V2EX Lite vs R2V
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
V2EX Lite
This is an open-source third-party client for a discussion group primarily for internet professionals. It provides a platform for users to engage in conversations and share insights within the tech community.
- Open-source client
- Discussion group access
- Internet professional community
- Third-party application
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V2EX 是一个主要由互联网从业者参与的讨论组，V2EX Lite 是第三方 V2EX 开源客户端。
R2V
A third-party client for a creative worker community, offering features like customizable home feeds, detailed topic previews with text selection and decoding, user profile viewing, and personalized settings for layout and display.
- Customizable home feed sorting
- Detailed topic previews
- Text selection and base64 decode
- User profile viewing and editing
- Personalized display settings
- Daily check-in
- Image QR code recognition
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R2V 是一款 ”V2EX创意工作者社区“ 的第三方 App。 ## 主要功能 1. 主页帖列表 - 自定义栏目排序 - 可添加节点到首页标签中 2. 主题预览 - 查看主题详情 - 支持文本选择，以及 base64 decode - 相关回复会话模式预览 - 回复主题， base64 文本 encode - 用户信息 Bottomsheet 3. 主题发表 4. Imgur 图床 5. 查看用户资料 - 发表的主题 - 发表的回复 - 修改用户资料 6. 自定义偏好设置 - 显示/隐藏头像 - 布局风格选择（标准/紧凑） - 已读/已读更新提示 - 自动刷新 7. 主题设置，默认主题外，提供其他强调色主题 8. 搜索设置 9. `r2v` url scheme - 主题页： r2v://v2ex.com/t/:id - 节点页：r2v://v2ex.com/node/:name - 用户主页：r2v://v2ex.com/member/:username 10. 其他 - 每日签到 - 图片二维码识别
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: R2V at 4.6 against V2EX Lite's 3.8. R2V also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). V2EX Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
R2V holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of V2EX Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of R2V's.
V2EX Lite ships an update every 4 months, R2V every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | V2EX Lite | R2V |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 剑秋 肖 | 嘉伟 杨 |
Customer experience
V2EX Lite
R2V
In-app purchases
V2EX Lite
No in-app purchases
R2V
No in-app purchases
