Stage1st Reader vs 论坛助手
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stage1st Reader
This unofficial mobile reader offers a fast and convenient way to browse the S1 forum. Enjoy a comfortable experience while accessing content from bbs.saraba1st.com/2b.
- Fast browsing
- Convenient access
- Comfortable user experience
- Unofficial client
- Mobile reader
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Stage1st 第三方客户端，提供高速快捷的S1浏览方式。 This is a unofficial mobile reader designed for bbs.saraba1st.com/2b Provide a comfortable way to browser the stage1st forum.
论坛助手
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无缝衔接AI，让AI帮你灌水读帖...动几下指头大作即出。支持NGA,HiPDA,吾爱,水木社区,色影无忌,TGFC,龙空,CCF,chiphell以及数以百计Discuz/phpwind/Xiuno/Vbulletin 论坛...马甲门,老男人,看雪,数码之家,耳机大家坛,家电论坛,百合会,手电大家谈,QZZN,踏花行,矿石收音机,地铁族,高楼迷,航空航天港,琵琶行,stage1st,地铁e族,国学数典,牧夫天文,中国音响DIY,小T,书香门第,51NB,恩山,远景,A9,游侠,模载联合,全球主机(hostloc),卡饭, 中文寻星,大渝传奇等 AI模块API支持deepseek AI兼容，Ollama 自定义添加Discuz/phpwind/Xinuo/Vbulletin论坛 个性化首页模块 离线下载帖子，支持备份帖子至iCloud iCloud同步数据 高性能原生页面保证丝般滑顺 专注掌上阅读论坛体验，无广告清爽滑顺. 支持多种手势浏览: 滚动、整屏切换 支持各种风格自定义UI, 字体 所见即所得图文emoji混排编辑 支持URL Scheme bbs://open?url=xxx 打开帖子页面 xxx是帖子链接的url编码 精准新回复标记,知道上次看帖后有多少新回复 自动提取讨论子线程,从回帖海洋中找出自己关心的那一支 支持iPad分屏阅读 支持通过系统扩展或复制链接一键转帖今日头条腾讯网易等app网站新闻 支持黑白名单 支持长短截图 更多功能有待你发现
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 论坛助手 at every 10 days against Stage1st Reader's every 2 months. 论坛助手 also leads on ratings volume (133 vs 12). Stage1st Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Stage1st Reader against 4.8 for 论坛助手. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 论坛助手 has 133 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Stage1st Reader's written reviews are positive against 89% of 论坛助手's.
Stage1st Reader ships an update every 2 months, 论坛助手 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stage1st Reader | 论坛助手 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | 4.8 (133 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 88.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 133 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 铮 李 | 佳骏 吴 |
Customer experience
Stage1st Reader
论坛助手
In-app purchases
Stage1st Reader
No in-app purchases
论坛助手
No in-app purchases
