Comparison

Alook Widget vs ChaReader

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

Head to head
About

Alook Widget

This app offers customizable widgets to monitor your network speed, including upload/download rates and traffic. It also provides quick access to over 6000 applications, custom schemes, speed dialing, and web pages.

Highlights
  • Network speed monitoring
  • Upload and download speed display
  • Network traffic view
  • Quick app launcher
  • Custom scheme quick start
  • Speed dialing
  • Fast web page access
Features
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AWidget - Alook Browser Widget: • Network widget          • View current upload and download speed          • View network traffic          • Display current connection Wi-Fi name (optional) • Launcher widget          • Support 6000+ application quick start • Custom widget          • Support custom scheme quick start          • Support for speed dialing          • Support fast access to web pages • Adapt to iOS 13 and dark mode Contact: • Twitter: @AlookBrowser • Email: hfutld@yeah.net

About

ChaReader

Convert text from various sources into spoken word. Save articles as audio or PDF, and extract key information. Personalize your reading experience with adjustable voice settings and display options.

Highlights
  • Import articles from web, documents, images (OCR)
  • Read articles aloud with adjustable voice settings
  • Export audio to MP3
  • Export articles to PDF
  • Extract key information (email, links, phone)
  • Save favorite sentences to Collections
Features
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ChaReader - An elegant text-to-speech app Using ChaReader, you can easily import articles from various resources, use iOS built-in libraries to read these articles, export them to MP3 or PDF format, and add your favorite paragraphs to the Collections! The main functions are: -Various resources for adding articles: copy text from clipboard, extract text from web page, extract text from documents, extract text from images using OCR -Read added articles aloud -Use a slider to quickly scroll to the sentence you want to listen to -Choose whether the screen follows the text during reading -Export audio of article readings to MP3 files -Export articles to PDF files -Extract useful information from article (e.g. email, link, phone number, etc.) -Use iOS's built-in voice bundles for personalization -Adjust speaking speed, pitch, volume and language for reading -Support reading articles in all languages in iOS -Stick favorite articles on top -Manage added articles and exported files -Except when importing text from web pages, all actions are done locally using iOS machine learning frameworks -Select and text your favorite sentences to Collections, and save them as images into your album -View articles in plain text and rich text modes -Elegant design (including Dark mode) and continuous updates If you have any questions, please contact via Email or iMessage: krayc425@gmail.com

Screenshots

Alook Widget4 screens
ChaReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ChaReader at 5.0 against Alook Widget's 4.3. ChaReader also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 62%). Alook Widget's advantage is ratings volume (156 vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChaReader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alook Widget has 156 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Alook Widget's written reviews are positive against 83% of ChaReader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alook Widget ships an update every 3 months, ChaReader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alook Widget versus ChaReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlook WidgetChaReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (156 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings156 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBaoding Lehuo Network Technology Co., Ltd.Kuixi Song

Customer experience

Alook Widget

All ratings156 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative29.8%

ChaReader

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Alook Widget

No in-app purchases

None

ChaReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alook Widget free?
Alook Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChaReader free?
ChaReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alook Widget or ChaReader?
ChaReader is rated higher. Alook Widget averages 4.3 out of 5 from 156 ratings, while ChaReader averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Alook Widget or ChaReader have ads?
Neither Alook Widget nor ChaReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alook Widget or ChaReader?
Alook Widget ships an update every 3 months, and ChaReader every 2 months. Most recently, Alook Widget was updated on September 20, 2026 and ChaReader on September 11, 2026.

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