CHM Sharp vs Aurora Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CHM Sharp
This app is a reader for CHM (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help) documents on iOS devices. It allows for file management, searching within documents, and various viewing options. Transfer files easily via Wi-Fi or iTunes.
- CHM document reader
- File sorting and searching
- File management (copy, move, delete)
- Wi-Fi and iTunes file transfer
- In-document search and highlighting
- Pinch-to-zoom support
- Bookmark functionality
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CHM Sharp is CHM (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help) document / ebook reader for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. * Sorting by file name、create time and file size * Search file(folder) name * View, copy, move, delete, rename, email, zip Compression and unzip files/folders * Extract chm files from compressed .zip/.rar file * Glide deleting function * Transferring files by wifi and itunes file sharing * Email multiple files, folder Supported * catalog view/search、index view/search * full-text、title search, Highlight show * auto detect Text encoding * support bookmarks * Supports pinch to zoom * select all and cancel all * open files from other app * Support all orientations * Universal app
Aurora Reader
Save, read, and organize articles from the web with a clutter-free reading experience. Look up word definitions, add notes, and listen to articles hands-free. Syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Save articles from web
- Clutter-free reading view
- Offline article access
- Word definition lookup
- Highlighting and note-taking
- Article-to-speech functionality
- iCloud sync across devices
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Save articles, read articles, learn new words, record new thoughts… Aurora Reader is a premium Read-It-Later app that builds with latest technologies and packs a ton of exciting features. SAVE ARTICLES • Find Aurora Reader’s extensions from Share sheet in Safari, Twitter, Medium and many other apps, and use them to view or save articles • On iPad, use Drag & Drop to import multiple articles from another app at once • With automatically iCloud Sync, you can save articles on your iPhone and read them later on your iPad, iPod touch or Mac* READ ARTICLES • Article view automatically removes clutter from webpage and shows only the main article content for you • Immersive reading experience let you keep focus • No network, no problem: saved articles can be read at anytime, even without network • Customize your reading experience with multiple fonts and themes • Reading progress is automatically sync with iCloud, so you can easily switch device and continue reading from where you left off LEARN NEW WORDS • On article view, you can check word definitions simply by one tap. To close definitions view, it’s also as simple as a tap or swipe • Check word definitions in multi-language dictionaries • Aurora Reader can get you a great amount of definitions in least amount of time, thanks to the customized search engine with special optimization • Words you look up can be automatically saved to Aurora Reader’s companion app: Aurora Dictionary • Install or delete dictionaries from Dictionary Manager view RECORD NEW THOUGHTS • Select, swipe, highlight, and add notes • Save unlimited highlights and notes • Choose the highlight color that match your style REWIND • Rewind your reading journey with Search • Search saved articles, notes, folders and more from iOS home screen or in-app search bar • Accurately locate sentences and paragraphs with Full-Text Search ORGANIZE • Organize your articles and notes with Folders • Enjoy the freedom to create unlimited folders and subfolders • Quickly find your folders with Search • Use Drag & Drop to move and reorder your folders, articles and notes RELAX • Listen to articles with high fidelity voice, hands-free and eyes-free • Check currently reading paragraph on in-app Now Playing view. Find some unfamiliar words? just tap to look up • Listen with just your Apple Watch (requires watchOS 6.0 or later, and a pair of Bluetooth headphones) • Switch between multiple speech languages and voices * Aurora Reader for Mac is available on Mac App Store
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aurora Reader at 4.3 against CHM Sharp's 3.8. Aurora Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. CHM Sharp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Aurora Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aurora Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of CHM Sharp's written reviews are positive against 62% of Aurora Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CHM Sharp ships an update every 4 months, Aurora Reader every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CHM Sharp | Aurora Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | Junyu Kuang |
Customer experience
CHM Sharp
Aurora Reader
In-app purchases
CHM Sharp
- Full Version$0.99
Aurora Reader
No in-app purchases









