Read Vertical vs 共时易
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
共时易
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易经被誉为“群经之首”“大道之源”，凝聚中国千百年的成熟智慧，在现如今迷茫、焦虑、不确定的时代，更凸显其作用。 共时易是一款现代易经学习应用的工具，取其精华，去其糟粕。包含以下功能： 1、【今日卦象】每日一卦，支持小组件快速查看； 2、【断疑去惑】利用易经的智慧促进自我思考与决策； 3、【易经解读】以简单通俗的语言解读易经； 不包含占卜算命等封建迷信内容。所有功能完全本地运行，不收集任何数据。 使用条款（Terms of Use）：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read Vertical at none against 共时易's 2. Read Vertical also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 共时易's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. 共时易 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Read Vertical asks for nothing beyond the download.
Read Vertical ships an update daily, 共时易 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Vertical | 共时易 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HAOZHE XU | 深圳市希可为软件有限公司 |
In-app purchases
Read Vertical
No in-app purchases
共时易
- 终身会员-新年特惠$6.99
- 终身会员$14.99
