Comparison

CHMate vs 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶

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

Head to head
About

CHMate

Transform your personal ebook files into a comfortable reading experience with a customizable virtual bookshelf. Enjoy tailored typography, import your own fonts, and organize your collection with decorative elements and personal photos. Read EPUB and CHM files offline with powerful search and annotation tools.

Highlights
  • Customizable virtual bookshelf with ambient lighting
  • Decorate shelves with photos, videos, and ornaments
  • Tailored typography with adjustable fonts and page colors
  • Import custom font files
  • Read EPUB and CHM files offline
  • Full-text search and annotation tools
  • Local Wi-Fi file transfer
Features
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Default ebook formatting does not always suit the way you read. CHMate turns your personal files into a calm, comfortable reading corner. A customizable wooden bookshelf with an ambient lamp and personal decor. Download free. Unlock multiple books with a single one-time purchase. A BOOKSHELF OF YOUR OWN • Wooden shelves and ambient lamp: Display your personal collection with warm bookshelf lighting. • Shelf decor: Arrange animated ornaments, plants, paintings, and shelf-edge figures. • Personal memories: Decorate with photos, Live Photos, or silent looping videos (MP4/MOV). • Custom layout: Freely move, resize, and favorite your decor items. TAILORED TYPOGRAPHY • Page colors: Choose from six page colors independently of your typography theme, with light, dark, or automatic appearance. • Precise reading controls: Adjust font size, line height, page margins, and fonts for body, headings, and code. • Custom font import: Read with built-in fonts or import your own font files. • Horizontal and vertical reading: Switch text orientation where supported for Chinese and Japanese text. • iCloud theme sync: Save your custom typography themes and sync them across your devices. TOOLS & LOCAL IMPORT • Supported formats: Read your own EPUB and CHM files with structured table of contents navigation. • Local Wi-Fi transfer: Send files directly from your computer browser over your local network. • Reading tools: Search full text across chapters, add highlights, and review notes in one place. HONEST PRICING • Free download with complete reading features for your current book. • Unlock multiple books with a single one-time in-app purchase. • No subscriptions and no ads.

About

屬靈書報‧基本訂戶

Features
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● 簡介說明: 《屬靈書報‧基本訂戶》APP是一個免費的APP,乃臺灣福音書房所推出全新的數位閱讀平台,支援iPhone智慧型手機及iPad平板電腦。本APP具有APP內購買各梯次中文新書基本訂戶的功能,只要使用者購買某個梯次的基本訂戶後,可從門市『下載書報』頁面下載該梯次的PDF電子書到書櫃中離線閱讀。這些數位內容非常豐富,亦可單冊購買,相信開卷有益,只要陸續盡讀、重溫再讀,必定蒙恩。 ● 購書流程: 步驟一:加入訂戶-APP內購買某梯次的基本訂戶。 步驟二:下載書報-從門市選擇某梯次的書報下載。 步驟三:進行閱讀-從書櫃開啟已下載的書報閱讀。 ※詳細步驟請參考以下網址: http://so.twgbr.org/steps.pdf ● 最新推介: APP內購買基本訂戶採一年一個梯次,每個梯次內容不同,57梯次為最新一個梯次(與56梯次不同),發書時間為2025年七月中旬至2026年六月。 豫計陸續發行之中文新書、職事文摘約有十餘本、晨興聖言九本,總計超過二十多本書報,涵括近百篇信息。購買後,請至本APP門市的『下載書報』頁面下載相關書報。 ● 操作指引: 在網路連線的狀態下點選『門市』,即出現可供下載的書報列表。亦可瀏覽、搜尋或加入訂戶。在『下載書報』頁面,點選欲下載書報的封面,隨即出現簡介視窗。然後點選『下載書報』按鈕,即可下載該本書報。下載完成的電子書會自動會出現在書櫃中。點選書櫃中的任何一本書報,便可開啟電子書隨處閱讀。 本APP支援PDF電子書閱讀功能,輕點螢幕中央,即出現相關功能,上方工具列由左至右有『書櫃』、『目錄索引』、『縮圖瀏覽』、『畫線筆記』、『書籤』功能,下方則有『快速跳頁』功能。使用者介面會依照『語言與地區』的設定自動切換繁體中文或簡體中文。數位內容同時提供繁體字及簡體字兩種版本,皆以現有印刷書籍的排版格式數位呈現(簡稱數位呈現版)。本APP書櫃的部分支援管理功能,以表列方式顯示書目,包含排序、搜尋、刪除(長按書名往左移動)等功能,並提供書本統計。左右滑動畫面,即可輕鬆翻頁。凡是直排的書,由左往右滑動(中翻);橫排的書,由右往左滑動(西翻)。觸控螢幕左右兩側(或邊緣),亦可快速翻頁。本APP在iPhone智慧型手機及iPad平板電腦上均支援直向及橫向顯示,只要任意轉動裝置,可轉換單頁與雙頁模式,可視需要縮放頁面進行閱讀或畫線。本APP支援PDF電子書閱讀功能,輕點螢幕中央,即出現相關功能,上方工具列由左至右有『書櫃』、『書籤』功能,下方則有『快速跳頁』功能。長按上方工具列或『快速跳頁』工具列並向右移動,可顯示『目錄索引』;長按上方工具列或『快速跳頁』工具列並向左移動,關閉『目錄索引』。使用者介面會依照『語言與地區』的設定自動切換繁體中文或簡體中文。數位內容同時提供繁體字及簡體字兩種版本,皆以現有印刷書籍的排版格式數位呈現(簡稱數位呈現版)。

Screenshots

CHMate4 screens
屬靈書報‧基本訂戶4 screens

Verdict

The call

CHMate and 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶's written reviews are positive against 55% of CHMate's. 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). CHMate's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CHMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for CHMate against 3.8 for 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CHMate has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of CHMate's written reviews are positive against 100% of 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CHMate ships an update every 2 weeks, 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CHMate versus 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCHMate屬靈書報‧基本訂戶
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB14 MB
Age rating+44+
Developer贤安 陈Taiwan Gospel Book Room (TWGBR)

Customer experience

CHMate

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative32.0%

屬靈書報‧基本訂戶

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CHMate

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes when searching CHM files
  • Crashes when using tap-hold for bookmarking
  • Highlighting functionality broken after iOS updates
  • Notes and bookmarks not saving properly
  • Highlights disappear or move between chapters
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  • App crashes on startup or when opening files
  • Table of contents index expansion broken
  • Custom fonts blocked after iOS 14.5 update
  • Files not accessible via iCloud or Dropbox
  • Missing icons after updates
  • Images display as half-dark or missing
  • Text formatting changes not visible without page reload
  • First line spacing issues

Requested features

12 requests
  • Dark mode and additional color themes (Sepia)
  • Book cover display instead of text-only library view
  • PDF support
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Better pagination options
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  • iPad Pro resolution support
  • iOS multi-window support
  • Better bookmark functionality
  • Separate highlighting and annotation tools
  • Support for Cyrillic and Arabic text encoding
  • Collection/folder organization for multiple files
  • Zip file support for documentation sets

屬靈書報‧基本訂戶

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CHMate

One-time1
  • CHMate+$9.99
10 purchases

屬靈書報‧基本訂戶

One-time10
  • 1204_40 免費.無線上網Free
  • 1204_41 步向榮耀Free
  • 1204_43 有夢最美Free
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  • 晨興聖言補充材料—關於世界局勢與主的恢復應時的話Free
  • 基本訂戶第47梯次$44.99
  • 基本訂戶第48梯次$44.99
  • 基本訂戶第52梯次$44.99
  • 基本訂戶第53梯次$44.99
  • 基本訂戶第54梯次$44.99
  • 基本訂戶第55梯次$44.99

Questions

Is CHMate free?
CHMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 free?
屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CHMate or 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶?
CHMate is rated higher. CHMate averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do CHMate or 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 have ads?
Neither CHMate nor 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CHMate or 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶?
CHMate ships an update every 2 weeks, and 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 weekly. Most recently, CHMate was updated on November 6, 2026 and 屬靈書報‧基本訂戶 on November 6, 2026.

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