Common Reader vs 书念
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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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- UI and interactions follow a carefully unified cross-platform logic and are built with native technologies for iOS and iPadOS. - Supports many ebook formats, including epub, azw3, mobi, txt, markdown, and pdf. - Supports nearly every ebook rendering feature, including vertical writing and RTL. - Listen with built-in system voices or AI voice models. - A high-performance, Metal-powered simulated page-turn engine offers an unparalleled visual experience. - Deeply integrates AI features for asking questions about books and automatically organizing your library with generative AI. - Supports cloud sync through iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, WebDAV, and more. - Provides fast full-library search across books, authors, tags, notes, highlights, and original text. - The app does not proactively collect any of your information. Your data is only processed by the model and cloud storage providers you trust.
书念
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读完的书,真的读完了吗? 你在微信读书里划过成百上千条线,写下过很多想法。当时触动你的那句话,一年后还能找回来吗?备忘录记不全,笔记软件要重新誊写,而阅读 App 里它们越沉越深。 书念是一个私人阅读记忆库。它不催你读书,也不给你打分——它只做一件事:让你随时找回曾经读过、划过、想过的东西。 【把微信读书搬进书房】 粘贴你的微信读书 Key,选择想带走的书,划线、想法和真实封面一起导入。每一步都有图文引导,只用两分钟。之后在 Apple 备忘录里写的读书想法,也可以通过"发送副本"直接收进来。 【一座真实的书架】 三层黑胡桃木书架,书脊、雕像、留言板都由你摆放。也可以切换成流动的封面陈列,指尖左右滑动,像在书店里浏览。点开一本书,封面轻轻挪开,露出里面夹着的书签——摘抄、想法、回想日记,各就各位。 【搜索是核心,不是附加】 输入一个词,书念按书聚合结果,告诉你"你在几本书里思考过这个主题"。点进去,是这本书里所有相关的瞬间,关键词高亮,直达原文。按书籍、时间、类型、标签筛选,最近的搜索也会被记住。 【上滑,回到过去的自己】 在主页整体上滑,书籍收拢成左上角的黑胶转盘。拨动它选一本书,中间展开这本书记录过的全部时光:月历热力、跨书主题、记录时段,还有每天随机重现的一条旧笔记。某天你会在"往年今日"里,遇见去年此刻的想法。 【把笔记变成手帐】 每条记忆都能生成一张精美的手帐卡片,导出高清图片,分享给朋友或留在自己的社交主页。 【桌面书架小组件】 把最想常翻的六本书放上桌面,随时点击进入书房。 【你的数据,只属于你】 书籍、笔记和封面全部保存在你的 iPhone 上,不上传云端,没有广告。可以用 Apple 登录(也可以完全跳过),账户设置里随时可以退出或注销。数据可以随时导出带走。 【免费开始】 免费版可导入 5 本书或 300 条笔记,够你完整体验书房、搜索和阅读回顾。一次性买断永久版,解锁无限书籍与笔记、高级筛选、主题书架和手帐分享——买断制,不是订阅。 书念,送给每一个读完书还想留住点什么的人。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Common Reader at every 2 days against 书念's every 3 weeks. Common Reader also leads on device support (3 vs 1). 书念's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Common Reader ships an update every 2 days, 书念 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Common Reader | 书念 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 天宇 高 | 钊 田 |
In-app purchases
Common Reader
No in-app purchases
书念
No in-app purchases









