Comparison

懒人听书 vs Four Great Classical Novels

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

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About

懒人听书

Access a vast library of audiobooks, music, and podcasts for free. Earn rewards by listening, signing in, and completing tasks. Enjoy popular novels, children's stories, and classic performances anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Massive library of audiobooks
  • Free music streaming
  • Podcasts and radio
  • Earn rewards by listening
  • Offline listening
  • Children's content
Features
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About

Four Great Classical Novels

Explore four of China's most celebrated classical novels in multiple languages. Customize your reading experience with adjustable font sizes, background colors, and screen brightness. Ideal for literature enthusiasts and those learning Chinese.

Highlights
  • Four classic Chinese novels
  • Multiple language options (Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English)
  • Adjustable font size
  • Customizable background color
  • Screen brightness control
  • Reading progress tracking
  • Bookmark functionality
Features
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Four Great Classical Novels in China

 Collecting the most famous and classical Novels in China! • The language of Books are including Simple Chinese, Chinese-traditional and English. • Enjoy reading both on your iPad and iPhone! 

 • This App is also good material to learn Chinese. • Books includes *Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Also known as Three Kingdoms) *Water Margin (Also known as Outlaws of the Marsh) *Journey to the West *Dream of the Red Chamber (Also known as The Story of the Stone) • App Feature Bookmark
- Setting Color of Background
- Font Size
- Light of screen
- Progress bar of reading

Screenshots

懒人听书4 screens
Four Great Classical Novels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Four Great Classical Novels at none against 懒人听书's shown. Four Great Classical Novels also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 懒人听书's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (2K vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. 懒人听书 sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Four Great Classical Novels sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Four Great Classical Novels holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 懒人听书 has 2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of 懒人听书's written reviews are positive against 82% of Four Great Classical Novels's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

懒人听书 ships an update every 2 weeks, Four Great Classical Novels every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
懒人听书 versus Four Great Classical Novels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter懒人听书Four Great Classical Novels
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#158 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB84 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperLazyaudio Online Co., Ltd.世木 林

Customer experience

懒人听书

All ratings1,977 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews834 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative12.6%

Four Great Classical Novels

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

懒人听书

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to download or access purchased content
  • Inconsistent playback controls and navigation
  • Forced advertisements even for paid users
  • Unreliable server connections and network issues
  • Disappearing user accounts and lost progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free and unrestricted content
  • Improved app stability and performance
  • Better account management and customer support
  • Expanded content library with more genres and languages
  • Integration with smart home devices and voice assistants

Four Great Classical Novels

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

懒人听书

Subscriptions3
  • 连续包月会员$1.991 Month
  • 连续包月会员1 Month trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • 连续包年会员1 Year trial$18.991 Year
One-time6
  • 60懒人币$0.99
  • 120懒人币$1.99
  • 一个月VIP$2.99
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  • 300懒人币$3.99
  • 500懒人币$6.99
  • 980懒人币$14.99
1 purchases

Four Great Classical Novels

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is 懒人听书 free?
懒人听书 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Four Great Classical Novels free?
Four Great Classical Novels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 懒人听书 or Four Great Classical Novels?
Four Great Classical Novels is rated higher. 懒人听书 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Four Great Classical Novels averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do 懒人听书 or Four Great Classical Novels have ads?
懒人听书 shows ads; Four Great Classical Novels does not.
Which is updated more often, 懒人听书 or Four Great Classical Novels?
懒人听书 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Four Great Classical Novels every 5 months. Most recently, 懒人听书 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Four Great Classical Novels on November 1, 2026.

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