Comparison

Exe AR vs CHM Reader

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

Head to head
About

Exe AR

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App provides you a list of projects which u can download and enter their AR mode. In AR mode u can point camera on image target, after being recognized, content will appear around the image target which can be locked and viewed after clicking it.

About

CHM Reader

Features
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CHM Reader is a modern reader for technical manuals, offline help files, and archived reference material. No account is required—choose a file and read it directly on your iPhone or iPad. RELIABLE CHM PARSING • Import CHM files from Files, iCloud Drive, and other document providers • Preserve nested contents, the default page, images, tables, code, and internal links • Detect common legacy encodings used by Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Western, and Cyrillic documents • Change the encoding and reparse an individual document if text appears garbled COMFORTABLE READING • Restyle old or desktop-oriented pages for a cleaner mobile layout • Choose reading themes, including Dark Mode • Adjust typeface, text size, line spacing, and paragraph spacing • Keep your reading position, progress, history, and bookmarks • Find information with nested contents and full-text search PDF EXPORT Convert the current chapter or the entire document to a paginated PDF, then save, print, or share it with the system share sheet. LOCAL AND PRIVATE Parsing, reading, search, and PDF conversion happen locally on your device. The app requires no sign-in and contains no ads, analytics SDKs, or tracking code. Document scripts, remote resources, and external web links are blocked. FREE USE AND LIFETIME UNLOCK You can fully parse 5 different CHM files for free. Parsing a 6th new file requires a one-time Lifetime Unlock purchase; this is not a subscription. Deleting imported files does not reset the lifetime count. Eligible purchases support Family Sharing and can be restored.

Screenshots

Exe AR2 screens
CHM Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Exe AR at none against CHM Reader's 2. Exe AR also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). CHM Reader's advantage is device support. On price 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. CHM Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Exe AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Exe AR versus CHM Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExe ARCHM Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
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In-app purchases

None

Exe AR

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CHM Reader

One-time2
  • chm阅读器会员$1.99
  • chm阅读器永久会员$1.99

Questions

Is Exe AR free?
Exe AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHM Reader free?
CHM Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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