V2EX vs ILLU
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。
ILLU
A comprehensive creative community platform designed for users to share and discover content. It offers a clean interface, themed communities, and robust management tools for personalized creation spaces. Supports multiple content formats and collaborative editing.
- Themed communities for content aggregation
- Customizable community management
- Multiple content formats (chat, articles, images)
- Collection feature with collaborative editing
- Detailed reporting and complaint system
- Tagging and subscription options
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【ILLU——超有趣的综合创作社区！】 2019-2025，六年打磨，百次迭代。 致最纯粹的创作，敬最极致的热爱。 【简约UI ，纯净体验】 轻盈的产品设计，化繁为简。 享受创作，从即刻开始。 【主题社区，内容聚合】 通过论坛形式的主题功能，轻松获取感兴趣的内容。 围观，互动，亦或是参与共创，从未如此便捷。 【随心管理，自由运营】 丰富多样的管理和运营功能，自定义个性化的社区。 无论是打造企划主页还是同好圈子，都不在话下。 【三种内容形式，闲聊与作品分流、文章与图片分流】 提供超过50种编辑器功能和20项发布设置 【合集功能，简单好用】 4种视图，自定义排序，支持多人编辑。 独立Tab展示，对长篇连载作品更友好。 【举报投诉，详尽分类】 更完善的规则，更全面的监管。 只为培养更优质的创作环境。 还有标签、订阅、多关键词搜索等更多功能…… 等你来探索！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: V2EX at 4.0 against ILLU's 3.0. V2EX also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 3.0. 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.
V2EX ships an update every 2 months, ILLU monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | V2EX | ILLU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (28 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 丰 黄 | Shanghai Magic Net Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
V2EX
ILLU
In-app purchases
V2EX
No in-app purchases
ILLU
No in-app purchases
