Comparison

水木说 aka ysmth vs ismth水木

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive homepage
  • View conversation lists
  • Restore original text from comments
  • Access diverse community topics
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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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。

About

ismth水木

This app offers a clean, ad-free interface with stable performance for seamless navigation. It includes features like user notes, text-to-image conversion, IP address lookup, and a draft saving function to prevent content loss.

Highlights
  • Clean and beautiful UI
  • Ad-free experience
  • Stable and reliable connection
  • Smooth navigation
  • User notes and blocking
  • Text to image conversion
  • Draft saving for unsent messages
Features
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已实现功能: 1. UI简洁美观,无广告 2. 稳定不掉线 3. 丝滑流畅,1s直达特快(或其他自定义板块) 4. 用户备注/拉黑功能 5. 文本转图片等 6. IP转地址 7. 记住阅读位置 8. 快速翻页 9. 草稿箱,发送失败绝不会丢失内容 10. 等等其他功能,欢迎体验

Screenshots

水木说 aka ysmth4 screens
ismth水木4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 水木说 aka ysmth at Free against ismth水木's $9.99. ismth水木's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

水木说 aka ysmth is free to download; ismth水木 costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ismth水木 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
水木说 aka ysmth versus ismth水木: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter水木说 aka ysmthismth水木
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB65 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer乐兮艺术付恒 李

Customer experience

水木说 aka ysmth

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

ismth水木

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

水木说 aka ysmth

No in-app purchases

None

ismth水木

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 水木说 aka ysmth free?
水木说 aka ysmth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ismth水木 free?
ismth水木 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 水木说 aka ysmth or ismth水木?
ismth水木 is rated higher. 水木说 aka ysmth averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ismth水木 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 水木说 aka ysmth or ismth水木 have ads?
水木说 aka ysmth shows ads; ismth水木 does not.

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