杨浦书界 vs Common Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
杨浦书界
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杨浦书界是专门提供给上海市民进行网上图书借阅、预约的软件平台。读者网上借阅或预约成功的图书杨浦图书馆将安排物流送至读者选择的取书点，并对图书的物流状态进行跟踪，方便读者借阅。 1、读者进行网上借阅、预约，图书包裹物流信息跟踪。 2、读者查询自己的当前借阅、历史借阅以及进行续借操作。 3、读者订单查询等。 注意：杨浦书界只针对上海图书馆持证读者和芝麻信用授权登录。
Common Reader
This app offers a unified reading and AI-powered analysis experience for various ebook formats. It allows users to ask questions about book content, automatically organize their library, and sync across multiple devices. Privacy is a core focus, with no proactive data collection.
- Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, azw3, mobi, txt, md, pdf)
- AI-powered questions about book content
- Automatic library organization with generative AI
- Cloud sync (iCloud, OneDrive, WebDAV)
- Fast full-library search
- Unified cross-platform interface
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- UI and interactions follow a carefully unified cross-platform logic and are built with native technologies for iOS and iPadOS. - Supports many ebook formats, including epub, azw3, mobi, txt, markdown, and pdf. - Supports nearly every ebook rendering feature, including vertical writing and RTL. - Listen with built-in system voices or AI voice models. - A high-performance, Metal-powered simulated page-turn engine offers an unparalleled visual experience. - Deeply integrates AI features for asking questions about books and automatically organizing your library with generative AI. - Supports cloud sync through iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, WebDAV, and more. - Provides fast full-library search across books, authors, tags, notes, highlights, and original text. - The app does not proactively collect any of your information. Your data is only processed by the model and cloud storage providers you trust.
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Verdict
杨浦书界 and Common Reader both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Common Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of 杨浦书界's. Common Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). 杨浦书界's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 杨浦书界 against 5.0 for Common Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 杨浦书界 has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of 杨浦书界's written reviews are positive against 75% of Common Reader's.
杨浦书界 ships an update every 3 weeks, Common Reader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 杨浦书界 | Common Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Suzhou Jiatu Software Co., Ltd. | 天宇 高 |
Customer experience
杨浦书界
Common Reader
In-app purchases
杨浦书界
No in-app purchases
Common Reader
No in-app purchases
