Comparison

Summit Reader vs 文星阅读

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

Head to head
About

Summit Reader

This app offers robust document management with unlimited storage, nested folders, and quick searching. It supports various archive formats, converts PDFs and Word docs to text, and allows easy exporting and customization of document covers. Enjoy a pleasant reading interface with diverse fonts and advanced TXT handling.

Highlights
  • Unlimited document storage
  • Nested folder organization
  • Archive format support (zip, rar, 7z)
  • PDF/Word to text conversion
  • Customizable document covers
  • Advanced TXT chapter segmentation
  • Pleasant reading interface
Features
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The Document Management App You'll Love Summit Reader stands out as an extremely user-friendly document management app with several key features: Organizational Capabilities Unlimited document storage, fully functional in the free version. Supports nested folders for detailed organization. Enables quick file searching. Allows batch renaming of files for efficient management. Support for Common Archive Formats Compatible with popular formats like zip, rar, and 7z. Directly decompresses files within the app. Supports password-protected and multi-part archives. Format Conversion Features Extracts pure text from PDF and Word documents. Eliminates the need for separate apps to convert PDF to text or Office files to text. Easy Document Exporting Facilitates the export of individual documents, multiple documents, or entire folders. Compresses folders for easy storage or sharing. Beyond these highlights, Summit Reader also offers unique functionalities: Customizable Document Covers Original feature to modify document covers. Import covers from your photo gallery or search for images on Baidu. A great way to enhance the look of TXT documents which typically lack attractive covers. Advanced Document Management Custom categorization, name editing, and order rearranging. Automatically prioritizes recently read documents. Allows moving documents between different categories. Pleasant Reading Interface User-friendly design with features like automatic reading position saving. Supports conversion between Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Customizable spacing and eye-friendly night mode. Diverse Font Selection 12 different fonts to choose from. Option to download and import other fonts. Advanced Handling of TXT Documents Automatically segments chapters in TXT format. Allows custom rules for chapter segmentation, including the use of regular expressions for convenience. Experience the joy of organizing and reading with Summit Reader, inspired by the high-rated novels of Yuan Dou Dou.

About

文星阅读

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本软件支持全程语音导航与专用手势操作,支持txt、doc、docx的电子书阅读、支持Daisy书阅读、数字有声书阅读、网络收音机等多个专门为盲人开发的阅读功能,同时还加入了“三个一百”精品盲文读物供盲人阅读。

Screenshots

Summit Reader4 screens
文星阅读4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 文星阅读 at none against Summit Reader's 4. 文星阅读 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Summit Reader's advantage is device support. On price 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

Both are free to download. Summit Reader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 文星阅读 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Summit Reader versus 文星阅读: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummit Reader文星阅读
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer三英 郑China Braille Press

Bugs and requests

Summit Reader

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Playback stops unexpectedly when encountering certain symbols
  • Horizontal dual-page mode cannot be disabled
  • Inability to download new books after recent update
  • Imported books not showing up in the library
  • Settings menu and navigation buttons not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Apple CarPlay
  • Improve audiobook playback controls
  • Introduce a dark mode option
  • Allow custom text-to-speech voice selection
  • Implement iCloud sync for bookmarks and reading progress

文星阅读

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Summit Reader

One-time4
  • Extend VIP for 30 Days$0.99
  • Extend Membership for One Year$4.99
  • Extend VIP for Two Years$7.99
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  • Lifetime VIP$11.99
None

文星阅读

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Summit Reader free?
Summit Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 文星阅读 free?
文星阅读 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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