LAB Reads vs Common Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LAB Reads
Access daily foreign journal content and a vast library of foreign books. Track your reading progress, save notes and highlights, and look up words for easy review. Connect with other readers and build a consistent reading habit.
- Daily foreign journal updates
- Search foreign books and journals
- Track reading progress
- Save notes and highlights
- Integrated word lookup
- Reader community rankings
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# 纯粹、无打扰的阅读功能 首页：每日更新当日外刊内容。 显示阅读过的书籍和杂志 搜索页面： 可按作者、类型和书名等搜索全库外文书和外刊杂志。 排行榜： 培养阅读习惯，书友们互相激励进步 个人页面：标注过的笔记 (notes), 高亮 (highlight) 过的内容，以及查 (look up) 过的单词，都会统一汇总在个人页面，方便复习巩固。 # 联系我们 电子邮箱： lab@labgroup.org 更多信息请访问 LAB Reads 网站 https://labhaohao.cn/reads # 隐私条款 https://labhaohao.cn/privacypolicy # Pure, non-disturbing reading function Homepage: Daily update the content of foreign journals of the day. Show books and magazines read Search page: You can search the entire library of foreign books and foreign periodicals by author, type and title. Ranking: Cultivate reading habits, book friends encourage each other to make progress Personal page: Annotated notes, highlighted content, and look up words will be consolidated on a personal page for easy review and consolidation. # contact us Email: lab@labgroup.org For more information, please visit the LAB Reads website https://labhaohao.cn/reads # Privacy policy https://labhaohao.cn/privacypolicy
Common Reader
This app offers a unified reading and AI-powered analysis experience for various ebook formats. It allows users to ask questions about book content, automatically organize their library, and sync across multiple devices. Privacy is a core focus, with no proactive data collection.
- Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, azw3, mobi, txt, md, pdf)
- AI-powered questions about book content
- Automatic library organization with generative AI
- Cloud sync (iCloud, OneDrive, WebDAV)
- Fast full-library search
- Unified cross-platform interface
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- UI and interactions follow a carefully unified cross-platform logic and are built with native technologies for iOS and iPadOS. - Supports many ebook formats, including epub, azw3, mobi, txt, markdown, and pdf. - Supports nearly every ebook rendering feature, including vertical writing and RTL. - Listen with built-in system voices or AI voice models. - A high-performance, Metal-powered simulated page-turn engine offers an unparalleled visual experience. - Deeply integrates AI features for asking questions about books and automatically organizing your library with generative AI. - Supports cloud sync through iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, WebDAV, and more. - Provides fast full-library search across books, authors, tags, notes, highlights, and original text. - The app does not proactively collect any of your information. Your data is only processed by the model and cloud storage providers you trust.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: LAB Reads at free against Common Reader's free with in-app purchases. LAB Reads also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). Common Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LAB Reads against 5.0 for Common Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
LAB Reads ships an update every 6 days, Common Reader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LAB Reads | Common Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Wen Dao Le Si Education and Technology Ltd. | 天宇 高 |
Customer experience
LAB Reads
Common Reader
In-app purchases
LAB Reads
No in-app purchases
Common Reader
No in-app purchases
