Read Vertical vs 悦读HTML
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
悦读HTML
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• 专注体验 - 一次付费，永久使用，完全无广告 • 一键导入 - 从文件、邮件、网盘等任何地方分享导入HTML文件 • 完美渲染 - 高保真显示HTML内容，支持CSS样式和布局 • 适配完美 - 支持横竖屏切换，适配所有iPhone尺寸 • 简洁界面 - 现代化设计，操作直观
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Read Vertical at Free against 悦读HTML's $0.99. Read Vertical also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 悦读HTML's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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
Read Vertical is free to download; 悦读HTML costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Read Vertical ships an update daily, 悦读HTML every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Vertical | 悦读HTML |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HAOZHE XU | 铭 徐 |
In-app purchases
Read Vertical
No in-app purchases
悦读HTML
No in-app purchases
