Comparison

听了么 vs Common Reader

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

Head to head
About

听了么

Features
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专注本地有声书与电子书管理与播放,支持导入 EPUB/PDF/文本,提供目录浏览、进度记录与后台播放,界面简洁易用。

About

Common Reader

This app offers a unified reading and AI-powered analysis experience for various ebook formats. It allows users to ask questions about book content, automatically organize their library, and sync across multiple devices. Privacy is a core focus, with no proactive data collection.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, azw3, mobi, txt, md, pdf)
  • AI-powered questions about book content
  • Automatic library organization with generative AI
  • Cloud sync (iCloud, OneDrive, WebDAV)
  • Fast full-library search
  • Unified cross-platform interface
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- UI and interactions follow a carefully unified cross-platform logic and are built with native technologies for iOS and iPadOS. - Supports many ebook formats, including epub, azw3, mobi, txt, markdown, and pdf. - Supports nearly every ebook rendering feature, including vertical writing and RTL. - Listen with built-in system voices or AI voice models. - A high-performance, Metal-powered simulated page-turn engine offers an unparalleled visual experience. - Deeply integrates AI features for asking questions about books and automatically organizing your library with generative AI. - Supports cloud sync through iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, WebDAV, and more. - Provides fast full-library search across books, authors, tags, notes, highlights, and original text. - The app does not proactively collect any of your information. Your data is only processed by the model and cloud storage providers you trust.

Screenshots

听了么4 screens
Common Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 听了么 at 18.0 against Common Reader's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
听了么 versus Common Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter听了么Common Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer上海洛歪歪科技有限公司天宇 高

Customer experience

听了么

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

Common Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

听了么

No in-app purchases

None

Common Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 听了么 free?
听了么 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Common Reader free?
Common Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 听了么 or Common Reader?
听了么 and Common Reader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 听了么 or Common Reader have ads?
Neither 听了么 nor Common Reader shows ads.

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