V2EX vs Vex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
V2EX
This app offers a comprehensive experience for exploring community discussions, posts, and comments. It provides features like image viewing, notifications, and account management. Advanced options include viewing comment threads, customization, and secure login.
- Full theme, comment, and node experience
- Image viewing similar to Twitter
- Unread notification reminders
- View comment conversations
- Customizable reading settings
- Secure login with 1Password
- Automatic daily sign-in
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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。
Vex
This app is a third-party client for the V2EX community, built with SwiftUI. It allows users to easily discover topics, read discussions, and connect with like-minded individuals. Offers features like browsing, searching, and viewing past posts, with optional account interaction features available via a one-time purchase.
- Browse topics, nodes, and replies
- Search topics (Sov2ex/Google)
- View 'On This Day' past topics
- Native content layout and image browsing
- Dark mode support
- Account login and interaction (paid)
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Vex 是一个第三方 V2EX 社区客户端,使用 SwiftUI 原生构建,让你轻松发现话题、阅读讨论、找到兴趣同好。 永久免费: • 浏览主题、节点和回复,发现感兴趣的社区内容 • 搜索主题,支持 Sov2ex / Google • 往年今日,回看过去的精彩话题 • 原生内容排版、图片浏览、会话线程追踪与深色模式 • iPad 侧边栏布局与剪贴板 V2EX 链接检测 Vex 永久版: 一次购买,永久解锁 V2EX 账号登录、发帖、回复、感谢、收藏、关注和消息等账号互动功能。永久版为一次性买断,无订阅和自动续费,可通过“恢复购买”恢复符合条件的购买记录。 浏览、搜索和往年今日不限使用时间,无需领取试用。此前已领取且尚未到期的 7 天试用可继续使用至原到期时间;已有永久版用户及符合条件的历史用户保留原有权益。 Vex 为独立开发的第三方客户端,非 V2EX 官方应用。社区内容和账号服务由 V2EX 提供。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vex at 5.0 against V2EX's 4.0. Vex also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). V2EX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Vex sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. V2EX asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of V2EX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vex's.
V2EX ships an update every 2 months, Vex every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | V2EX | Vex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 丰 黄 | 赛坤 孙 |
Customer experience
V2EX
Vex
In-app purchases
V2EX
No in-app purchases
Vex
- 7-day TrialFree
- Vex Pro Lifetime$2.99








