LINUX DO Community vs Vex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LINUX DO Community
A native iOS client for a sincere, friendly, and professional community focused on Linux. It offers a seamless reading experience with full Markdown support, content discovery tools, and real-time discussion features. Users can engage with posts, chat, and receive timely notifications.
- Full Markdown support
- Code highlighting and math formulas
- Content discovery and search
- Real-time chat and private messaging
- Customizable notifications
- Dark mode and dynamic font support
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LINUX DO 是一个新的理想型社区:真诚、友善、团结、专业。这是 LINUX DO 官方 iOS 客户端,为社区量身打造的原生体验。 【原生阅读】 · 完整支持 Markdown、代码高亮、数学公式、表格、引用、折叠内容与投票 · 流畅的长帖阅读,自动记住阅读位置,楼层跳转一步到位 · 图片浏览支持缩放与保存,链接在应用内直接打开 【发现内容】 · 首页按最新、热门、未读等方式浏览话题 · 分类、标签与搜索,快速找到你关心的讨论 · 收藏与草稿,随时回到感兴趣的内容 【参与讨论】 · 发帖、回复、引用,支持图片上传与常用模板 · 点赞、表情反应与 Boost,轻松表达你的态度 · 聊天频道与私信,和佬友实时交流 【及时提醒】 · 回复、提及、点赞、徽章等通知实时推送 · 可按需调整通知偏好与免打扰时段 【为你适配】 · 深色模式、动态字体,阅读更舒适 · iPhone 与 iPad 全面适配,iPad 侧边栏分栏浏览 【安全可靠】 · 设备认证与加密连接,保护你的账户安全 · 未登录也可以先随便看看 社区内容由用户发布,请遵守社区规范。如发现不当内容,可在帖子或话题菜单中举报,也可以忽略或静音任何用户。
Vex
This app is a third-party client for the V2EX community, built with SwiftUI for a native experience. It allows users to easily discover topics, read discussions, and connect with like-minded individuals. Features include browsing, searching, and viewing past discussions, with an optional one-time purchase for account interaction features.
- Browse topics, nodes, and replies
- Search topics (Sov2ex/Google)
- View 'On This Day' past topics
- Native content layout and image browsing
- Dark mode support
- iPad sidebar layout
- Account login and interaction (paid)
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Vex 是一个第三方 V2EX 社区客户端,使用 SwiftUI 原生构建,让你轻松发现话题、阅读讨论、找到兴趣同好。 永久免费: • 浏览主题、节点和回复,发现感兴趣的社区内容 • 搜索主题,支持 Sov2ex / Google • 往年今日,回看过去的精彩话题 • 原生内容排版、图片浏览、会话线程追踪与深色模式 • iPad 侧边栏布局与剪贴板 V2EX 链接检测 Vex 永久版: 一次购买,永久解锁 V2EX 账号登录、发帖、回复、感谢、收藏、关注和消息等账号互动功能。永久版为一次性买断,无订阅和自动续费,可通过“恢复购买”恢复符合条件的购买记录。 浏览、搜索和往年今日不限使用时间,无需领取试用。此前已领取且尚未到期的 7 天试用可继续使用至原到期时间;已有永久版用户及符合条件的历史用户保留原有权益。 Vex 为独立开发的第三方客户端,非 V2EX 官方应用。社区内容和账号服务由 V2EX 提供。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LINUX DO Community at none against Vex's 2. Vex's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Vex sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LINUX DO Community asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of LINUX DO Community's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vex's.
LINUX DO Community ships an update weekly, Vex every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | LINUX DO Community | Vex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | UASM, LLC | 赛坤 孙 |
Customer experience
LINUX DO Community
Vex
In-app purchases
LINUX DO Community
No in-app purchases
Vex
- 7-day TrialFree
- Vex Pro Lifetime$2.99









