V2EX vs 水木说 aka ysmth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
V2EX
This app offers a comprehensive, unofficial client experience for a popular online community. It provides full access to topics, comments, and nodes, with enhanced features like image viewing, timely notifications, and user account management. Explore advanced functionalities such as threaded comment views and customizable reading settings.
- Full topic and comment experience
- Image viewing similar to Twitter
- Real-time unread notification alerts
- Threaded comment views for clarity
- Customizable reading settings (themes, font size)
- Automatic sign-in and multi-account management
- Automatic daily check-ins
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V2EX - 开源好用的非官方客户端 基础功能 ---------------------------------- - 主题、评论 、节点 … 等功能的完整体验。例如翻页、评论、收藏、帖子详情与评论图文支持、超链点击支持智能解析 ...等等。 - 查看图片体验与twitter类似，保证看图体验 - 及时的未读通知提醒 - 用户账户相关功能 特色功能 ---------------------------------- - 评论支持查看对话，上下文更清晰（将某条评论相关的评论提取出来单独查看，无关的剔除） - 多配色（亮色、暗色），自定义字号行距等阅读设置 - 1Password 登陆 ，登陆TOKEN失效自动重登，多账号管理与一键切换 - 自动签到 ---------------------------------- 更多功能与细节等待你的探索，并且你也可以参与进来，向我提出任何你想要的功能，或直接在Github上贡献代码。
水木说 aka ysmth
This app provides a user-friendly interface for accessing a prominent Chinese online community focused on diverse topics from social information to academic science and technology. It offers features like a comprehensive homepage and conversation viewing, aiming to enhance the mobile browsing experience.
- Comprehensive homepage
- View conversation lists
- Restore original text from comments
- Access diverse community topics
- User-friendly interface
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ysmth, Yet another xsmth app. 又一个水木社区非官方应用。 水木社区（www.newsmth.net）是源于清华的高端社群。水木社区论坛提供多样化服务，成立以来一直获得用户的支持和认可。论坛内容涵盖社会信息、学术科学、电脑技术、文化人文、体育健身等多领域的知识和信息，用户在论坛中可以方便的搜索到所需的各种实时有效信息。 水木说尝试为水木社区制作的一款好看又好用的iOS应用。 基本功能与xSmth、zSMTH、最水木类似，在官网公开接口的基础上做了些新的特色功能，比如 综合首页、查看对话列表、从评论中恢复原文等功能。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: V2EX at none against 水木说 aka ysmth's shown. V2EX also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 水木说 aka ysmth's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for V2EX against 4.0 for 水木说 aka ysmth. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: V2EX has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of V2EX's written reviews are positive against 100% of 水木说 aka ysmth's.
V2EX ships an update every 2 months, 水木说 aka ysmth every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | V2EX | 水木说 aka ysmth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (28 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 丰 黄 | 乐兮艺术 |
Customer experience
V2EX
水木说 aka ysmth
In-app purchases
V2EX
No in-app purchases
水木说 aka ysmth
No in-app purchases
