Comparison

SimplyRead vs TXT文本听书

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

TXT文本听书

This app is a pure local TXT reader and audiobook player, supporting text-to-speech. It offers a comfortable reading and listening experience for novel enthusiasts, students, and office workers with features like smart pagination, customizable settings, and background playback.

Highlights
  • Local TXT file import
  • System TTS voice reading
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Background playback
  • Smart chapter analysis
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Automatic book categorization
Features
Read full description

TXT文本听书 —— 纯净的本地TXT阅读器和朗读器,支持语音朗读 无论你是小说爱好者、学生还是上班族,都能在这里找到舒适的阅读和听书体验。 【核心功能】 本地TXT阅读 • 支持导入手机中的任意TXT文件 • 智能分页算法,阅读不累眼 • 多种字体、主题、行距可选 • 智能分析章节目录,一键定位 语音朗读 • 系统内置TTS朗读引擎,无需联网 • 可调节语速快慢 • 支持后台播放,锁屏继续听 • 支持多音字替换,朗读更准确 • 定时关闭,睡前助眠好帮手 书架管理 • 书籍自动分类整理 • 阅读进度自动保存 个性化设置 • 日间/夜间模式 • 自定义字体大小 • 多种阅读背景色 TXT文本听书 — 让阅读更自由,让听书更简单。

Screenshots

SimplyRead4 screens
TXT文本听书4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TXT文本听书 at none against SimplyRead's 1. On price, 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

Both are free to download. SimplyRead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TXT文本听书 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SimplyRead versus TXT文本听书: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplyReadTXT文本听书
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer阳 张成都阅听科技有限公司

Customer experience

SimplyRead

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

TXT文本听书

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SimplyRead

One-time1
  • Pro User$1.99
None

TXT文本听书

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimplyRead free?
SimplyRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TXT文本听书 free?
TXT文本听书 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimplyRead or TXT文本听书 have ads?
Neither SimplyRead nor TXT文本听书 shows ads.

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