阅微 vs Common Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
阅微
This app is a personalized reading companion that supports EPUB and TXT formats. It offers cloud synchronization with popular services, customizable reading settings, and features like smart bookmarks and reading statistics to enhance your experience.
- EPUB and TXT format support
- Cloud drive synchronization (Baidu, Alibaba, 115)
- Customizable fonts, sizes, and themes
- Dark mode and wallpaper options
- Smart bookmarking
- Reading statistics and progress tracking
- Book reviews and community interaction
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不积跬步，无以至千里 —— 阅微，您的专属阅读伴侣 核心功能： - 多格式支持 ：完美支持 EPUB、TXT主流电子书格式 - 云盘同步 ：支持百度网盘、阿里云盘、115网盘，书籍资源安全备份与跨设备同步 - 个性化阅读 ：支持多种字体、字号、行高、边距自定义，深色模式、壁纸主题 - 智能书签 ：下拉添加书签，轻松标记阅读进度 - 阅读统计 ：记录阅读时长、读过的书籍，见证阅读成长 - 书评互动 ：支持评分、点评，与书友分享阅读感悟
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.
- 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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- Supports many ebook formats, including epub, azw3, mobi, txt, markdown, and pdf (limited support). - Deeply integrates AI features for asking questions about books and automatically organizing your library with generative AI. - Supports cloud sync through iCloud, OneDrive, WebDAV, and more. - Provides fast full-library search across books, authors, tags, notes, highlights, and original text. - The interface and interactions are carefully designed around a unified cross-platform logic and built with native technologies for iOS and iPadOS. - The app does not proactively collect any of your information. Your data is only processed by the model and cloud storage providers you trust.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Common Reader at none against 阅微's 3. Common Reader also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). 阅微's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. 阅微 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Common Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
阅微 ships an update every 4 weeks, Common Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 阅微 | Common Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZhenDong Technology Co, Ltd | 天宇 高 |
Customer experience
阅微
Common Reader
In-app purchases
阅微
- 青士 · 30天$0.99
- 青士 · 365天$8.99
- 翠微青士$19.99
Common Reader
No in-app purchases
