# YDReader vs Hiro Rider

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hiro Rider at none against YDReader's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. YDReader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hiro Rider asks for nothing beyond the download.

YDReader ships an update fortnightly, Hiro Rider every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | YDReader | Hiro Rider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (56 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ydreader-epubandmobireader/id1488737276/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **56** | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 37 MB | 57 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [福中 王](https://appshunter.io/developer/920377229) | [Design Space](https://appshunter.io/developer/1434149557) |

## What reviewers say

### YDReader

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ydreader-epubandmobireader/id1488737276)

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.

**Highlights:** Ebook reading (TXT, Epub, MOBi, AZW3), Customizable reading experience, File decompression (ZIP, RAR, 7Z), File compression (ZIP, 7Z)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1元购买100金币 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 18元购买9999金币 | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Very good app
- 👍 Clean and simple
- 👍 Supports various ebook formats
- 👍 Convenient local upload
- 👍 Pure listening app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 CarPlay audio stuttering
- 🐛 Reading voice is hoarse
- 🐛 Chinese voice options too few
- 🐛 Mandarin pronunciation not standard
- 🐛 Cannot find voice settings

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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)


### Hiro Rider

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiro-rider/id6451409666)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is YDReader free?

YDReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Hiro Rider free?

Hiro Rider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do YDReader or Hiro Rider have ads?

Neither YDReader nor Hiro Rider shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, YDReader or Hiro Rider?

YDReader ships an update fortnightly, and Hiro Rider every 2 weeks. Most recently, YDReader was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hiro Rider on October 25, 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.*