Comparison

R2V vs V2Fun

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

R2V

A third-party client for a creative worker community, offering features like customizable home feeds, detailed topic previews with text selection and decoding, user profile viewing, and personalized settings for layout and display.

Highlights
  • Customizable home feed sorting
  • Detailed topic previews
  • Text selection and base64 decode
  • User profile viewing and editing
  • Personalized display settings
  • Daily check-in
  • Image QR code recognition
Features
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R2V 是一款 ”V2EX创意工作者社区“ 的第三方 App。 ## 主要功能 1. 主页帖列表 - 自定义栏目排序 - 可添加节点到首页标签中 2. 主题预览 - 查看主题详情 - 支持文本选择,以及 base64 decode - 相关回复会话模式预览 - 回复主题, base64 文本 encode - 用户信息 Bottomsheet 3. 主题发表 4. Imgur 图床 5. 查看用户资料 - 发表的主题 - 发表的回复 - 修改用户资料 6. 自定义偏好设置 - 显示/隐藏头像 - 布局风格选择(标准/紧凑) - 已读/已读更新提示 - 自动刷新 7. 主题设置,默认主题外,提供其他强调色主题 8. 搜索设置 9. `r2v` url scheme - 主题页: r2v://v2ex.com/t/:id - 节点页:r2v://v2ex.com/node/:name - 用户主页:r2v://v2ex.com/member/:username 10. 其他 - 每日签到 - 图片二维码识别

About

V2Fun

A native third-party client for accessing V2EX content. It offers a clean interface with support for night mode, providing a streamlined browsing experience for users of the V2EX platform.

Highlights
  • Native V2EX client
  • Night mode support
  • Streamlined browsing
  • Third-party access
Features
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V2EX third-party client, native app, supports night mode.

Screenshots

R2V4 screens
V2Fun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: R2V at 4.6 against V2Fun's 4.1. V2Fun's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 60%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

R2V holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of R2V's written reviews are positive against 78% of V2Fun's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

R2V ships an update every 4 weeks, V2Fun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
R2V versus V2Fun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterR2VV2Fun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better4.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings917 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB33 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer嘉伟 杨璇 廖

Customer experience

R2V

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

V2Fun

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

R2V

No in-app purchases

None

V2Fun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R2V free?
R2V is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is V2Fun free?
V2Fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, R2V or V2Fun?
R2V is rated higher. R2V averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while V2Fun averages 4.1 from 17 ratings.
Do R2V or V2Fun have ads?
Neither R2V nor V2Fun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, R2V or V2Fun?
R2V ships an update every 4 weeks, and V2Fun every 3 weeks. Most recently, R2V was updated on August 24, 2026 and V2Fun on September 27, 2026.

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