Readingo vs Common Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readingo
This app is a versatile reader supporting numerous file formats including TXT, EPUB, MOBI, and PDF. It offers extensive customization for reading themes, fonts, and bookshelf styles, along with advanced features like highlighting, notes, and audiobook support.
- Supports TXT, EPUB, MOBI, PDF, and more
- Opens compressed files (RAR, ZIP)
- Comprehensive category management
- Extensive formatting and page-turning options
- 24 built-in reading themes
- Highlighting and notes
- Audiobook support
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Basic Features: A powerful novel reading tool Currently supports TXT, EPUB, MOBI, AZW, AZW3, DOC, DOCX, CHM, UMD and PDF file formats. Supports opening RAR, ZIP, 7Z, and TAR compressed files directly within the app Comprehensive category management Extensive formatting options and multiple page-turning methods 24 built-in reading themes with color and texture options Clean interface and user-friendly interaction Global night mode Advanced Features: Powerful statistics system Highlighting and notes WiFi remote management Auto-read feature Audiobook support Customizable reading themes Customizable bookshelf styles Customizable covers Customizable fonts Direct TXT file editing More powerful configurations available in the Pro version
Common Reader
This app offers a unified reading and AI-powered analysis experience for various ebook formats. It allows users to ask questions about book content, automatically organize their library, and sync across multiple devices. Privacy is a core focus, with no proactive data collection.
- Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, azw3, mobi, txt, md, pdf)
- AI-powered questions about book content
- Automatic library organization with generative AI
- Cloud sync (iCloud, OneDrive, WebDAV)
- Fast full-library search
- Unified cross-platform interface
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- UI and interactions follow a carefully unified cross-platform logic and are built with native technologies for iOS and iPadOS. - Supports many ebook formats, including epub, azw3, mobi, txt, markdown, and pdf. - Supports nearly every ebook rendering feature, including vertical writing and RTL. - Listen with built-in system voices or AI voice models. - A high-performance, Metal-powered simulated page-turn engine offers an unparalleled visual experience. - Deeply integrates AI features for asking questions about books and automatically organizing your library with generative AI. - Supports cloud sync through iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, WebDAV, and more. - Provides fast full-library search across books, authors, tags, notes, highlights, and original text. - The app does not proactively collect any of your information. Your data is only processed by the model and cloud storage providers you trust.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Readingo at 4.8 against Common Reader's 3.0. Readingo also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 2) and review sentiment (93% vs 80%). Common Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Readingo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Common Reader sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Readingo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readingo has 118 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Readingo's written reviews are positive against 80% of Common Reader's.
Readingo ships an update every 9 days, Common Reader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readingo | Common Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (118 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Idee Technology Co., Ltd. | 天宇 高 |
Customer experience
Readingo
Common Reader
In-app purchases
Readingo
- Reading Pro$9.99
Common Reader
- 1 Cup of Coffee$4.00
- 2 Cups of Coffee$8.00
- Lifetime Unlock$9.99
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- 4 Cups of Coffee$16.00
- Many coffees$32.00
