Comparison

TingYue vs 薄荷阅读

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

Head to head
About

TingYue

This app helps foreign language learners improve their reading and listening skills. It supports various file formats, offers automatic translation, and includes tools for vocabulary study and practice. Users can create personalized reading plans and track their progress.

Highlights
  • Import EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX, MOBI
  • Automatic full-text translation
  • Multi-engine text-to-speech (TTS)
  • Personalized reading plans
  • Vocabulary study and practice
  • AI dictionary and explanations
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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TingYue is a reading and audiobook app designed for foreign language learners and extensive reading enthusiasts. It supports importing EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX and MOBI files, automatic full-text translation, and multi-engine text-to-speech (TTS), combined with reading plans, vocabulary study and practice features that turn “finish this book” into something you can do a day at a time. Core Features • Reading Plans: Split a book into segments you can finish in a day — set it by total days, daily minutes or a finish date. Your library shows plans in progress, a reminder arrives each day, and finishing a book ends with a recap. • Vocabulary Study: Pick the word lists you want to learn and the app analyses how many of those words this book contains, highlights them as you read, and keeps your progress one tap away. • Full-Text Translation: Automatically translates paragraphs or entire pages into the target language. Translations can be displayed below the original text or side-by-side. Supports multiple translation engines (including Apple Translate, DeepL, Google, etc.). • Smart Reading & TTS: Built-in multiple voice engines, supporting offline and cloud high-quality voices. Suitable for intensive listening and shadowing practice. • Reading Assistance: Highlights new words, word frequency analysis, sentence parsing, biomimetic reading, speed reading and blurred text exercises, AI dictionary, AI explanations, helping focus and memory. • Learning Tools: Create study sets, add images and example sentences, dictation exercises, export learning materials, supports custom study set sizes and review plans. • Practice Modes: Chinese-to-English back translation, blurred text training, split-screen side-by-side reading, and other interactive modes, suitable for translation, speaking, and writing practice. • Customization & Extensions: Supports custom translation/voice/AI engines (requires API keys), and allows saving custom translations and notes. • Formats & Sync: Import EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX and MOBI. Your books, notes, study sets and custom word lists sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud. Target Users • English and foreign language learners (beginner to advanced) • Readers who enjoy extensive and deep reading • Users preparing for translation or speaking exams • Users who need high-quality TTS and listening practice Membership Plans • Reader Plan, subscription periods: lifetime • Read Plus Plan, subscription periods: 1 month, 1 year, lifetime • Listen Plus Plan, subscription periods: 1 month, 1 year, lifetime • AI Plan, subscription periods: 1 month Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. ---- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.eareyereading.com/help/privacy.html Cancel Subscription: https://support.apple.com/HT202039

About

薄荷阅读

Engage with immersive interactive English novels and curated reading lists led by experts. This platform offers a vast library of foreign publications and short stories, enhanced with tools to aid comprehension and vocabulary building.

Highlights
  • Interactive English novels
  • Expert-led reading lists
  • Foreign publications and short stories
  • Vocabulary and comprehension tools
  • Graded reading levels
  • Daily free content updates
Features
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Screenshots

TingYue4 screens
薄荷阅读4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 薄荷阅读 at none against TingYue's shown. 薄荷阅读 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). TingYue's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 35%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. TingYue sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 薄荷阅读 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for TingYue against 4.5 for 薄荷阅读. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 415 and 296 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of TingYue's written reviews are positive against 35% of 薄荷阅读's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TingYue ships an update every 5 days, 薄荷阅读 monthly. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TingYue versus 薄荷阅读: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTingYue薄荷阅读
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (415 ratings)4.5 (296 ratings)
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews — better35.2% of reviews
Number of ratings415 — better296
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪梅 王成都超爱学习科技有限公司

Customer experience

TingYue

All ratings415 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative25.1%

薄荷阅读

All ratings296 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive35.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative53.5%

Bugs and requests

TingYue

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Imported books not showing up correctly
  • Frequent login issues and account problems
  • Audio playback stuttering and disconnections

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve PDF reading experience
  • Add support for more languages
  • Implement cross-device sync for books and progress

薄荷阅读

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TingYue

Subscriptions8
  • ChatGPT Speech Engine Starter$2.991 Month
  • TingYue Read Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • TingYue Listen Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • TingYue Pro Plan Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TingYue AI Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
  • TingYue Listen Plus Quarterly$14.993 Months
  • TingYue Listen Plus Annually$39.991 Year
  • TingYue Pro Plan Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • TingYue Reader Plan Lifetime$29.99
  • TingYue Listen Plus Lifetime$84.99
10 purchases

薄荷阅读

One-time10
  • 薄荷阅读6个阅读币$0.99
  • 薄荷阅读·外刊体验课$0.99
  • 薄荷阅读30个阅读币$3.99
Show 7 more
  • 薄荷阅读月会员$4.99
  • 薄荷阅读·年卡会员$22.99
  • 薄荷阅读178个阅读币$24.99
  • 薄荷阅读198个阅读币$29.99
  • 薄荷阅读·年卡VIP$29.99
  • 薄荷阅读488个阅读币$69.99
  • 薄荷阅读·外刊会员$69.99

Questions

Is TingYue free?
TingYue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 薄荷阅读 free?
薄荷阅读 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TingYue or 薄荷阅读?
TingYue and 薄荷阅读 are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 415 and 296 ratings respectively.
Do TingYue or 薄荷阅读 have ads?
TingYue shows ads; 薄荷阅读 does not.
Which is updated more often, TingYue or 薄荷阅读?
TingYue ships an update every 5 days, and 薄荷阅读 monthly. Most recently, TingYue was updated on November 9, 2026 and 薄荷阅读 on November 9, 2026.

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