Comparison

角端 vs PillowBook Reader

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

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About

角端

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《宋书.符瑞志下》记载:“角端者,日行万八千里,又晓四夷之语,明君圣主在位,明达方外幽远之事,则奉书而至。” 典型案例: 有篇外语著作,你希望沉下心来逐字逐句阅读,但它有几十万字,要怎么办呢? 有部外语小说,但只有生肉,等汉化不知道要等到什么时候,要怎么办呢? 有一堆外语法律法规、技术说明书,动辄几百上千页,业务需求却要我必须看懂。甚至不是英语,而是法语、德语、斯瓦希里语,我该究竟如何处理? 【角端】是跨语种在线书库、外语长文阅读器“角端阅读器”(网址www.ldreader.com)的手机版APP,与网页版功能协同互补,助您轻松用母语读遍全球各语种作品。 无需像翻译器一样反复点选,无需等待漫长的全文翻译,更不用忍耐不通顺的机器翻译,角端阅读器能做到: 1.像看视频缓冲一样流式加载,看到哪里,翻译到哪里。一本书,只需一次上传操作,即可畅读全文。灵活的计费机制,丝滑无感的外语书阅读体验。 2.使用DeepSeek-V4等全球顶尖大模型,聚合多模型路由,选择最合适的翻译引擎。优化翻译流程,让译文更地道、更通顺,超越传统机器翻译。 3.支持40+语言,每种小语种都认真对待,单独优化了针对日语、韩语、德语、法语、西班牙语、意大利语、希腊语、阿拉伯语、波斯语、越南语等22个常见语种的翻译效果。 4.支持pdf、epub、mobi、doc、txt等多种格式上传,从学术文献,到超长外语著作,再到日语轻小说生肉,均能轻松阅读。单个文件上限1GB,无惧特种文件。 5.支持扫描件识别,支持图表识别,全部自动优化重排格式,适配各种显示设备。 除了上述“基本功”,【角端】还内置了多个便捷工具: 1.选中正文,一键检索书中术语、简化重述长难句,助力跨语种、跨文化的深度阅读体验,不仅让您读懂正文,还能让您“读懂梗”。 2.一键切换双语对照,不让翻译成为黑箱。 3.阅读器应该有的批注、书签、搜索、分享等功能,应有尽有,对标主流阅读软件的丝滑体验。 4.自带个人书库云端存储,网页、APP多端同步,不管是电脑、平板还是手机,都是一样的书库,一样的阅读体验。 5.学术论文一键完成综述导读。 关于付费: 我们以您阅读时产生译文字数为计费标准,读到哪计费到哪,不让您多花一分“冤枉钱”。 支持充值“角端点数”,永久有效,约0.3~0.5元/10000字译文。 如有短期高频使用需求,可以选择月度畅读卡(25元)/季度畅读卡(68元)/年度畅读卡(228元),获得大额临时点数和一定量永久点数。 通过邀请用户、申请加入角端校园大使、完成高校认证,即可获得大额免费点数,新用户也有免费点数试用! 如有开发票需求,请联络客服邮箱omk@unwalltech.com 更多使用小技巧,可以关注小红书“角端阅读器”,或访问官网使用说明书:https://www.ldreader.com/docs?doc=user-instruction 用户协议:https://www.ldreader.com/docs?doc=user-agreement 隐私政策:https://www.ldreader.com/docs?doc=privacy-policy AI相关政策:https://www.ldreader.com/docs?doc=ai-data-policy

About

PillowBook Reader

A local-first TXT and EPUB reader designed for comfortable, personalized reading. Enjoy a clean interface, customizable reading settings, and text-to-speech functionality without ads or account requirements. Manage your personal library offline.

Highlights
  • Customizable reading interface
  • Adjustable font, spacing, and themes
  • Horizontal/vertical text support
  • Multiple page-turning options
  • System text-to-speech integration
  • Offline library management
  • Import via Files or Wi-Fi sharing
Features
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Read your own books, quietly and comfortably PillowBook is a local-first reader for TXT and EPUB, designed to make long reading sessions feel calm and personal. No account is required, there are no ads, and you don’t need to upload your books to the developer’s servers. Your books, reading position, bookmarks, and reading history are stored on your device by default, so you can keep reading offline. MAKE IT YOUR READING SPACE • Enjoy a clean, comfortable interface that keeps the focus on your books • Choose light, dark, or system appearance, change accent colors, and pick an app icon to match your mood • Select a reading palette, adjust page brightness, or use your own image as the reading background • Fine-tune fonts, text size, character spacing, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and margins READ YOUR WAY • Switch between horizontal and vertical text • Turn pages, scroll continuously, use a lifelike page curl, or let pages advance automatically • Thoughtful multilingual typesetting with support for ruby text, footnotes, and EPUB images • Enjoy two-page reading in landscape on iPad, like an open book LISTEN WHEN YOUR EYES NEED A BREAK • Read aloud with system voices on iPhone and iPad • Voices already downloaded to your device can work offline • Choose a voice, adjust the speed, and set a sleep timer • Listening stays in sync with the text, so you return to the same place KEEP YOUR LIBRARY YOURS • Import TXT and EPUB from Files, the share sheet, or a browser on the same Wi-Fi • Automatically detect common text encodings and chapter structure • Track reading progress and time, add bookmarks, and search entire books • Favorite or archive books; protect the Vault entrance with Face ID or your device passcode • Multilingual interface support PillowBook does not provide or sell ebooks, and it does not support DRM-protected EPUB files. Please import only files you have the right to use. The free version can store up to five books in the library. If you need more, a one-time purchase unlocks Unlimited Library. No subscription.

Screenshots

角端4 screens
PillowBook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PillowBook Reader at none against 角端's 7. 角端's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. 角端 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. PillowBook Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
角端 versus PillowBook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter角端PillowBook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnwall Technology(HangZhou) LimitedHAO GONG

Customer experience

角端

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PillowBook Reader

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

角端

One-time7
  • 特惠包$0.99
  • 月度畅读卡$3.99
  • 标准包$3.99
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  • 季度畅读卡$9.99
  • 进阶包$14.99
  • 年度畅读卡$29.99
  • 专业包$29.99
None

PillowBook Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 角端 free?
角端 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PillowBook Reader free?
PillowBook Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 角端 or PillowBook Reader have ads?
Neither 角端 nor PillowBook Reader shows ads.

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