V2EX vs 水木社区
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。
水木社区
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水木社区（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。 为方便移动端用户灌水聊天，经水木官方授权特开发本App。目前已实现www版本以及telnet版本的大部分功能，进一步的升级和完善有赖于众位水木er的支持和反馈！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: V2EX at 79% against 水木社区's 22%. V2EX also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.7) and ads (none vs shown). 水木社区's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
V2EX holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of V2EX's written reviews are positive against 22% of 水木社区's.
V2EX ships an update every 2 months, 水木社区 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | V2EX | 水木社区 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (29 ratings) — better | 1.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 丰 黄 | Beijing Shuimu Suitable For Science and Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
V2EX
水木社区
In-app purchases
V2EX
No in-app purchases
水木社区
No in-app purchases
