Comparison

3ook.com Li3rary vs 聽閱 ReadAloud

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

Head to head
About

3ook.com Li3rary

Access thousands of Chinese ebooks with Cantonese, Mandarin, and English narration. Switch seamlessly between reading and listening, and own your books permanently. A subscription unlocks unlimited borrowing, custom narration, and exclusive discounts.

Highlights
  • Thousands of Chinese ebooks
  • Cantonese, Mandarin, English narration
  • Seamless read/listen switching
  • Own books permanently
  • Unlimited borrowing with Plus
  • Custom voice narration
Features
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3ook.com offers thousands of Chinese ebooks with Cantonese, Mandarin, and English narration — so every book can be read and heard. Buy once and own permanently: your books live in your wallet, not locked to a platform. - SWITCH BETWEEN READING & LISTENING Switch seamlessly between reading and listening modes for the perfect experience anytime, anywhere. - EVERY BOOK BECOMES AN AUDIOBOOK Most books come with narration in multiple voices, creating an immersive listening experience. (Excluding titles with license restrictions) - YOUR ALL-YOU-CAN-READ LIBRARY With 3ook.com Plus, borrow from an extensive curation of books and read or listen to as many as you like — like a streaming service for books. Plus also unlocks a custom voice (record your own narrator), 20% off every book, dark mode, and real-time support. - OWN YOUR BOOKS FOREVER Your books stay in your wallet even if the platform changes. Sign in with email to connect your own wallet. Read. Listen. Own.

About

聽閱 ReadAloud

Transform any text into a hands-free audiobook. Supports EPUB, PDF, and TXT files, offering multiple reading modes and multilingual voices. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, themes, and playback speeds.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech conversion
  • EPUB, PDF, TXT support
  • Multiple reading modes
  • Multilingual voices (Cantonese, Mandarin, English)
  • Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Background audio playback
Features
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Turn any text into a hands-free audiobook. ReadAloud reads EPUB, PDF, and TXT files in Cantonese, Mandarin, or English using Apple's high-quality on-device voices — perfect for commuting, exercising, or resting your eyes. READING + LISTENING, TOGETHER Two reading modes that adapt to how you want to consume content: • Voice + Reading — see the full text with the current sentence highlighted as it's being read. • Listen-Only — distraction-free karaoke view showing the previous, current, and next sentences in large text. Ideal for closing your eyes and just listening. SUPPORTED FORMATS • EPUB (2 & 3) — automatic chapter detection • PDF — text extraction with chapter inference • TXT — plain text with smart chapter splitting • Clipboard — paste any article instantly • Printed pages — photograph a book or document and ReadAloud recognises the text on your device, then reads it aloud. Scanned PDFs with no text layer can be recognised the same way. Nothing is uploaded. MULTILINGUAL VOICES Switch between three voice languages — each remembers its own speed: • Cantonese (zh-HK) — 阿成, 善怡, and more • Mandarin (zh-CN / zh-TW) — 冬梅 (Liaoning), 浩浩 (Shaanxi), 盼盼 (Sichuan), 美嘉 (Taiwan), and others • English (en-US / en-GB / en-AU / en-IN) — Samantha, Daniel, Karen, and any installed English voice TRADITIONAL — SIMPLIFIED Built-in OpenCC engine converts between scripts at the word level — much more accurate than character-by-character mapping. Switch instantly without re-importing your book. SMART READING EXPERIENCE • Sentence-level highlighting that follows the voice • Auto-scroll keeps the spoken text in view • "Return to reading position" floating button when you scroll away • Tap-and-hold any text: read from here, look it up in the dictionary, translate it, highlight it, or fix how a word is pronounced • Highlights in four colours, with notes, exportable as Markdown • Edit a chapter's text when an import needs proofreading • Search within books with jump-to-result • Auto-detected chapters with table of contents • Background audio: keep listening with the screen locked • Built-in sleep timer (15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min) with soft fade-out CUSTOMISE EVERYTHING • Font size, line spacing, font family (serif, rounded, monospaced) • Three themes: dark, light, sepia • Orientation lock (auto / portrait / landscape) • Per-language playback speed • Voice gender preference (auto, male, female) 100% PRIVATE ReadAloud was built around a simple principle: your reading is none of our business. • No accounts, no sign-up, no login. • No analytics, no tracking, no ads. • Nothing you import, read, or listen to is ever sent anywhere. • All books and progress stay on your device. Delete the app and everything is gone. • The app only uses the network when you open the optional free book library and choose a book to download. BUILT FOR CHINESE READERS Many TTS apps cater only to Mandarin. ReadAloud is built by a Hong Kong developer with Cantonese readers in mind. Optimised tokenisation for traditional Chinese, comma-level phrase highlighting that keeps up with natural Cantonese rhythm, and a dedicated voice picker that surfaces "粵語 (香港)" voices first if your default is Cantonese. FREE, NO ADS, NO CATCH No ads. No subscription. No analytics, no tracking, no account. There is no "pro" tier — every reading and listening feature described above is free for everyone, permanently. That also means the app earns nothing on its own, while hosting the free book library and its downloads costs real money. If ReadAloud is useful to you, Settings has a completely optional "Support the developer" section. Supporters get an exclusive app icon and a thank-you mark — that is all it unlocks. Nothing else is ever locked, and the app will never interrupt you to ask. Developed and maintained by Heion Technologies — feedback welcome at terence@heiontech.com. Privacy Policy & Support: https://heiontech.com/readaloud

Screenshots

3ook.com Li3rary3 screens
聽閱 ReadAloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 聽閱 ReadAloud at none against 3ook.com Li3rary's 2. 3ook.com Li3rary's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. 3ook.com Li3rary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 聽閱 ReadAloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3ook.com Li3rary ships an update weekly, 聽閱 ReadAloud monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
3ook.com Li3rary versus 聽閱 ReadAloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3ook.com Li3rary聽閱 ReadAloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiker Land, Inc.Ka Hei MAK

Customer experience

3ook.com Li3rary

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

聽閱 ReadAloud

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

3ook.com Li3rary

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Member (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Plus Member (Yearly)$99.991 Year
None

聽閱 ReadAloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3ook.com Li3rary free?
3ook.com Li3rary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 聽閱 ReadAloud free?
聽閱 ReadAloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 3ook.com Li3rary or 聽閱 ReadAloud have ads?
Neither 3ook.com Li3rary nor 聽閱 ReadAloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3ook.com Li3rary or 聽閱 ReadAloud?
3ook.com Li3rary ships an update weekly, and 聽閱 ReadAloud monthly. Most recently, 3ook.com Li3rary was updated on September 23, 2026 and 聽閱 ReadAloud on September 21, 2026.

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