Comparison

阅听书房 vs PillowBook Reader

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

Head to head
About

阅听书房

Features
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AI阅听是为喜欢阅读、听书和学习的人设计的个人阅读器。 你可以导入 EPUB、PDF、TXT、DOCX、FB2、MOBI、AZW3 等主流电子书格式,在 iPhone 和 iPad 上阅读、听书、看漫画、做笔记,也可以使用 AI速读和实时翻译进行双语阅读。 主要功能: - 导入并管理个人电子书 - 中文阅读排版、目录、书签和笔记 - 系统朗读和在线 AI 朗读 - 生成离线语音,方便离线听书 - AI速读,快速了解章节内容 - 实时翻译和双语对照阅读 - 支持漫画和图片较多的书 - 支持 iPhone 和 iPad - 可自定义封面、书名、字体和阅读主题 系统朗读免费可用。AI速读、翻译和更高质量朗读可以使用设备本地能力或用户自己配置的在线 AI API。在线 AI 服务的账号、额度、价格和扣费由对应服务商负责,与本 App 无关。 请只导入你拥有合法阅读和使用权的电子书。AI阅听面向个人阅读、学习和听读,不提供公开书库共享或盗版内容分发功能。

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 reading feel calm and personal. No account is required, there are no ads, and your books are not uploaded to the developer's servers. Your books, reading position, bookmarks, notes, and reading history stay on your device by default, so you can read offline. MAKE IT YOUR READING SPACE • Choose light, dark, or system appearance, accent colors, and an app icon • Pick a reading palette, adjust page brightness, or use your own background image • Fine-tune fonts, text size, character and line spacing, paragraph spacing, and margins • Create custom book covers from your photos, with your choice of title position, size, and alignment READ YOUR WAY • Read horizontally or vertically • Turn pages, scroll continuously, use a lifelike page curl, or let pages advance automatically • Enjoy multilingual typesetting with ruby text, footnotes, and EPUB illustrations • Read two pages side by side in landscape on iPad and the inner display of iPhone Duo • Navigate with chapter lists, bookmarks, reading progress, and full-book search KEEP THE WORDS THAT MATTER • Underline a favorite passage or add a note with a photo • Revisit bookmarks, underlines, and notes in your Notebook • Turn notes into images to share • Translate selected passages on your device using Apple's system translation; language resources may need downloading first LISTEN WHEN YOUR EYES NEED A BREAK • Read aloud with system voices on iPhone and iPad • Use downloaded voices offline • Choose a voice, adjust playback speed, and set a sleep timer • Follow along with text highlighting and return to where you left off SEE YOUR READING GROW • Personalize the Me page with your name, avatar, and Reef or Aurora theme • Unlock reading levels and choose a level icon to display as your reading time grows • Look back at your weekly Reading Log and share a reading poster • Add Home Screen widgets for your current books and daily reading time • Invite friends to earn additional library capacity 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 • Redetect EPUB chapters from headings when the book's contents are too broad • Favorite or archive books, and track your reading time and progress • Protect the Vault entrance with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode • Keep original imported files and check the library for incomplete books • Use the interface in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, or Japanese PillowBook does not provide or sell ebooks and does not support DRM-protected EPUB files. Please import only files you have the right to use. The free version holds up to five books. A one-time purchase unlocks Unlimited Library permanently. Additional capacity may also be available through friend invitations or promotional offer codes. No auto-renewing subscription.

Screenshots

阅听书房4 screens
PillowBook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 阅听书房 at none against PillowBook Reader's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PillowBook Reader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 阅听书房 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
阅听书房 versus PillowBook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter阅听书房PillowBook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHitup TennisHAO GONG

In-app purchases

None

阅听书房

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PillowBook Reader

One-time4
  • Campaign: 10 Extra Books$1.99
  • Coffee Tip$2.99
  • Campaign: 60-Day Library Pass$5.99
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  • Unlimited Library$9.99

Questions

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

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