Classic vs R2V
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic
This app connects users to specific forums, CCF and DRL. It offers a subscription service for advanced features, with automatic renewal unless turned off. Users must have an account for these forums to use the application.
- CCF forum access
- DRL forum access
- Subscription for advanced features
- Automatic renewal management
- Account settings for subscription control
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目前支持CCF和DRL两个论坛，如果您不知道或没有这些论坛的账号，请勿下载。 【订阅服务说明】 用户确认购买并付款后计入iunes 账户； 订阅会自动续订，除非在当前期限结束前 24 小时关闭自动续订。 账户将在当期结束后 24 小时内收取续订费用，并提供续订费用。订阅可由用户管理。 购买后转到用户的帐户设置可以关闭自动续订。 使用即表示您同意我们的隐私政策和使用条款： 隐私协议：https://andforce.com/privacy_app.html 使用条款：https://andforce.com/terms_of_use_app.html
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 in-app purchases: R2V at none against Classic's 2. R2V also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). Classic's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (83% vs 60%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Classic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. R2V asks for nothing beyond the download.
Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: R2V has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Classic's written reviews are positive against 60% of R2V's.
Classic ships an update fortnightly, R2V every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic | R2V |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 迪远 王 | 嘉伟 杨 |
Customer experience
Classic
R2V
In-app purchases
Classic
- 订阅一年高级功能$4.991 Year
- 一年高级功能$1.99
R2V
No in-app purchases
