YoRead vs HamsterBase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YoRead
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YoRead allows you to save web offline and listen it later. It supports text-to-speech, enabling you to listen to news, articles, and novels anytime, anywhere. – Suitable Scenarios – When commuting to work, walking, running, exercising, traveling, on a plane or train, cooking, washing dishes, sweeping or mopping the floor, or situations where your hands are occupied and your mind is idle. – Pain Points Solved – - Tired eyes and long articles? YoRead reads them to you. - Good articles, little time? YoRead helps you remember. - Youth fades, but articles remain. YoRead keeps them forever. - Too many platforms, too many bookmarks? YoRead manages them all. – Supported Features – - Quick article adding: easily extract the web page's main content and remove irrelevant elements. - Playlist management: conveniently adjust the playback order of articles, add and remove articles from the playlist. - Playback progress control: highlights the currently playing sentence, allowing you to read along while listening and click to jump to a specific part. - Playback speed control: offers precise speed adjustment from 0.5x to 3.0x, enhancing listening efficiency. - Multi-language text-to-speech: supports voice playback for major international languages with various voices to choose from. - Offline permanent storage: articles are saved locally, making them accessible even without an internet connection and free from leakage and loss. – YoRead Pro – Upgrading to YoRead Pro unlocks all features, including: - Unlimited article adding (the free version allows up to 30 articles per month) - Unlimited keep or favorite of articles (unread articles can be kept indefinitely while read articles are stored for 30 days) About consecutive monthly and yearly subscription packages - Price: in the purchase screen, the latest subscription price will be displayed in real time; - Payment: payment will be withheld from your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase and payment; - Renewal: subscriptions are billed on a monthly or yearly basis, and your iTunes account will be charged 24 hours before they expire, for the same amount as the previous subscription. Subscription update cycle after successful deduction; - Unsubscribe: go to Settings-> Apple ID-> subscriptions -> Select “YoRead Pro” to unsubscribe. If the subscription is not closed at least 24 hours before the subscription period ends, the subscription is automatically renewed; - Refunds: Please note that when you complete the purchase, the application development team can not provide a refund, you need to use the relevant services provided by Apple. Your purchases and refunds are subject to Apple's payment policies. - Terms: https://github.com/yoodu/service/wiki/Terms-of-Use - Policy: https://github.com/yoodu/service/wiki/Privacy-Policy Save the web, Listen anytime
HamsterBase
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HamsterBase is a tool centered around privacy protection and offline friendliness for use in later reading. The well-designed HamsterBase features the following characteristics: Offline First: It can be used offline without relying on servers.Privacy First: It does not collect any data and prioritizes your privacy.Keyboard First: Almost all features can be easily accessed via keyboard shortcuts.No Data Hijacking: You can store data locally and enjoy seamless API integration with other software.No Subscription Required: It’s free to use during the beta period.Break Device Limitations: Through P2P synchronization, your database can break free from device limitations.Powerful Full-text Search: Unlock the power of comprehensive searches, accessing the full content of every saved webpage. HamsterBase works with all your favorite apps, such as Logseq, Obsidian, Notion, and Siyuan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HamsterBase at none against YoRead's 2. HamsterBase also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. YoRead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.59 per month. HamsterBase asks for nothing beyond the download.
YoRead ships an update every 4 months, HamsterBase every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YoRead | HamsterBase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 伟坤 方 | 纯洁 林 |
In-app purchases
YoRead
- Monthly$2.591 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
HamsterBase
No in-app purchases









