Comparison

NovelGlide vs 看冊

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

Head to head
About

NovelGlide

This ePub reader offers a customizable and convenient way to discover and enjoy digital books. It supports OPDS catalogs for free book discovery, allows for personalized reading settings, and includes features like bookmarks, search, and text-to-speech.

Highlights
  • ePUB book support
  • OPDS catalog browsing
  • Customizable appearance
  • Bookmarks and search
  • Book management
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Cloud sync
Features
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NovelGlide is a clean, privacy-first EPUB reader for your phone and tablet. Bring your own EPUB books, or discover free public-domain classics from built-in catalogs — then read the way you like: adjustable fonts and themes, dark mode, highlights, and bookmarks. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read EPUB e-books in a smooth, distraction-free reader • Listen with read-aloud (text-to-speech) — keep playing with the screen off, and control it from the lock screen • Read along with a book's own recorded narration, when the EPUB includes it • Add books straight from other apps with the share sheet • Vertical writing for Chinese & Japanese, with furigana, Zhuyin (注音), and pinyin ruby • Tap any Chinese or Japanese word for an instant dictionary lookup • Save words to a vocab library as you read, review them later, and export to Anki • Translate a selection in the reader, with offline language packs • Two-page spread on a tablet or in landscape • Sync your library across devices with Google Drive • Find free public-domain books in-app, or connect your own OPDS server (Calibre, Kavita) • Highlights, bookmarks, in-book search, and collections to organize your library • Dark mode and adjustable typography for comfortable reading PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required to read your own books. NovelGlide is free — no forced subscription, no ads. NovelGlide reads EPUB files. Read-aloud uses your device's synthesized voice; recorded narration plays only for EPUBs that include it.

About

看冊

Features
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看冊是台灣團隊做的 TXT 小說閱讀器。一次買斷、永不訂閱、100% 本機。 匯入簡體小說,不再滿螢幕亂碼:看冊自動辨識編碼、轉成台灣繁體,「軟件→軟體」這類中國用語也換成台灣說法。全部免費,預設開啟。 【為什麼選看冊】 • 防亂碼:自動辨識 GB18030、Big5、UTF-8、UTF-16 等編碼,打開就是正常的字。 • 台灣繁體:內建簡轉繁,轉成道地台灣用字。 • 中國用語校正:「軟件→軟體」「視頻→影片」,自動換成台灣說法。免費內建、預設開啟、設定裡隨時可關;開「原文對照」後長按,就看得到替換前的原文。 • 自動分章:認得「第X章」「楔子」這類格式,自動生成目錄。 • 排版自由:行距、段距、邊距、首行縮排、兩端對齊,逐項可調,即時預覽。 • 翻頁與主題:無動畫、平移跟手、捲動三種翻頁;點擊翻頁的觸發分區可選左右、上下或上下左右;三種護眼主題,夜間另有純黑;標點自動避頭尾。 • Wi-Fi 傳書:電腦瀏覽器開個網頁,整個資料夾的書一次傳進手機,不用接線。 • 聽書朗讀(Pro):小說用聽的。背景播放不中斷,鎖定畫面直接控制,還能睡眠定時。 • 書拿得回來:隨時匯出 TXT,不被鎖在 App 裡。 • 100% 本機:不需註冊、不需登入、不上傳你的書。隱私是預設。 【讀得更順手】 • 多種格式:TXT、EPUB、HTML、RTF、Markdown,ZIP 也能整包匯入。 • 資料夾與標籤:照你的方式整理書架,書名搜尋、排序都有。 • 進度記憶:每本書自動記住讀到哪,打開接著讀。 • 全文搜尋、書籤、劃線收藏。 • 佳句分享卡:選一段文字做成圖卡,可用書封當背景。 • 統計與目標:連續天數、近七日走勢,閱讀回顧可做成圖卡。 • 小工具:主畫面與鎖定畫面一點續讀,順便看今天讀了多久。 • 鎖定看冊:Face ID 或裝置密碼上鎖,書庫只有你看得到。 • 自動捲動、休息提醒、防自動鎖定。 【看冊 Pro(一次買斷、永不訂閱)】 • 移除所有廣告。 • 匯入自己的字型。 • 自訂閱讀背景與文字色。 • 自訂詞彙清單:增刪對照、CSV 匯入匯出(用語校正本身免費)。 • 聽書朗讀:背景播放、鎖定畫面控制、睡眠定時。 • iCloud 同步:書、進度、標籤、書封存進你自己的 iCloud,換手機自動回來。零帳號,看冊不經手你的資料。 受 DRM 保護的檔案無法匯入。看冊只閱讀你裝置上已有的文字檔,請確保你對所閱讀內容擁有合法權利。

Screenshots

NovelGlide4 screens
看冊4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 看冊 at weekly against NovelGlide's monthly. NovelGlide's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NovelGlide ships an update monthly, 看冊 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NovelGlide versus 看冊: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovelGlide看冊
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCheng-Kai WuResona Frame CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

None

NovelGlide

No in-app purchases

None

看冊

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NovelGlide free?
NovelGlide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 看冊 free?
看冊 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NovelGlide or 看冊 have ads?
Both NovelGlide and 看冊 show ads.
Which is updated more often, NovelGlide or 看冊?
NovelGlide ships an update monthly, and 看冊 weekly. Most recently, NovelGlide was updated on September 8, 2026 and 看冊 on September 20, 2026.

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