Comparison

SimplyRead vs 人生刻度

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

Head to head
About

SimplyRead

This app allows you to read and listen to your own e-books in various formats. Customize typography, scroll through pages, and bookmark your progress. It also offers natural voice narration and library management features.

Highlights
  • Customizable typography and themes
  • Page-by-page or continuous scroll
  • Automatic chapter detection
  • Natural voice narration with highlighting
  • Import from Files app, clipboard, or URL
  • Built-in editor with Find & Replace
  • iCloud Drive backup and restore
Features
Read full description

A book you can read — and listen to. SimplyRead opens TXT, EPUB and Markdown files as real books, with clothbound covers, expressive typography and paper textures. Read at your own pace, or listen with natural iOS voices. READ - Comfortable typography with five paper themes and Light or Dark appearance - Page by page, or one continuous scroll — whichever you prefer - Chapters found automatically, including Chinese numeral titles, with a panel to jump anywhere in the book - Bookmarks, find-in-book with highlighted matches, and a Continue Reading card that puts you back where you stopped - Adjust fonts, text size and line spacing, with layouts for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad LISTEN - High-quality iOS system voices, at a speed you set - The sentence being spoken is highlighted, and the page follows along - Sleep timer, plus Lock Screen and Control Center controls — keep listening with the screen off BUILD YOUR LIBRARY - Import from the Files app, create a file straight from your clipboard, or download from a URL and watch it arrive - Discover books from public catalogs and open-license sources, with clear labels for downloadable files, online reading and catalog pages - Book covers, clear author labels, folder sorting and destination folders to keep a long shelf tidy EDIT AND KEEP - A built-in editor with Find & Replace, undo for whole-book replacements, recovery after failed saves, and a Fix New Lines tool - iCloud Drive backup and restore for the whole library, reading positions included FREE AND PRO Your own files, the entire reader, themes, chapters, bookmarks and backup are unlimited and free. Pro lifts the daily listening allowance and the download limit. Download availability depends on the source and its access terms. Only import or download content you are entitled to use.

About

人生刻度

Visualize your life's journey with a progress bar that tracks your time and breaks it into manageable stages. Set priorities, manage tasks, and archive your progress to gain control and focus on what truly matters.

Highlights
  • Life progress bar visualization
  • Breakdown into 5 life stages
  • Stage-specific checklists and task management
  • Life archiving with version snapshots
  • Liquid glass aesthetic UI
  • Optimized for iPhone and iPad
Features
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If your life was a battery, how much charge would be left? LifeScale is not just a countdown timer; it is a dashboard for your life journey. We combined the philosophy of Stoicism with a stunning Liquid Glass aesthetic to transform abstract time into a tangible, visual progress bar. Overcome time anxiety. Regain control. Focus on what truly matters right now. KEY FEATURES: * Life Progress Bar: Visualize your life based on your age and expectations. See exactly how many days you've lived and how many remain, turning "time" into a clear, actionable metric. * 5 Life Stages: From "Learning" to "Reflection," we break your journey into manageable chapters so you always know where you stand. * Stage Checklists: Don't just dream—plan. Set priorities for your current life stage, manage tasks with priority tags, and check them off as you grow. * Life Archiving: Create "Version Snapshots" of your life. Freeze your progress and goals at any moment to look back on your growth journey later. * Stunning Design: Featuring a unique liquid-glassomorphic icon and UI that looks beautiful in both Light and Dark modes. * Universal Support: Fully optimized for iPhone and iPad, delivering a seamless, full-screen experience on all your devices. * Multi-language: Native support for English and Simplified Chinese. Stop counting the days. Make the days count. Download LifeScale today and start measuring the width of your life.

Screenshots

SimplyRead4 screens
人生刻度3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimplyRead at Free against 人生刻度's $0.99. SimplyRead also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). 人生刻度's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

SimplyRead is free to download; 人生刻度 costs $0.99 up front. SimplyRead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 人生刻度 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimplyRead ships an update weekly, 人生刻度 every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SimplyRead versus 人生刻度: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplyRead人生刻度
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer阳 张Guangdong Jianchuan Information Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

SimplyRead

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

人生刻度

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SimplyRead

One-time1
  • Pro User$1.99
None

人生刻度

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimplyRead free?
SimplyRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 人生刻度 free?
人生刻度 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimplyRead or 人生刻度 have ads?
Neither SimplyRead nor 人生刻度 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimplyRead or 人生刻度?
SimplyRead ships an update weekly, and 人生刻度 every 4 months. Most recently, SimplyRead was updated on November 5, 2026 and 人生刻度 on November 5, 2026.

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