Comparison

红豆小说 vs 清墨

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

Head to head
About

红豆小说

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红豆小说是网易公司为亿万用户打造的一款小说阅读类应用,同时也是全方位数字阅读平台与原创IP孵化平台。精彩原创小说、海量畅销图书、个性化内容推荐,打造极致阅读体验,能够帮助用户一键搜得心仪好书。 【推荐书城】海量热门小说个性化推荐,即搜即看,不辜负每一次期待。玄幻奇幻、都市言情、武侠仙侠、穿越架空、悬疑科幻、耽美同人、霸总甜宠……各品类小说应有尽有,想看立即看。 【小说榜单】无限网文告别书荒,权威的红豆榜单和评分,真实的投票和书评。由真实用户、真实评分数据构建全网小说榜单,帮助书迷找到真正喜欢的精彩小说,用真诚的书评和交流解决书荒。 【我的书架】置顶你的心爱,个性化管理书单,享受私密的专属阅读空间。随心所欲打理自己的专属书架,给心爱的书置顶,为喜欢的书分类,把宝贵的书单分享给好友,让阅读的快乐和收获感翻倍。 【阅读器】更沉浸、更舒服的阅读器,让你畅享纯净阅读模式,就像在读纸质书。更流畅的交互界面,更简洁的书体呈现,自由调节的字号、亮度、护眼模式,带给你无与伦比的阅读体验。

About

清墨

Experience pure reading with a minimalist design, free from ads and notifications. Supports TXT and EPUB formats, with automatic decompression of ZIP/RAR files. Customize themes, fonts, and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • TXT/EPUB support
  • Automatic ZIP/RAR decompression
  • Theme and font customization
  • Cloud sync for reading progress
  • Automatic chapter extraction
  • Day/Night mode
Features
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1、极简设计,纯粹阅读。无广告,无推送。 2、支持 .txt/.epub 格式文件。 3、支持自动解压缩 zip/rar 4、支持主题配置和下载, 多种字体,字号,背景自定义设置 5、云端同步, 多设备共享阅读进度 6、智能提取 txt 中的章节目录 7、暗夜/白天 模式自由切换

Screenshots

红豆小说4 screens
清墨4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 清墨 at 5.0 against 红豆小说's 4.5. 清墨 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). 红豆小说's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). 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. 清墨 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. 红豆小说 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

清墨 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of 红豆小说's written reviews are positive against 100% of 清墨's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

红豆小说 ships an update monthly, 清墨 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
红豆小说 versus 清墨: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter红豆小说清墨
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNetEase Media Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.ZhenDong Technology Co, Ltd

Customer experience

红豆小说

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

清墨

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

红豆小说

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

清墨

One-time9
  • 金券-10$0.99
  • 金券-30$0.99
  • 金券 100$0.99
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  • 月卡$0.99
  • 金券-300$3.99
  • 年卡$3.99
  • 金券-360$4.99
  • 无限卡$4.99
  • 金券 720$9.99

Questions

Is 红豆小说 free?
红豆小说 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 清墨 free?
清墨 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 红豆小说 or 清墨?
清墨 is rated higher. 红豆小说 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while 清墨 averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do 红豆小说 or 清墨 have ads?
Neither 红豆小说 nor 清墨 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 红豆小说 or 清墨?
红豆小说 ships an update monthly, and 清墨 every 3 weeks. Most recently, 红豆小说 was updated on November 3, 2026 and 清墨 on November 12, 2026.

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