Comparison

V2er vs R2V

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

V2er

A community client for V2EX, focusing on content and streamlined interaction. Built with SwiftUI for a smooth, native iOS experience across iPhone and iPad. Offers optimized reading and discussion features.

Highlights
  • Native SwiftUI build
  • iPhone and iPad support
  • Optimized content hierarchy
  • Smooth scrolling and loading
  • Continuous updates and improvements
Features
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V2er 诞生于 2017 年,是社区中较早出现并被广泛使用的 V2EX 客户端之一。 现在,这款 iOS 版本同样由 原开发者打造,在延续产品理念的同时,针对 Apple 设备进行了全面的界面与体验优化。 作为 V2EX 的社区客户端,V2er 专注于还原社区内容本身,并通过细致的交互设计与性能优化,让你可以更加专注于阅读、讨论与交流。 主要特性 • SwiftUI 原生构建 现代化界面架构,带来流畅、自然的 iOS 体验。 • 适配 iPhone 与 iPad 支持多栏布局与原生侧边栏设计,在不同设备上都能获得舒适的浏览体验。 • 清晰的信息层级 优化的内容结构与阅读布局,让浏览讨论更加轻松。 • 顺滑的滚动与加载体验 针对移动端阅读进行了性能优化。 • 持续更新与体验改进 不断优化稳定性与细节体验。 V2er 希望为 V2EX 用户提供一种 更简单、更专注的社区浏览方式。 如果你在使用过程中遇到问题,或有任何建议与反馈,欢迎通过应用内渠道联系我们。 感谢你的使用与支持。

About

R2V

A third-party client for a creative worker community, offering features like customizable home feeds, detailed topic previews with text selection and decoding, user profile viewing, and personalized settings for layout and display.

Highlights
  • Customizable home feed sorting
  • Detailed topic previews
  • Text selection and base64 decode
  • User profile viewing and editing
  • Personalized display settings
  • Daily check-in
  • Image QR code recognition
Features
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R2V 是一款 ”V2EX创意工作者社区“ 的第三方 App。 ## 主要功能 1. 主页帖列表 - 自定义栏目排序 - 可添加节点到首页标签中 2. 主题预览 - 查看主题详情 - 支持文本选择,以及 base64 decode - 相关回复会话模式预览 - 回复主题, base64 文本 encode - 用户信息 Bottomsheet 3. 主题发表 4. Imgur 图床 5. 查看用户资料 - 发表的主题 - 发表的回复 - 修改用户资料 6. 自定义偏好设置 - 显示/隐藏头像 - 布局风格选择(标准/紧凑) - 已读/已读更新提示 - 自动刷新 7. 主题设置,默认主题外,提供其他强调色主题 8. 搜索设置 9. `r2v` url scheme - 主题页: r2v://v2ex.com/t/:id - 节点页:r2v://v2ex.com/node/:name - 用户主页:r2v://v2ex.com/member/:username 10. 其他 - 每日签到 - 图片二维码识别

Screenshots

V2er4 screens
R2V4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: R2V at Free against V2er's $4.99. R2V also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). V2er's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

R2V is free to download; V2er costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

V2er holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of V2er's written reviews are positive against 60% of R2V's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

V2er ships an update monthly, R2V every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
V2er versus R2V: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterV2erR2V
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#170 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB98 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLessmore Apps嘉伟 杨

Customer experience

V2er

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

R2V

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

V2er

No in-app purchases

None

R2V

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is V2er free?
V2er costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is R2V free?
R2V is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, V2er or R2V?
V2er is rated higher. V2er averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while R2V averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do V2er or R2V have ads?
Neither V2er nor R2V shows ads.
Which is updated more often, V2er or R2V?
V2er ships an update monthly, and R2V every 4 weeks. Most recently, V2er was updated on October 30, 2026 and R2V on October 24, 2026.

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