水木说 aka ysmth vs V2Fun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
水木说 aka ysmth
This app provides a user-friendly interface for accessing a prominent Chinese online community focused on diverse topics from social information to academic science and technology. It offers features like a comprehensive homepage and conversation viewing, aiming to enhance the mobile browsing experience.
- Comprehensive homepage
- View conversation lists
- Restore original text from comments
- Access diverse community topics
- User-friendly interface
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ysmth, Yet another xsmth app. 又一个水木社区非官方应用。 水木社区（www.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。 水木说尝试为水木社区制作的一款好看又好用的iOS应用。 基本功能与xSmth、zSMTH、最水木类似，在官网公开接口的基础上做了些新的特色功能，比如 综合首页、查看对话列表、从评论中恢复原文等功能。
V2Fun
A native third-party client for accessing V2EX content. It offers a clean interface with support for night mode, providing a streamlined browsing experience for users of the V2EX platform.
- Native V2EX client
- Night mode support
- Streamlined browsing
- Third-party access
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V2EX third-party client, native app, supports night mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: V2Fun at none against 水木说 aka ysmth's shown. V2Fun also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). 水木说 aka ysmth's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.0 for 水木说 aka ysmth against 4.1 for V2Fun. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: V2Fun has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of 水木说 aka ysmth's written reviews are positive against 78% of V2Fun's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 水木说 aka ysmth | V2Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 乐兮艺术 | 璇 廖 |
Customer experience
水木说 aka ysmth
V2Fun
In-app purchases
水木说 aka ysmth
No in-app purchases
V2Fun
No in-app purchases
