# 论坛助手 vs why数理

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: why数理 at 11.0 against 论坛助手's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 论坛助手 | why数理 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (148 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1419993239/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **148** | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Size | 69 MB | 71 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [佳骏 吴](https://appshunter.io/developer/866782558) | [靖一 陈](https://appshunter.io/developer/1529972276) |

## What reviewers say

### 论坛助手

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1419993239)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good app for forum aggregation
- 👍 Supports older forum versions (Discuz 7.2)
- 👍 Useful features like tag filtering
- 👍 App is well-received by users ('good software', 'great app')
- 👍 Works well for specific forums like Shuimu

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes reported
- 🐛 Image loading issues (spinning circle, not loading)
- 🐛 UI looks outdated ('millennium era')
- 🐛 Some forums not displaying correctly or loading indefinitely
- 🐛 Potential privacy concerns (anti-scraping accusations)

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes when tapping tabs (User, Hot, Forum)
- Crashes on iOS 26.1 when tapping any tab
- Crashes on iOS 26.2 beta 1
- Crashes on latest version for NGA forum
- Crashes after updating to 1.7.5

**Requested features**

- Add iCloud sync for custom forums, sorting, and cookies
- Add option to disable screen tap for page turning
- Add button to jump to the next post
- Add support for more forums (e.g., Nan+, Seying Wuji, Gaoloumi)
- Add option to jump to the last page for forums like Shuimu


### why数理

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/why/id1539375758)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 论坛助手 free?

论坛助手 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is why数理 free?

why数理 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do 论坛助手 or why数理 have ads?

Neither 论坛助手 nor why数理 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 论坛助手 or why数理?

论坛助手 ships an update fortnightly, and why数理 fortnightly. Most recently, 论坛助手 was updated on November 2, 2026 and why数理 on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*