next chapter • Auto-save last page you were on ================================ ENHANCE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE WITH READIBU PREMIUM • Smart Name Recognition - Detect names of people, orgs and places in content • Sentence Translation - Unlimited translation by Google Translate • Image Search - Display image search results for selected text • Offline Reading - Download pages for reading offline • Popover Quiz Mode - Quiz your pinyin and definitions of words you looked up before • Syntax Analysis - Analyze syntax of sentence Free trials included with all plans! 1-month subscription: $4.99 per month 3-month subscription: $9.99 per month 12-month subscription: $47.99 per year Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the end of your free trial period. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period or trial. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Itunes Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.readibu.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://www.readibu.com/terms Have questions? Feel free to contact us at support@readibu.com.
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Readibu: FAQ

Is Readibu iPad-compatible?

The Readibu software is not compatible with iPad devices.
The Readibu app was built by Lingyi Chen.
Your iOS device must have at least iOS 11.0 installed to use the app.
Readibu has a consumer rating of 4.8 and receives plenty of positive reviews.
The Main Genre Of The Readibu App Is Education.
The latest Readibu version released is 1.9.0.
Readibu rolled out its latest update on July 3, 2024.
Readibu originally came out on February 5, 2023.
May contain some disturbing or graphic scenes, suitable for ages 17 and up.
Readibu is available in English.
Sorry, Readibu is not on Apple Arcade.
Absolutely! In-app purchases are available for users of Readibu.
No, you cannot use Readibu with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of Readibu

  • Excellent at what it needs to do

    If you’re one of the people that is at just the right stage to need this, it works really well
  • Great concept but….

    ….most of the stories don’t even load. I love the concept as someone who speaks Chinese fluently but lacks reading and writing skills. Most Chinese lessons and apps are boring and are aimed at people who are completely new to Chinese. The idea for this app is exactly what I’m looking for, however most of the stories don’t even load and there isn’t as much variety as I’d like. Are the devs still monitoring this app or is it abandoned?
  • Doesn’t work

    None of the stories load. Will update if they fix.