Comparison

Rune · 阅读与聆听 vs SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader

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

Head to head
About

Rune · 阅读与聆听

This app consolidates document reading, read-aloud capabilities, and audio/video playback into a single personal library. It supports various file formats, offers customizable reading experiences, and allows for offline playback of media and documents.

Highlights
  • Read Markdown, HTML, PDF, text, code files
  • Adjust typography, spacing, margins, paper colors
  • Add highlights, underlines, and notes
  • Play audio and video files offline
  • Adjust playback speed and resume playback
  • Listen to documents via text-to-speech
  • Edit Markdown, text, and code files
Features
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Rune brings document reading, read-aloud listening, and audio and video playback into one personal library. Read documents and web pages Open Markdown, HTML, PDF, text, and code files, browse folders, or visit web pages. Read articles with a focused layout, a table of contents, and saved reading positions. Adjust typography, spacing, margins, and paper colors, with an adaptive layout on iPad. Add highlights, underlines, and notes. Play recordings and videos Open existing audio and video files from Files or Rune. Save a local copy for offline playback, then seek, skip, change playback speed, and resume where you stopped. Videos have a dedicated fullscreen control. Picture in Picture and AirPlay availability depends on your device and system settings. Listen to your documents Use system speech or optional online speech services for a document, selected text, or a document playlist. Generate a complete M4A recording in advance, save it for offline listening, or export it. Playback of a saved recording does not make another speech API request. Some online speech services require your own API key. Edit and save Edit Markdown, text, code, and standalone HTML source files with syntax highlighting, search, undo, and save-conflict checks. Local first No Rune account is required. Documents, notes, playback positions, and saved media remain on your device. Cloud files may need to download before opening. Browsing websites and using online speech connects to the services you choose.

About

SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader

This app provides a clean, offline reading experience for Markdown documents. It focuses on presenting your files as simple, readable pages without editing or syncing features. Easily import files via the share sheet or app folder.

Highlights
  • Offline Markdown reading
  • Distraction-free page layout
  • Import via share sheet
  • Direct folder import
  • Supports multiple Markdown extensions
  • Handles various UTF encodings
Features
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SuJian is an offline Markdown reader. It doesn't edit, doesn't sync, doesn't interrupt — it just lays your documents out as quiet, easy-to-read pages. Hand your documents to SuJian · Open a .md file in Files and send it to SuJian from the share sheet · Or drop documents into "On My iPhone › SuJian" — the app picks them up when you open it · You can also select several files at once inside the app · Supports .md / .markdown / .mdown / .mkd · Reads UTF-8, GB18030, and UTF-16, so older Chinese documents open fine

Screenshots

Rune · 阅读与聆听3 screens
SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader at every 4 days against Rune · 阅读与聆听's every 3 weeks. Rune · 阅读与聆听's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 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 Rune · 阅读与聆听 against 5.0 for SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rune · 阅读与聆听 ships an update every 3 weeks, SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Rune · 阅读与聆听 versus SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRune · 阅读与聆听SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer翀 冉Xiang Zhang

Customer experience

Rune · 阅读与聆听

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

SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader

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

In-app purchases

None

Rune · 阅读与聆听

No in-app purchases

None

SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rune · 阅读与聆听 free?
Rune · 阅读与聆听 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader free?
SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rune · 阅读与聆听 or SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader?
Rune · 阅读与聆听 and SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Rune · 阅读与聆听 or SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader have ads?
Neither Rune · 阅读与聆听 nor SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rune · 阅读与聆听 or SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader?
Rune · 阅读与聆听 ships an update every 3 weeks, and SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader every 4 days. Most recently, Rune · 阅读与聆听 was updated on October 31, 2026 and SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader on November 1, 2026.

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