Read Vertical vs Textwirl
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
Textwirl
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This app converts vertically written text in books into horizontal text. It’s suitable for reading novels, manga, and textbooks. It also supports translation and text-to-speech, and can be used as an OCR tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Read Vertical at 13.0 against Textwirl's 16.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Read Vertical | Textwirl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HAOZHE XU | Satsuki Wakasugi |
In-app purchases
Read Vertical
No in-app purchases
Textwirl
No in-app purchases
