开卷阅读 vs iReadNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
开卷阅读
This app offers a seamless offline reading and listening experience for TXT files. Enjoy customizable text display, various reading effects, and a powerful search function. It also features a text-to-speech option with adjustable voice and speed, perfect for enjoying literature on the go.
- Ad-free reading experience
- Text-to-speech with voice and speed options
- File categorization and sorting
- Horizontal and split-screen browsing
- Customizable backgrounds and fonts
- Password protection for reading
- Multiple page-turning effects
- Various TXT import methods
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一款简洁、易用,有更好阅读体验的离线TXT阅读听书App,既能享受文字阅读,也可通过听书功能随时随地的感受文字的魅力。 App功能 ● 没有广告。 ● 听书功能,播放器模式和迷你播放模式,包含各种语言的多种声音自由切换,支持定时关闭语音,语速调节;支持耳机、扬声器随时切换。 ● 文件分类功能,支持创建分类,分类排序。 ● 横屏和分屏浏览功能,支持横竖屏切换和iPad分屏浏览、侧拉功能。 ● 多种文字背景,App整体支持黑暗模式。 ● 自定义阅读背景功能,可根据喜好选择填充不同的图片或颜色背景和文字颜色。 ● 多种字体,支持一百多种语言的不同字体。 ● 密码保护,支持阅读密码保护。 ● 全文搜索功能,可以通过关键字跳转到寻找的页面。 ● 多种翻页效果(仿真翻页、左右覆盖、上下滚动等)。 ● 搜索功能,支持搜索已加载的txt文件。 ● 支持多种导入TXT文本的方式(WiFi导入、iCloud FIle导入、iTunes 导入、文件分享、隔空投送)。 ● 支持文件重命名。 ● iPad端深度适配,支持分屏浏览、侧拉、横竖屏切换。 带来更好的阅读体验是我所追求的,如果您觉得App使用还不错,希望空闲时可以花一分钟给App评个星、写两句评论,这会让作为开发者的我更有动力,再接再厉,提供更好的用户阅读体验。 隐私政策:https://snakescanner.com/componet/readerpolicy.html 问题和反馈可联系:sheng1jie@hotmail.com(微博:Developer-SJ)
iReadNote
This app offers a highly customizable reading experience for various text and comic formats. It supports over 40 file types, allows for deep personalization of the reading interface, and includes features like smart notes, audiobook streaming, and multi-device sync. Family controls and robust backup options are also provided.
- Supports 40+ file types
- Customizable reading interface
- Smart notes and highlights
- Audiobook playback and sync
- Cloud drive and WebDAV import
- Multi-device iCloud sync
- Family controls
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iReadNote: Your All-in-One, Customizable Reading Companion Reading should be boundless! iReadNote isn't just a powerful reader – it's your ultimate tool for tailoring the perfect reading experience. From classic texts to graphic novels, local libraries to cloud sync, it handles everything effortlessly. Core Features That Captivate: 1. Immersive Reading, Your Rules: Texts & Comics Mastery: Enjoy fluid reading of text (vertical/horizontal layouts) and optimized comic formats. Flawless Rendering: Perfectly displays complex EPUB/MOBI formatting with interactive annotations. Intelligently parses TXT files, auto-extracting chapters, tags, and summaries. Unrivaled Format Support: Handles 40+ file types (TXT, EPUB, PDF, CBZ/CBR, DOCX, MOBI/AZW series, PDB, PRC, images, etc.). Smartly extracts nested archives (ZIP/RAR/7Z) and organizes content automatically. 2.Total Customization, Your Space: Deep Reading Customization: Control backgrounds, fonts, eye-comfort shades, spacing, line-height, auto-dual page – every detail is yours. Personalized Bookshelf: Design shelf layouts, item styles, and widgets for maximum efficiency. Audiobook Freedom: Listen via full-screen or mini player. Sync narration with text. Stream online audiobooks using custom protocols (HTTP/HTTPS/WebSocket). 3.Effortless Management, Everywhere: Smart Notes & Highlights: Annotate any book format. Never lose an insight. Flexible Import: Add books via App Files, Wi-Fi, Hotspot, Shared Folders, Cloud Drives, WebDAV, OPDS, or other apps – effortlessly. Family Controls: Create unlimited child profiles, set passwords, and hide sensitive content for a safe reading environment. 4.Seamless Sync, Always Secure: iCloud Multi-Device Sync: Continuously access books, progress, collections, and stats across iPhone/iPad. Multi-Backup Options: Safeguard data via iCloud plus major Cloud Drives or WebDAV. iReadNote: Beyond Reading, It Understands You: Custom interfaces? Delivered. Format compatibility? Beyond expectations. Sync & security? Comprehensive. Personalization? Tailored by You. We focus on one mission: Delivering a free, powerful, and intuitive reading experience. Driven by You, Evolving Constantly! Download Free Now & Unleash Limitless Reading! 【Automatic Subscription Service Description】 1. Membership rights: free of all advertisements and access to all advanced functions; 2. Subscription service: continuous monthly subscription (1 month), continuous quarterly subscription (3 months), continuous annual subscription (12 months); 3. Payment: "Continuous Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly" products are auto-renewal products, and will be deducted from your Apple iTunes account after the purchase is confirmed; 4. Renewal: 24 hours before the expiration of your subscription cycle, Apple will automatically deduct the fee from your iTunes account, and the validity period of the membership will be automatically extended after success. 5. If you need to cancel the auto-renewal, please manually turn off the auto-renewal in the AppleID account settings at least 24 hours before the subscription expires. 6. If you have any problems with in-app purchases, you can use the recovery function, and if you have any questions, you can contact me in "Settings" - "About". 7. Membership Service Agreement and Payment Terms: https://jxddevapp.github.io/iReadNote/vipInfo.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 开卷阅读 at none against iReadNote's shown. 开卷阅读 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. 开卷阅读 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iReadNote sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for 开卷阅读 against 4.8 for iReadNote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 131 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of 开卷阅读's written reviews are positive against 95% of iReadNote's.
开卷阅读 ships an update every 2 weeks, iReadNote monthly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | 开卷阅读 | iReadNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (44 ratings) | 4.8 (131 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 | 131 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 杰 盛 | 晓德 江 |
Customer experience
开卷阅读
iReadNote
Bugs and requests
开卷阅读
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iReadNote
Reported bugs
13 issues- Reading jumps backward to previous pages unexpectedly
- Search button and text overlap after deleting books
- TTS configuration not saved between sessions
- App crashes when exporting voice configuration
- Voice highlighting out of sync with audio playback
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- Dual audio playback when resuming after system pause
- Siri control causes error messages and audio interruption
- Audio playback fails with error code 88322 after screen lock
- PDF progress bar unresponsive and crashes with extended use
- Translation feature causes app crash
- Color settings reset to default unexpectedly
- Recent listening feature malfunction with page restart loops
- UI elements becoming unresponsive or laggy
Requested features
18 requests- iCloud sync for books and reading progress across devices
- Reset sync status option for switching Apple IDs
- Password protection after app backgrounding
- Improved PDF functionality with draggable progress bar and page jumping
- Chapter-based audio stop trigger instead of time-based
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- Daily reading statistics and tracking
- Gamepad/controller support for page turning
- Left/right tap zone customization for page navigation
- Pinyin font support for language learning
- Content extraction customization
- Additional TTS voice sources (Baidu, iFlytek, etc.)
- Simplified TTS timer configuration with memory
- Simplified import process with multi-select option
- Clickable image enlargement in EPUB files
- Disableable long-press haptic feedback
- Network drive/cloud storage mounting (Aliyun, Baidu, OneDrive)
- Launch screen icon consistency
- Text-to-speech transcoding for specific websites
In-app purchases
开卷阅读
- Premium$2.99
iReadNote
- Monthly Subscriptions$0.991 Month
- Three Monthly Subscriptions$0.993 Months
- Yearly Subscriptions$3.991 Year
- Buy me a drink$0.99
- Buyout permanent members$14.99









