Comparison

belaDESIGN Smart vs Universal Reader Pro

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

Head to head
About

belaDESIGN Smart

Features
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belaDESIGN Smart, smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

About

Universal Reader Pro

Features
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Universal Reader Pro is an all-in-one reader for manga and novel lovers: import local files or comic web chapters and start reading instantly. Built-in on-device AI translation turns foreign-language comics, PDFs, and TXT files into your language — entirely on your device. 【Read Everything】 · Comics: images, image folders, CBZ / ZIP, with Japanese manga mode (right-to-left), scroll mode, and orientation lock · Novels: TXT with automatic encoding detection; PDF with native view and text reflow · Comic webpages: paste a chapter link to import, or capture full-page screenshots 【On-Device AI Translation】 · Page-by-page text recognition and translation for comics, with translation below or replacing the original · PDF scanned-page OCR translation, plus text reflow for a comfortable layout · TXT translation by paragraph or by page, with full-document translation · Target languages include English, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, and more · Translations are cached locally — no repeated work when you re-read 【Privacy First】 · Translation runs entirely on your device. Text and images never leave your phone. · Private shelf: protect your collection with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode 【One Purchase · Pro Forever】 · Full comic translation, complete TXT translation, full PDF translation & reflow · Batch translation with page queue · Multiple target languages and local translation cache · One-time purchase. No subscription. No hidden fees. 【Free Version】 First 10 comic pages · first 3 PDF pages · first 20,000 TXT characters. Try before you buy. 【Interface Languages】 Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, 日本語, 한국어, Français, Deutsch — switch anytime in Settings. Note: On-device translation is provided by system models. Available languages and quality depend on your device.

Screenshots

belaDESIGN Smart4 screens
Universal Reader Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: belaDESIGN Smart at none against Universal Reader Pro's 1. belaDESIGN Smart also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Universal Reader Pro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Universal Reader Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. belaDESIGN Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

belaDESIGN Smart ships an update every 10 months, Universal Reader Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
belaDESIGN Smart versus Universal Reader Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbelaDESIGN SmartUniversal Reader Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhejiang Benlai Household Technology Co.,Ltd勇 陈

In-app purchases

None

belaDESIGN Smart

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Universal Reader Pro

One-time1
  • Universal Reader Pro$9.99

Questions

Is belaDESIGN Smart free?
belaDESIGN Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Universal Reader Pro free?
Universal Reader Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do belaDESIGN Smart or Universal Reader Pro have ads?
Neither belaDESIGN Smart nor Universal Reader Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, belaDESIGN Smart or Universal Reader Pro?
belaDESIGN Smart ships an update every 10 months, and Universal Reader Pro fortnightly. Most recently, belaDESIGN Smart was updated on October 27, 2026 and Universal Reader Pro on October 29, 2026.

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