读库 vs 要知
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
读库
This app offers multi-perspective reference materials for annual members, including behind-the-scenes content, interviews, and event follow-ups in various media formats. Users can also build their personal knowledge base using the app's small utility tools. Start enhancing your knowledge with this app today!
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在读库App中，我们将为读库年度会员提供多视角、多维度的参考资料，包括且不限于幕后花絮、创作过程、当事人访谈以及事件后续等。并将以多种媒体形式立体地呈现给大家。每一位用户也可以利用读库App提供的各种小功能，积累自己的个人知识库。
要知
This app provides a concise daily briefing of major events from the past 24 hours, week, and year. It aims to combat information overload by summarizing key news across domestic and international topics, social media trends, and various sectors like technology, finance, and entertainment.
- Daily event summaries
- 24-hour, weekly, and yearly recaps
- Covers domestic and international news
- Includes social media trends
- Summarizes tech, finance, and entertainment news
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互联网时代的加速演进下，我们进入了大信息和大数据时代。从某一天起，我们打开各类新闻和资讯类 App，标题党充斥和断章取义者遍地已是常态，爆炸的海量内容和基于人性的上瘾算法，更让时间在手指向上向下向左向右的滑动和刷新中匆匆然流逝。 于是，在入睡时，放下或掉下手机，你好像知道了好多，却又好像什么也没留下，碎片化的信息和琐碎的知识，吞噬了生命中的大量时间。有一刻我们有所觉悟，好像除了视力的下降和脸上斑纹的增多，其余无所获。 更有时，当别人在身边讨论这样那样的话题，竟然我们一头雾水，我们不经意间错过了一些大事而失去了话题参与性。 蹉跎中和迷惑中回头有思，每个人都是自己命运的最大 Boss，而作为自己的老板，我们需要一个小秘书 —— 每天早上 5 分钟提供一份简报，摘要概述 24 小时内、一周内、一年内的大事件…… 国内国际，微博知乎，新闻联播节目概要，科技财经生活娱乐汽车…… 这便有了「要知」。 信息无穷尽，要知要知的。 知所要，知重要 - 要知要知的。 重要，必要，需要 - 要知要知的。 我们要知道那些要知道的，这便是「要知」的名字由来。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 要知 at none against 读库's 3. 要知 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. 读库 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 要知 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for 读库 against 4.3 for 要知. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of 读库's written reviews are positive against 68% of 要知's.
读库 ships an update every 3 weeks, 要知 fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | 读库 | 要知 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (35 ratings) — better | 4.3 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 读库 | Qingdao Ruanmei Network Technology Co., ltd. |
Customer experience
读库
要知
In-app purchases
读库
- 购买文章（永久可读）$0.99
- 读库App一年会员权益$24.99
- 读库2022年全年阅读计划$39.99
要知
No in-app purchases
