Comparison

LingRoll lite vs Tingwen Reader

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

Head to head
About

LingRoll lite

This app offers a comprehensive reading experience for e-books and audiobooks. It supports various file formats, provides advanced text-to-speech capabilities, and allows for extensive customization of the reading interface. Users can manage their library efficiently, take notes, and track their reading habits.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple e-book formats
  • High-quality AI text-to-speech
  • Customizable reading interface
  • Efficient file management
  • Note-taking and bookmarking
  • Reading statistics
Features
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LingRoll is an all-in-one reading app built for people who love both reading and listening. It supports multiple ebook formats and advanced TTS features, giving you a smooth, flexible, and detailed reading experience. Core Features • Format support: TXT, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF • Smart listening: System TTS, Azure/Edge TTS, and MiMo TTS • Professional layout: Fully customizable reading interface • File management: Folder-based library, sorting, search, and recent imports • Statistics: Track reading and listening habits Detailed Features 1. File Support • Supports TXT, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF. DRM-protected files are not supported • Auto-detects text encoding and supports manual encoding selection • Extracts encrypted or unencrypted RAR, ZIP, and 7Z archives • PDF text extraction and OCR for scanned documents • Import via iTunes File Sharing, iCloud Drive, or WiFi transfer 2. Listening • Built-in iOS TTS voices • Azure/Edge TTS and MiMo TTS neural voices • Natural language recognition with voice matching for Azure/Edge TTS • Narration and dialogue detection with separate voices • TTS text replacement for pronunciation, terms, and symbols • Long-paragraph optimization for smoother playback • Auto skip trailing silence • Custom background music, speed, pitch, and volume • Sleep timer • Listen while reading, scroll freely, or follow the playing paragraph • Home screen display during background playback • Progress styles: highlight, underline, line-by-line highlight, sentence underline • Headphone controls and custom lock screen display • Pre-download full-book audio • Offline TTS audio duration statistics 3. Reading • System fonts and custom font installation • Adjustable spacing, margins, first-line indent, hanging indent, and more • Custom background image with optional scroll-follow effect • Custom themes with RGBA colors • Chinese conversion between Simplified, Traditional, Hong Kong Traditional, and Taiwan Traditional • Tencent Translation API support • Auto scroll/auto page turn with adjustable speed • Auto reading modes: pixel scroll, line-by-line display, sentence underline • TOC parsing for TXT, EPUB, MOBI, and AZW3 • Original annotation display for EPUB/MOBI/AZW3 4. Bookmarks and Notes • Categorized bookmarks • Notes with underline, wavy line, dashed line, double strikethrough, redaction line, border, and background color • Custom color for each note • Tap bookmarks or notes to jump • Export notes as Markdown or TXT 5. File Management • Real folder-based book management • Sort by name, size, date, type, or reading duration • Pin files and set folders to top, bottom, or hidden • Read covers from EPUB/MOBI/AZW3, or update via web search/photos • Rename files using built-in book titles • Search files, folders, and full text while reading • Recent imports for quick access 6. Format Conversion • Convert EPUB/MOBI/AZW3/PDF to TXT • Convert TXT to EPUB • Supports Chinese conversion and encoding selection • Preserves original TOC structure 7. Statistics • Daily reading/listening duration • Reading heatmap • Book progress • Offline TTS audio duration 8. Security • Password and Touch ID/Face ID protection 9. Migration and Sync • Export/import reading history and personal settings • Export single or multiple themes 10. Clean Reading Lite has no ads and still supports basic listening with system TTS. Lite vs Pro: Pro-only features • Azure/Edge TTS and MiMo TTS • Narration/dialogue detection • Natural language voice matching • TTS audio export • Offline TTS audio duration statistics • Long-paragraph optimization • Auto skip trailing silence • Custom listening background music • Advanced highlight styles • Custom font installation • TXT to EPUB conversion • Chinese conversion • Text translation with Tencent Translation • Reading statistics • Password and Touch ID/Face ID protection • Backup/import reading history, settings, and themes

About

Tingwen Reader

Import your own e-books in various formats and have them read aloud with customizable AI voices. Enjoy background playback and synchronized reading/listening progress for a personalized audio-book experience.

Highlights
  • Import various e-book formats (TXT, PDF, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3)
  • Customizable AI voices with emotional tones
  • Synchronized reading and listening progress
  • Background and lock screen playback
  • Local data processing for privacy
  • Free daily advanced model usage
Features
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[Multi-Format Import·Free Upload] Supports TXT, PDF, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3 and more. One-tap upload turns your personal collection into audiobooks—listen anytime, anywhere! [Subscribe·Unlock All Benefits] Get instant access to all high-quality emotional voices and richer reading styles. Flexible monthly plan (¥9.9/mo), cost-effective quarterly (¥27/quarter), or best-value yearly (¥99/yr)—less than ¥0.30 per day for year-round warm companionship! Tingwen Reader is a local reading tool designed for long-form text reading and listening. Import your own e-books, flip pages while reading, or let the app read aloud continuously. Key Features: Local Import: Supports common e-book and text formats, with content saved locally by default. Synced Progress: Listening updates your reading progress automatically; start listening right from where you left off in reading. Local AI Reading: Choose between Balanced and High-Quality modes, or switch to a power-saving basic model. Custom Voices: Record or import voice samples to create your own local timbre. Background & Lock-Screen Playback: Perfect for commutes, bedtime, and extended reading sessions. Daily Free Usage: Non-subscribers get 30 minutes of advanced model use per day, after which the basic model remains available. Share a book to earn 30 bonus minutes; subscribers enjoy unlimited advanced model time. Tingwen Reader prioritizes local processing and content privacy. Your book texts, reading progress, and custom voice samples stay on your device—no ad tracking, no cloud sync. First-time use requires a one-time online device authorization, but no book content or voice recordings are uploaded. 【Auto-Renewal Subscription Details】 Plans: Monthly (1 mo), Quarterly (3 mo), Yearly (12 mo) auto-renewing subscriptions. Pricing: ¥9.9/mo, ¥27/quarter, ¥99/yr. Auto-Renewal: Your iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before each renewal date. To cancel, manually turn off auto-renewal in iPhone/iPad "Settings" > "Apple ID" > "Subscriptions" at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tingwen.kevincai.space/privacy

Screenshots

LingRoll lite4 screens
Tingwen Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tingwen Reader at 5.0 against LingRoll lite's 4.0. Tingwen Reader also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). LingRoll lite's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tingwen Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of LingRoll lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tingwen Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LingRoll lite ships an update weekly, Tingwen Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LingRoll lite versus Tingwen Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingRoll liteTingwen Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB351 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYipeng Huang蕾 王

Customer experience

LingRoll lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

Tingwen Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LingRoll lite

No in-app purchases

None

Tingwen Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LingRoll lite free?
LingRoll lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tingwen Reader free?
Tingwen Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LingRoll lite or Tingwen Reader?
Tingwen Reader is rated higher. LingRoll lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Tingwen Reader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LingRoll lite or Tingwen Reader have ads?
Neither LingRoll lite nor Tingwen Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LingRoll lite or Tingwen Reader?
LingRoll lite ships an update weekly, and Tingwen Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, LingRoll lite was updated on October 9, 2026 and Tingwen Reader on October 5, 2026.

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