Comparison

灵光纸条 vs 茂书

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

Head to head

灵光纸条

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 4.52 ratingsView app →

茂书

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

灵光纸条

Features

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茂书

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写作人的交流社区社区：发布笔记宣传自己写的网文作品和自己的群阅读：网文小说在线阅读，分类多发布：发布笔记，手机在线随时可快速写作发布小说作品等消息：读者和作者可随时零距离互动交流，作者可创建自己的万人群，随时与读者保持交流免费小说+在线写作

Screenshots

灵光纸条4 screens

茂书4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 茂书 at 5.0 against 灵光纸条's 4.5. 茂书 also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. 灵光纸条 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and 茂书 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

茂书 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

灵光纸条 ships an update every 2 weeks, 茂书 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

灵光纸条 versus 茂书: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	灵光纸条	茂书
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.5 (2 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	75.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	2 — better	1
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Every 3 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.0	14.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	66 MB	144 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Shenzhen Poplab Technology Co. Ltd.	Shaanxi Caibei Network Technology Co., Ltd