Read Vertical vs 古籍阅读器
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read Vertical
This app allows users to read vertical text in CJK languages. It offers features like adding text files, organizing books into groups, and customizing themes and text layout for a comfortable reading experience.
- Read vertical CJK text
- Add text from phone or iCloud
- Organize books into groups
- Customizable ink-colored themes
- Continuous or paged book style
- Adjustable text size
- Left-to-right or right-to-left layout
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Read Vertical is a text reader specifically designed for vertical text in CJK (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) language. It is believed that reading vertically can avoid neck pain due to long time reading. - add text file from saved on the phone or iCloud - create groups for book category - classic ink colored themes, there's one that suits your taste - book style: continuous or paged - adjust text size - text layout: left to right, or right to left
古籍阅读器
A minimalist e-reader app supporting TXT, EPUB, and PDF formats. Easily import files from your device or share from other apps. Offers iPad landscape view and directory browsing.
- Minimalist design
- Supports TXT, EPUB, PDF
- Import files from device
- Share to import from other apps
- iPad landscape view
- Directory browsing
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极简设计，清清爽爽阅读电子书！ 我们支持TXT/EPUB/PDF等格式的文件阅读 非常方便的从文件导入您要阅读的文件 也可以在微信等其他APP里通过分享，导入来阅读 支持iPad横屏浏览，支持按目录浏览 注：所有书籍文件均存储在设备本地 会员订阅： 订阅价格为每年128元、每月28元，提供3天免费试用 订阅会自动续订，除非在当前期间结束前至少24小时关闭自动续订；帐户将在当前期间结束前24小时内收取续订费用，并确定续订费用 订阅可以由用户管理，并且可以在购买后转到用户的AppStore帐户设置来关闭自动续订 隐私条款：https://blog.csdn.net/uijhhkddhh/article/details/130057667 使用条款：https://blog.csdn.net/uijhhkddhh/article/details/130057762
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Read Vertical at 100% against 古籍阅读器's 0%. Read Vertical also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). 古籍阅读器's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. 古籍阅读器 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Read Vertical asks for nothing beyond the download.
Read Vertical ships an update daily, 古籍阅读器 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Vertical | 古籍阅读器 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HAOZHE XU | 文康 武 |
Customer experience
Read Vertical
古籍阅读器
In-app purchases
Read Vertical
No in-app purchases
古籍阅读器
- 月会员3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- 年会员3 Days trial$19.991 Year
