YDReader vs 简阅
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YDReader
Read TXT, Epub, MOBi, and AZW3 files with extensive customization options for fonts, colors, and spacing. This app also supports decompression of ZIP, RAR, and 7Z archives, and compression into ZIP and 7z formats.
- Ebook reading (TXT, Epub, MOBi, AZW3)
- Customizable reading experience
- File decompression (ZIP, RAR, 7Z)
- File compression (ZIP, 7Z)
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1, TXT, Epub, MOBi, AZW3 reader, can be customized font, color, paragraph spacing, etc. 2, support ZIP, RAR, 7Z decompression, ZIP, 7z compression.
简阅
A minimalist tool for organizing and reading local documents like TXT and EPUB files. It offers smart reading assistance to boost efficiency in study and life, with customizable text and background options.
- Smart reading assistance
- Customizable text and background
- Multiple page-turning options
- Wi-Fi and iCloud file transfer
- Font size customization
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简阅是一款本地文档收纳工具，支持智能辅助阅读txt,epub的极简单的本地文档阅读器，app能有效的帮助小伙伴们在学习跟生活上提高阅读效率。 小伙伴们可以根据自身的喜好对阅读文本内容进行编辑排版。 app主要通过wifi传送跟icloud云盘导入文件，简洁方便。 其主要功能 [多种翻页功能]：支持“水平移动”，“翻页”，“上下滑动”，“覆盖等”； [多种字体可供选择]：支持“黑体”，“楷体”，“宋体”多字体； [提供常用阅读背景以及自定义背景]：支持“黄皮”，“夜晚”，“白天”，“保护眼睛”等背景颜色； [可随意自定义字体大小] app还有更多功能等小伙伴发现… 希望小伙伴们能喜欢这款app。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YDReader at 4.6 against 简阅's 4.0. YDReader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (56 vs 4). 简阅's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. YDReader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 简阅 asks for nothing beyond the download.
YDReader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YDReader has 56 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of YDReader's written reviews are positive against 100% of 简阅's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YDReader ships an update fortnightly, 简阅 monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | YDReader | 简阅 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (56 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 福中 王 | 楚欣 叶 |
Customer experience
YDReader
简阅
Bugs and requests
YDReader
Reported bugs
11 issues- CarPlay audio stuttering on wired connection
- Reading voice sounds hoarse on new phone
- Reading the same sentence repeatedly
- Skipping sentences or paragraphs
- Highlight position ahead of audio, causing auto-page turn issues
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- Cannot use left/right buttons or page down/up to switch pages
- Search results only show single files, not folders
- App restarts from beginning after pausing on iOS 15
- Mysterious pauses during reading
- CarPlay audio stuttering (alone session) after iOS 18
- Text to audio auto starts after pausing on Bluetooth headset
Requested features
29 requests- Add long-press translation (AI assisted)
- Add email login for multi-platform sync
- Add Siri voice option
- Add Siri voice 3 option
- Add more views on homepage (minimalist, detailed, grid)
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- Add continuous reading time reminder
- Add single book loop playback
- Add swipe to select paragraph for reading
- Improve pronunciation of ABCD
- Allow direct editing of words in TXT files
- Add share section
- Add Siri voice packs (Mandarin, Taiwanese)
- Add import audio source function
- Add premium voice YUE to iPad version
- Add Chinese YUE (premium) voice
- Add pause interval and adjustment function (by sentence, line, paragraph)
- Add stop reading by chapter function
- Display current time and battery level
- Modify image display range for custom backgrounds
- Add custom voice sources like YYD
- Add recycle bin function
- Add manual input for progress percentage
- Add manual input for voice adjustment numbers
- Make search results full screen
- Allow multiple selections in search results
- Enable multiple searches without re-entering content
- Format code blocks
- Add option to manually input progress percentage
- Add option to manually input voice adjustment numbers
简阅
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YDReader
- 1元购买100金币$0.99
- 18元购买9999金币$2.99
简阅
No in-app purchases
