Comparison

废都 vs LingRoll

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

Head to head
About

废都

This app offers an uncensored collection of classic Chinese novels, including "Fei Du," which was previously banned for 17 years. Explore a rich tapestry of 80s Chinese social history and literary innovation.

Highlights
  • Uncensored "Fei Du" novel
  • Collection of classic Chinese literature
  • Explores 80s Chinese social history
  • Features "Gao Xing," "Gu Lu," and more
  • Blends Chinese and Western literary techniques
Features
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此《废都》为海外珍藏版,内容全面未经删减。 废都曾经被作为禁书17年。 此App包含:废都、高兴、古炉、秦腔、怀念狼、白夜、浮躁、平凡的世界、白鹿原等小说 《废都》是作者贾平凹写出的一部反映80年代的中国社会风俗史。小说采用了中国古典的草灰蛇线手法,而融入了西方的意识流和精神气质,中西合璧。《废都》也创造了一种新的语言,这在文学史上是不可多得的。被禁17年之后,贾平凹的《废都》再度出版。

About

LingRoll

This app offers a comprehensive reading and listening experience for e-books. It supports various file formats, provides high-quality text-to-speech synthesis with customizable playback, and features advanced customization for the reading interface. Manage your library efficiently with powerful file management tools.

Highlights
  • Supports TXT, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF formats
  • High-quality TTS with Azure/Edge/Mimo engines
  • Customizable reading interface and themes
  • Advanced file management and import options
  • Background playback and widget support
  • Note-taking and bookmarking
  • Reading statistics and habit tracking
Features
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LingRoll brings reading and listening together with flexible ebook layouts, rich TTS tools, and practical file management. Core Features • Format support: TXT, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF • Smart listening: System TTS, Azure/Edge TTS, and MiMo TTS • Professional layout: Fully customizable reading interface • File management: Folder-based library, sorting, search, and recent imports • Statistics: Track reading and listening habits • WebDAV: Reading progress sync and remote files Detailed Features 1. File Support • Supports TXT, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF. DRM-protected files are not supported • Auto-detects text encoding and supports manual encoding selection • Extracts encrypted or unencrypted RAR, ZIP, and 7Z archives • PDF text extraction and OCR for scanned documents • Import via iTunes File Sharing, iCloud Drive, or WiFi transfer 2. Listening • Built-in iOS TTS voices • Azure/Edge TTS and MiMo TTS neural voices • Natural language recognition with voice matching for Azure/Edge TTS • Narration and dialogue detection with separate voices • TTS text replacement for pronunciation, terms, and symbols • Long-paragraph optimization for smoother playback • Auto skip trailing silence • Custom background music, speed, pitch, and volume • Sleep timer • Listen while reading, scroll freely, or follow the playing paragraph • Home screen display during background playback • Progress styles: highlight, underline, line-by-line highlight, sentence underline • Headphone controls and custom lock screen display • Pre-download full-book audio • Offline TTS audio duration statistics 3. Reading • System fonts and custom font installation • Adjustable spacing, margins, first-line indent, hanging indent, and more • Custom background image with optional scroll-follow effect • Custom themes with RGBA colors • Chinese conversion between Simplified, Traditional, Hong Kong Traditional, and Taiwan Traditional • Tencent Translation API support • Auto scroll/auto page turn with adjustable speed • Auto reading modes: pixel scroll, line-by-line display, sentence underline • TOC parsing for TXT, EPUB, MOBI, and AZW3 • Original annotation display for EPUB/MOBI/AZW3 • Portrait and landscape layouts, rotation controls, and a page-curl option 4. Bookmarks and Notes • Categorized bookmarks • Notes with underline, wavy line, dashed line, double strikethrough, redaction line, border, and background color • Custom color for each note • Tap bookmarks or notes to jump • Export notes as Markdown or TXT 5. File Management • Real folder-based book management • Sort by name, size, date, type, or reading duration • Pin files and set folders to top, bottom, or hidden • Read covers from EPUB/MOBI/AZW3, or update via web search/photos • Rename files using built-in book titles • Search files, folders, and full text while reading • Recent imports for quick access • Browse WebDAV folders; upload from your library or iCloud; download to a chosen folder • Batch download/delete, rename, and move remote items 6. Format Conversion • Convert EPUB/MOBI/AZW3/PDF to TXT • Convert TXT to EPUB • Supports Chinese conversion and encoding selection • Preserves original TOC structure 7. Statistics • Daily reading/listening duration • Reading heatmap • Book progress • Offline TTS audio duration 8. Security • Password and Touch ID/Face ID protection 9. Migration and Sync • Export/import reading history and personal settings • Export single or multiple themes • Add multiple WebDAV accounts and choose the active account • Sync the latest 100 reading records; choose a sync frequency or manual sync • Prompt to jump to a newer reading position from another device • Reading sync excludes books; transfer them with WebDAV file management

Screenshots

废都4 screens
LingRoll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LingRoll at 86% against 废都's 25%. LingRoll also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 109 months) and chart position (#104 vs unranked). 废都's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

废都 costs $0.99 and LingRoll $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

废都 ships an update every 109 months, LingRoll weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
废都 versus LingRoll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter废都LingRoll
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 109 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#104 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer创 曹Yipeng Huang

Customer experience

废都

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

LingRoll

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

废都

No in-app purchases

None

LingRoll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 废都 free?
废都 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LingRoll free?
LingRoll costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 废都 or LingRoll have ads?
Neither 废都 nor LingRoll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 废都 or LingRoll?
废都 ships an update every 109 months, and LingRoll weekly. Most recently, 废都 was updated on October 23, 2026 and LingRoll on October 24, 2026.

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