Comparison

Ravens Reads vs PudaWorld

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

Head to head
About

Ravens Reads

Features
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Ravens book app, is a growing platform to serve the bookish community. As we grow we will offer more features, without the issues you see on other book sites for your content and book posts. issue Readers: Will be able to post their book reviews, engage and comment on other user posts. You will get notifications in the app when you are personally tagged by your book community. Authors: Will have the ability to access too special curated accounts, that support promotion of your books and bookish items. These accounts will let you grow your fan base, and see all the amazing content fans talk about. Events: We have a special events section where you will be able to find all of the bookish happenings, across the US, some international and the ability to look up events in your local area. We can all post events and keep our community up to date on the hottest bookish happenings. Posts will be moderated but our goal is to limit censoring of posts. Users need to clearly mark any adult-themed content and language with an 18+ warning and please remember all of our friends and different genres will be here so let’s be respectful. The admin team reserves full rights to remove or provide warnings on content or posts if they are not marked appropriately. Content not allowed on this site: Full nudity and overtly sexual acts that could be considered pornographic in nature. The admin team retains full rights to remove any posts they deem necessary.

About

PudaWorld

Connect with stories and creators in Chinese and English. Discover new books, save your favorites, and track your reading progress. Become a creator and share your own stories with a global community.

Highlights
  • Discover stories in Chinese and English
  • Save favorite books and chapters
  • Track reading progress
  • Create and publish your own stories
  • Engage in community discussions
  • Switch between language interfaces
Features
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Discover someone else’s story. Write a world of your own. PudaWorld brings readers and creators together through books, chapters, and standalone stories in Chinese and English. Find something you love, save it for later, or become a creator and turn your ideas into stories. • Find your next story Explore topics, themes, and categories. Browse popular works and recent updates to discover something worth reading. • Pick up where you left off Save your favorite works and revisit books and chapters through your reading history. Continue from your saved reading progress. • Create your own world Activate your creator account to create books, edit chapters, publish standalone stories, and manage your content and cover images. • Share the experience Join conversations through comments and replies. Share a story link or poster to introduce your favorite works to other readers. • Explore in Chinese and English Switch between Chinese and English interfaces and content. Read in a familiar language or discover stories in another.

Screenshots

Ravens Reads4 screens
PudaWorld4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PudaWorld at every 2 weeks against Ravens Reads's every 6 weeks. Ravens Reads's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ravens Reads ships an update every 6 weeks, PudaWorld every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Ravens Reads versus PudaWorld: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRavens ReadsPudaWorld
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB44 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRavens Reads LLCPuda Shijie (chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Ravens Reads

No in-app purchases

None

PudaWorld

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ravens Reads free?
Ravens Reads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PudaWorld free?
PudaWorld is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ravens Reads or PudaWorld have ads?
Both Ravens Reads and PudaWorld show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ravens Reads or PudaWorld?
Ravens Reads ships an update every 6 weeks, and PudaWorld every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ravens Reads was updated on November 3, 2026 and PudaWorld on November 5, 2026.

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