Common Reader vs 小铭读书
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.
小铭读书
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小铭读书是一款针对盲人及低视力用户优化的中文阅读与听书应用，帮助视障读者通过语音阅读文字。 • 导入 TXT、EPUB 等本地文档，自动识别常见章节标题，通过目录跳转。 • 记住阅读位置，打开书籍后由你决定何时开始朗读。 • 使用 iOS 系统语音，支持播放、暂停、章节和段落切换。 • 在听书设置中调整语音、语速、音量及定时停止。 • 支持旁白自定义操作、书架多选管理和系统大字体。 • 提供外部配置导入接口，支持用户自行从文件或链接导入兼容配置；相关网络功能取决于配置、第三方服务可用性及用户访问权限。 应用免费下载，系统语音听书需要会员。可选择月度或年度自动续订，也可一次购买永久会员。符合首次优惠资格的用户，确认订阅后可免费试用三天；试用结束后自动按所选周期扣费，除非提前取消。最终价格和优惠以 App Store 购买确认页为准。可在 Apple 账户的订阅设置中取消续订，或在应用中恢复购买。 请仅导入和使用你有权阅读的内容。会员用于阅读器功能，不包含第三方书籍或其版权许可。 使用条款：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Common Reader and 小铭读书 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Common Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of 小铭读书's. Common Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). 小铭读书's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. 小铭读书 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Common Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Common Reader against 5.0 for 小铭读书. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Common Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of 小铭读书's.
Common Reader ships an update every 2 days, 小铭读书 daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Common Reader | 小铭读书 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 天宇 高 | Ming Kong |
Customer experience
Common Reader
小铭读书
In-app purchases
Common Reader
No in-app purchases
小铭读书
- 小铭读书月度会员3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- 小铭读书年度会员3 Days trial$3.991 Year
- 小铭读书永久会员$14.99
