Comparison

读多 vs BeyondRead

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

Head to head
About

读多

This app offers a pure reading experience with a minimalist design, focusing on content. It tracks reading habits, manages your library, and supports various ebook formats for comfortable reading.

Highlights
  • Minimalist interface
  • Reading time tracking
  • Progress tracking
  • Book management
  • Supports multiple ebook formats
  • Dark mode
Features
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读多 是一款专注于提供纯粹阅读体验的电子书阅读器。我们相信,阅读不应该被繁杂的功能所干扰,而应该专注于内容本身。 【核心特色】 • 优雅界面:采用现代简约设计,让您的注意力回归到阅读本身 • 智能统计:记录每日阅读时长,让阅读成为一种习惯 • 阅读进度:直观的进度展示,随时掌握阅读状态 • 书籍管理:简单高效的图书管理,支持标记已读和收藏功能 • 阅读体验:细致入微的排版,给您舒适的阅读体验 【贴心功能】 • 支持多种电子书格式 • 智能书架整理 • 阅读时间追踪 • 优雅的深色模式 • 阅读进度同步 读多,让我们专注于阅读的美好。打开应用,遇见更好的自己。

About

BeyondRead

This app is an EPUB and PDF reader that includes a library of over 20,000 public-domain classics. It offers AI-powered features to explain, translate, or discuss any sentence within a book, and can generate concise AI Digests of entire books. All reading data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • AI sentence explanation, translation, and chat
  • AI book digests
  • Library of 20,000+ public-domain classics
  • EPUB, PDF, and MOBI support
  • Local-first data storage
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Quote card creation and sharing
Features
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BeyondRead is a local-first ebook reader for your own EPUB, PDF and MOBI files, now with a built-in library of more than 20,000 public-domain classics. Select any sentence and ask AI to explain it, translate it, or keep the conversation going in the context of the book. AI Digest turns a whole book into an article you can read in a few minutes. BROWSE (NEW) • More than 20,000 public-domain classics in over 40 languages, free to download and keep • Shelves of great books, browsing by language and genre, and a "Surprise me" pick • Search by title, author or subject, with several words in any order READ • EPUB, PDF and MOBI (MOBI is converted to EPUB on import), on iPhone and iPad • Full-page bookmarks with notes; every book reopens where you left off • Quote cards in three styles: save them to Photos or share them • In-book search, table of contents, adjustable font size and background • Reading, bookmarks, quotes and search need no account ASK AI ABOUT ANY SENTENCE • Translate, Explain and Chat, with as many follow-up questions as you like • Only the passage you select and about 300 characters around it are sent, never the whole book • Translation, explanation and chat on the same passage merge into one highlight you can reopen AI DIGEST • Built from the title, the author, the real table of contents extracted on your device, and roughly the first 200 characters of each chapter • The full text is never uploaded; scanned PDFs and DRM-protected books cannot be digested • You are notified when a digest is ready PRIVACY • Books, bookmarks, quotes, reading positions and AI history live only on your device; our server stores no book content • AI can be switched off entirely, and then nothing leaves the device PLANS • Reading is free, and so is the public-domain library • AI features require signing in (Sign in with Apple) • AI translation is free and does not use your allowance (a fair-use monthly limit applies) • Free plan: 10 AI chats every month, plus 3 AI Digests to keep • Subscriptions raise your monthly chat and digest allowance. They renew automatically, are charged to your Apple ID and can be cancelled at any time in Settings; prices are shown in the app • AI Top-Up packs (new): buy chats and digests without subscribing. Credits never expire and are only used after your monthly allowance runs out LANGUAGES • Interface in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and Russian • The AI reply language can be set separately Questions or suggestions? Use "Report a problem" in the app or visit the support page. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ BeyondRead Terms of Use: https://beyondread.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://beyondread.app/privacy

Screenshots

读多4 screens
BeyondRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 读多 at none against BeyondRead's 6. BeyondRead's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. BeyondRead sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 读多 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 读多 against 5.0 for BeyondRead. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

读多 ships an update every 2 weeks, BeyondRead every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
读多 versus BeyondRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter读多BeyondRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB15 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer梦蝶 邢章 刘

Customer experience

读多

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BeyondRead

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

读多

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

BeyondRead

Subscriptions3
  • Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Max Monthly$8.991 Month
One-time3
  • AI Top-Up · Small$0.99
  • AI Top-Up · Medium$2.99
  • AI Top-Up · Large$4.99

Questions

Is 读多 free?
读多 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeyondRead free?
BeyondRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 读多 or BeyondRead?
读多 and BeyondRead are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 读多 or BeyondRead have ads?
读多 shows ads; BeyondRead does not.
Which is updated more often, 读多 or BeyondRead?
读多 ships an update every 2 weeks, and BeyondRead every 4 days. Most recently, 读多 was updated on September 22, 2026 and BeyondRead on September 23, 2026.

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