菜根谭 vs 联合阅读
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
菜根谭
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菜根谭 明刻本, 清刻本, 网传本. 译文, 注释, 评语
联合阅读
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联合阅读是将以原创精品小说为依托，为喜爱网络小说阅览的用户带来更多精彩小说阅览体验。
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Verdict
菜根谭 and 联合阅读 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of 菜根谭's written reviews are positive against 50% of 联合阅读's. 菜根谭 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). 联合阅读's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 23 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
联合阅读 is free to download; 菜根谭 costs $1.99 up front. 联合阅读 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. 菜根谭 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 菜根谭 against 5.0 for 联合阅读. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of 菜根谭's written reviews are positive against 50% of 联合阅读's.
菜根谭 ships an update every 23 months, 联合阅读 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 菜根谭 | 联合阅读 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TxThinking, Inc. | 杭州息壤网络科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
菜根谭
联合阅读
In-app purchases
菜根谭
No in-app purchases
联合阅读
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