# 红杏林 vs 简橙

The clearest difference is rating: 红杏林 at 5.0 against 简橙's 3.3. 红杏林 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). 简橙's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. 简橙 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 红杏林 asks for nothing beyond the download.

红杏林 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

红杏林 ships an update monthly, 简橙 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 红杏林 | 简橙 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1528265147/reviews)** | [3.3 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6498628689/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **3** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 9 days** |
| Size | 37 MB | 232 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Hunan Hongxinglin Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1528265149) | [广州简橙网络技术有限公司](https://appshunter.io/developer/1818478999) |

## What reviewers say

### 红杏林

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1528265147)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### 简橙

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6498628689)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6知币 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 12知币 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 68知币 | $9.99 | one-time |
| 88知币 | $12.99 | one-time |
| 108知币 | $14.99 | one-time |
| 208知币 | $29.99 | one-time |
| 年度VIP | $29.99 | one-time |
| 388知币 | $59.99 | one-time |
| 698知币 | $99.99 | one-time |
| 998知币 | $149.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 红杏林 free?

红杏林 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is 简橙 free?

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

### Which has better reviews, 红杏林 or 简橙?

红杏林 is rated higher. 红杏林 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while 简橙 averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.

### Do 红杏林 or 简橙 have ads?

Neither 红杏林 nor 简橙 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 红杏林 or 简橙?

红杏林 ships an update monthly, and 简橙 every 9 days. Most recently, 红杏林 was updated on October 24, 2026 and 简橙 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.*