HyRead 電子書 vs Bookniverse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HyRead 電子書
Access a vast collection of e-books and magazines from Taiwanese libraries. Borrow and read thousands of titles for free with your library card. Enjoy a seamless reading experience with intuitive features and multi-device support.
- Borrow e-books and magazines from libraries
- Access over 220,000 e-books and 350 magazines
- Supports PDF, EPUB, and JPG formats
- Multi-library support
- Keyword search and book information
- Cloud backup for notes and progress
- Customizable reading display
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立即下載 HyRead App，買書、借書通通在這裡，HyRead與台灣最多圖書館合作，只要您有圖書館借書證，上萬好書任你看，不要猶豫，立即體驗！ HyRead ebook 為台灣圖書館電子書第一品牌，全國公共圖書館及大專院校圖書館使用率百分之百，擁有借書證的讀者皆能使用 HyRead App 閱讀電子書，提供文學、科普、休閒、財經、育兒、童書等各類電子書及現刊雜誌，使用者在行動軟體內直接瀏覽書目及書籍簡介，並免費借閱圖書館所提供的電子書，支援多圖書館及使用者，可立即線上閱讀或下載行動閱讀，體驗電子書閱讀樂趣及便利性。 HyRead 是凌網所提供的電子書閱讀軟體，只要選擇 HyRead 圖書館列表裡的圖書館，登入該圖書館帳號及密碼，就可以免費借閱圖書館提供的電子書資源。 為貼近使用者的使用習慣，以使用者經驗開發設計 HyRead 操作介面，簡而易找的分類，流暢的影音媒體播放及直覺式的閱讀模式，帶給HyRead讀者全新的閱讀體驗，HyRead邀請你一起體驗電子書閱讀，歡迎大家下載並給予指教。 主要特色： * 電子書店超過22萬冊、350刊雜誌供選擇 * 支援多格式電子書：PDF、EPUB、JPG * 台、港、澳、東南亞地區上千家圖書館，自由加入您常使用的圖書館 * 多媒體電子書、影音影片，皆依圖書館提供免費服務 * 關鍵字連動搜尋方便找到您想要的書籍，雜誌或影音 * 具備完整書籍、雜誌、影音資訊、簡介，目錄條列清晰 * 提供免費試閱，立即借閱，預約登記、雜誌上架主動通知服務 * 收藏功能，立刻加入口袋清單 * 最近閱讀、購買、借閱、預約、收藏、過期、預約書櫃分開瀏覽，找書好方便 * 購買書籍自訂分類，方便找書好管理 * 邊播放多媒體邊看書，適合閱讀學習類書籍 * 書籍目錄導覽，內文搜尋，書籤，重點筆記等等，功能齊全 * 註記、劃線、筆記、閱讀進度，透過雲端備份讓您跨裝置存取好方便 * 自訂排版顯示區域、文字大小、字體選擇，閱讀更舒適 * 支援長滾動式閱讀書籍，小尺寸裝置體驗不受限 * 電子書店支援零信任生物辨識身份安全認證 HyRead 團隊再次感謝您，Reading is a joy with HyRead! ※ 使用者許可協議：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bookniverse
Access a vast library of Chinese and English eBooks with features like language conversion and personalized bookshelves. Discover new titles with frequent updates and organized categories.
- Chinese and English eBook library
- Traditional to simplified Chinese conversion
- Frequently updated book collection
- Detailed eBook categorization
- Personalized bookshelf
- Book recommendations
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Bookniverse provides a wide range of Chinese and English eBooks, equipped with numerous features that cater to the diverse reading needs of its users. Among its features, the app allows for traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese conversion, enabling readers from different regions to enjoy their preferred language versions seamlessly. Additionally, the book collection is frequently updated to ensure a fresh and varied selection. To facilitate easy browsing and selection, Bookniverse offers detailed categorization of its eBooks. Furthermore, users can create a personal bookshelf to store and organize their favorite titles. Looking for any good book recommedations? Follow Bookniverse on our Facebook/Instagram fan pages!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bookniverse at 5.0 against HyRead 電子書's 2.3. Bookniverse also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). HyRead 電子書's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. HyRead 電子書 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bookniverse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bookniverse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HyRead 電子書 has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HyRead 電子書 ships an update monthly, Bookniverse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HyRead 電子書 | Bookniverse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (99 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HYWEB KNOWLEDGE CO., LTD. | Bookniverse Limited |
Customer experience
HyRead 電子書
Bookniverse
Bugs and requests
HyRead 電子書
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Blank white screen after login or update
- Books fail to download or load with infinite loading spinner
- Forced logout without proper notification
- Error code -102 preventing book access
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- Login credentials not persisting across sessions
- Preview and browsing functions returning blank pages
- Books disappearing from library after updates
- Page navigation freezing during reading
- Highlighting and note-taking features not working
- Notes and annotations disappearing or corrupting
- Audio file corruption (0KB files)
- Inability to return borrowed books
- Search results not clickable or responsive
- iPad version crashing within 30 seconds of opening
- Online reading throwing error messages on iPad
- Downloaded EPUB files unable to open on iPad
- Audiobook background playback stopping unexpectedly
- Copy-paste functionality disabled
- Library list not loading when adding new library
Requested features
12 requests- Dark mode or eye protection mode
- Background playback for audiobooks
- Drawing/annotation support for all file types (JPEG, PDF)
- iPad split-screen functionality
- Built-in dictionary lookup
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- Improved login flow without repeated authentication
- Automatic login persistence
- Better notification for forced logouts
- Ability to filter unborrow-able books
- Cross-device reading synchronization
- Improved book preview functionality
- Removal of top/bottom UI bars on iPad during reading
Bookniverse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HyRead 電子書
- Web Novel Package 30 Days7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- All-in-One Package 30 Days7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- All-in-One Package 90 Days7 Days trial$9.993 Months
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- All-in-One Package 180 Days7 Days trial$17.996 Months
- All-in-One Package 365 Days7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Children's Book Package 365 Days7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
Bookniverse
No in-app purchases
