LikeRead vs RosyRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LikeRead
Discover a vast library of popular romantic, fantasy, urban, horror, and science novels. Enjoy a clear and smooth reading experience with fast updates on over 1,000 titles.
- Vast novel library
- Multiple genres: romance, fantasy, urban, horror, science
- Fast update speed
- Clear and smooth reading interface
- Over 1,000 popular novels
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LikeRead, a novel application with billions of fans, has collected the most popular romantic novels, fantasy novels, urban novels, horror novels and science novels, with fast update speed and clear and smooth reading interface. 1,000+ popular novels can be found in LikeRead.
RosyRead
Discover a vast library of exclusive copyrighted stories, from romance to fantasy. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, brightness, and page-turning options. Earn rewards for daily check-ins and reading tasks.
- Exclusive copyrighted stories
- Customizable reading settings
- Daily updates and bestsellers
- Personalized bookshelf
- Rewards Center for bonuses
- Multiple subscription options
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Embark on your reading journey with our app! Simplified, intuitive, and personalized for daily enjoyment. You can enjoy countless exclusively copyrighted stories on RosyRead including billionaire romance,comedy,fantasy,young adult fiction and classic novels so on. Personalized and customized reading settings： You can set the font size, display brightness, background color when reading and reading page flip method (slides and flips are supported) in the reader within the app. Quick Daily Updates & Customizable Reading Experience： Join RosyRead to unlock our daily-updated bestsellers and enjoy a unique and immersive novel-reading atmosphere here. Customized reading setting allows you to build your own an comfortable bookshelf. Reader benefits in Rewards Center： 1. Daily Check In: You can collect Bonus by checking in. Check in consecutively to receive more Bonus. 2. Daily Bonus: Bonus can be claimed for completing daily reading tasks, up to 30 Bonus. 3. Novice Reading Tasks: You can earn Bonus by continuously reading. The more you read, the more you receive. Multiple subscription campaigns： We offer a wide range of subscriptions in various amounts, types and cycles, so you can pick the one that suits you best. Subscriptions help optimize your reading experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RosyRead at 71% against LikeRead's 23%. RosyRead also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). LikeRead's advantage is ratings volume (352 vs 29) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. LikeRead sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and RosyRead sells 29 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RosyRead holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LikeRead has 352 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of LikeRead's written reviews are positive against 71% of RosyRead's.
LikeRead ships an update every 3 weeks, RosyRead every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | LikeRead | RosyRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (352 ratings) | 4.6 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.4% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 352 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 婷 何 | Qingshan Culture Media Co., Limited |
Customer experience
LikeRead
RosyRead
Bugs and requests
LikeRead
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to cancel subscriptions
- Chapters disappearing or resetting
- App crashes and network issues
Requested features
4 requests- More free or affordable reading options
- Ability to earn coins through activities
- Improved customer support
- Transparent pricing and subscription details
RosyRead
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LikeRead
- Like Read 300 coins$2.99
- likeread 500 coins$4.99
- Like Read 800 coins$7.99
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- LikeRead 1000 coins$9.99
- LikeRead 2000 coins$19.99
- Like Read 2900 coins$28.99
- LikeRead 5000 coins$49.99
- LikeRead 10000 coins$99.99
RosyRead
- subscription_coins_weekly_4.99$4.997 Days
- Group5_9.99_offer$9.997 Days
- subscription_coins_19.99$19.991 Month
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- Group3_Weekly Bonus Pack_19.99$19.997 Days
- Group4_weekly_offer_29.99$29.997 Days
- 500 Coins_065$3.29
- 500 Coins_08$3.99
- 500 Coins_085$4.29
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- 500 Coins_09$4.49
- 500 Coins_0.9$4.49
- 500 Coins_0.95$4.79
- 500 Coins$4.99
- 1000 Coins_065$6.49
- 1000 Coins_08$7.99
- 1000 Coins_085$8.49
- 1000 Coins_0.85$8.49
- 1000 Coins_09$8.99
- 1000 Coins_0.9$8.99
- 1000 Coins_0.95$9.49
- 1000 Coins$9.99
- 2000 Coins_08$15.99
- 2000 Coins_085$16.99
- 2000 Coins_0.85$16.99
- 2000 Coins_0.9$17.99
- 2000 Coins_0.95$18.99
- 2000 Coins$19.99
- 3000 Coins$29.99
- 5000 Coins$49.99
- 10000 Coins$99.99
