# 读不舍手 vs compend

The clearest difference is ads: compend at none against 读不舍手's shown. 读不舍手's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. 读不舍手 sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and compend sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

读不舍手 ships an update weekly, compend every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 读不舍手 | compend |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.3 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1662413517/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **4** | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 6 weeks |
| Size | 246 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Chengdu Jinlin Software Technology Co., Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/952646732) | [Drea Aker LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1869338881) |

## What reviewers say

### 读不舍手

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1662413517)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bronze Membership (Monthly) | $0.99 | per month |
| Silver membership (Monthly) | $0.99 | per month |
| Bronze Membership (Annual) | $2.99 | per year |
| Silver membership (Annual) | $8.99 | per year |
| Bronze Membership (Permanent) | $19.99 | one-time |
| Bronze to Silver(Permanent) | $34.99 | one-time |
| Silver membership(Permanent) | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good app, functional
- 👍 Feature-rich reading app
- 👍 Can import book sources
- 👍 Clean interface
- 👍 Good for listening to books

**What reviewers complain about**

- ❌ Increasing and stubborn ads
- ❌ Ads for bronze members
- ❌ Ads when switching apps
- ❌ Ads on startup and when switching screens
- ❌ Ads appear after updates

**Reported bugs**

- Volume button cannot turn pages on iPhone 17 Pro with latest iOS 26
- Text overlapping in local TXT files
- Book shelf loading is slow after recent updates
- Audio playback has bugs, stops at certain points
- Audio playback doesn't work after phone calls or switching modes

**Requested features**

- Add vertical scrolling page turn mode
- Support ProMotion
- Improve book source compatibility
- Add TTS reading function
- Add dual-page reading mode


### compend

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/compend/id6760222098)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1M Tokens | $0.99 | one-time |
| 5M Tokens | $4.99 | one-time |
| 10M Tokens | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 读不舍手 free?

读不舍手 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is compend free?

compend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do 读不舍手 or compend have ads?

读不舍手 shows ads; compend does not.

### Which is updated more often, 读不舍手 or compend?

读不舍手 ships an update weekly, and compend every 6 weeks. Most recently, 读不舍手 was updated on October 22, 2026 and compend on October 24, 2026.

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