Comparison

Summit Reader vs 开卷阅读

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

开卷阅读

This app offers a seamless offline reading and listening experience for TXT files. Enjoy customizable text display, various reading effects, and a powerful search function. It also features a text-to-speech option with adjustable voice and speed, perfect for enjoying literature on the go.

Highlights
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Text-to-speech with voice and speed options
  • File categorization and sorting
  • Horizontal and split-screen browsing
  • Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • Password protection for reading
  • Multiple page-turning effects
  • Various TXT import methods
Features
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一款简洁、易用,有更好阅读体验的离线TXT阅读听书App,既能享受文字阅读,也可通过听书功能随时随地的感受文字的魅力。 App功能 ● 没有广告。 ● 听书功能,播放器模式和迷你播放模式,包含各种语言的多种声音自由切换,支持定时关闭语音,语速调节;支持耳机、扬声器随时切换。 ● 文件分类功能,支持创建分类,分类排序。 ● 横屏和分屏浏览功能,支持横竖屏切换和iPad分屏浏览、侧拉功能。 ● 多种文字背景,App整体支持黑暗模式。 ● 自定义阅读背景功能,可根据喜好选择填充不同的图片或颜色背景和文字颜色。 ● 多种字体,支持一百多种语言的不同字体。 ● 密码保护,支持阅读密码保护。 ● 全文搜索功能,可以通过关键字跳转到寻找的页面。 ● 多种翻页效果(仿真翻页、左右覆盖、上下滚动等)。 ● 搜索功能,支持搜索已加载的txt文件。 ● 支持多种导入TXT文本的方式(WiFi导入、iCloud FIle导入、iTunes 导入、文件分享、隔空投送)。 ● 支持文件重命名。 ● iPad端深度适配,支持分屏浏览、侧拉、横竖屏切换。 带来更好的阅读体验是我所追求的,如果您觉得App使用还不错,希望空闲时可以花一分钟给App评个星、写两句评论,这会让作为开发者的我更有动力,再接再厉,提供更好的用户阅读体验。 隐私政策:https://snakescanner.com/componet/readerpolicy.html 问题和反馈可联系:sheng1jie@hotmail.com(微博:Developer-SJ)

Screenshots

Summit Reader4 screens
开卷阅读4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 开卷阅读 at none against Summit Reader's shown. 开卷阅读 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Summit Reader's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 44). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 and 开卷阅读 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Summit Reader against 4.7 for 开卷阅读. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summit Reader has 1.3K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Summit Reader's written reviews are positive against 89% of 开卷阅读's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summit Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, 开卷阅读 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Summit Reader versus 开卷阅读: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummit Reader开卷阅读
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better4.7 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better44
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer三英 郑杰 盛

Customer experience

Summit Reader

All ratings1,298 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.8%

开卷阅读

All ratings44 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

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

开卷阅读

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
1 purchases

开卷阅读

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Summit Reader free?
Summit Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 开卷阅读 free?
开卷阅读 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Summit Reader or 开卷阅读?
Summit Reader is rated higher. Summit Reader averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while 开卷阅读 averages 4.7 from 44 ratings.
Do Summit Reader or 开卷阅读 have ads?
Summit Reader shows ads; 开卷阅读 does not.
Which is updated more often, Summit Reader or 开卷阅读?
Summit Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, and 开卷阅读 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Summit Reader was updated on September 30, 2026 and 开卷阅读 on September 28, 2026.

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