云书阁 vs BeeReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
云书阁
A reader app for managing and offline reading of personal novels, comics, and documents. It automatically organizes imported files, allowing for a personalized and distraction-free reading experience without online content.
- Smart library organization
- Local import and offline reading
- Unified novel and comic management
- Personalized reading experience
- Automatic reading progress saving
- iCloud data synchronization
- Reading statistics
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云书阁是一款支持本地文件与在线书源的私人数字图书馆,帮助你管理和阅读个人收藏的小说、漫画与有声书。 你可以导入设备中的电子书,通过 NAS / WebDAV 访问个人书库,也可以自行导入书源配置,连接自建书库或兼容的第三方内容服务,在线搜索、获取书籍信息、目录和正文,并在来源支持时下载内容供离线阅读。兼容书源还支持有声书播放及视频内容观看,具体能力取决于来源与内容格式。 主要功能 智能书库整理 自动识别导入文件中的标题、作者、封面等信息,支持整理书籍资料,让个人收藏更清晰有序。 本地导入与离线阅读 导入个人文件,或将支持下载的内容保存到设备后阅读。已保存的可离线内容无需持续联网;在线搜索、内容获取及更新检查需要网络连接。 NAS / WebDAV 与书源接入 通过 NAS / WebDAV 访问个人文件库,或通过书源配置接入以 HTTP 接口或网页提供内容的服务。书源是文件访问方式的补充,支持在线搜索、分类浏览、目录获取和内容读取。默认可导入一个书源。 内容追更与书源更新 对支持追更的作品检查新章节或新内容,支持在系统允许的后台刷新时机检查更新,并提供追更与通知设置。对支持更新的书源,可检查配置版本;用户还可为支持的书源开启自动配置更新。 统一书架管理 集中管理小说、漫画与有声书,查看最近阅读、阅读进度和最近添加内容。 个性化阅读体验 支持调整字体、字号、行间距、页面主题等阅读设置,打造适合自己的阅读环境。 阅读进度记录 自动保存阅读位置,方便继续上次阅读内容。 iCloud 同步 通过 iCloud 同步阅读数据,并根据需要设置相关同步选项。 阅读统计 记录阅读时长与阅读情况,帮助你了解自己的阅读习惯。 开放接入文档 提供公开的书源开发文档与 OPENAPI 接入规范,帮助个人书库及内容服务维护者接入云书阁。 内容说明 云书阁提供文件管理、内容接入和阅读工具,不经营商业书籍内容库。阅读内容可来自用户导入的文件、自建书库或自行配置的第三方服务。请确保你拥有相关内容的使用权限,并遵守内容提供方的访问规则。
BeeReader
This app transforms your Apple Watch into a portable e-reader. Import EPUB, PDF, or TXT files from your iPhone and read them directly on your wrist, even offline. Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience with customizable themes and text sizes.
- Import EPUB, PDF, TXT files
- Read on Apple Watch
- Offline reading capability
- Digital Crown scrolling
- Hands-free auto-scroll
- Customizable themes and text size
- On-device AI PDF cleanup
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BeeReader turns your Apple Watch into a real book reader. Import a .txt, EPUB, or PDF on your iPhone and BeeReader sends it straight to your wrist — no account, no cloud, no data collection. Everything is processed on your own devices. WHY BEEREADER • Read anywhere — on a walk, in line, in bed — without reaching for your phone. • Works fully offline. Once a book is on your watch, you never need a connection. • Distraction-free: just your text, the way reading should be. FEATURES • Import TXT, EPUB, and PDF from Files, iCloud Drive, or any app via the Share sheet. • Digital Crown scrolling, with your reading position saved automatically. • Hands-free auto-scroll at a steady, adjustable reading pace. • Read-aloud on the watch itself — a built-in voice reads your book through your Bluetooth headphones while the page follows along. • A "continue reading" watch-face complication — tap to jump right back into your book. • Four easy-on-the-eyes themes (black, paper, sepia, and Night for a dark room) and adjustable text size. • Automatic on-device cleanup for messy PDFs — fixes broken line breaks and strips page headers and footers. • An on-phone bookshelf re-sends any book to a new Apple Watch in a tap. PRIVACY FIRST BeeReader has no account and collects no data. Your books never leave your devices. The first few books are free. BeeReader Pro is a one-time purchase for unlimited imports — no subscription, ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 云书阁 at 79% against BeeReader's 33%. 云书阁 also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). BeeReader's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days). On price, ratings volume, 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. 云书阁 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BeeReader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BeeReader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of 云书阁's written reviews are positive against 33% of BeeReader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
云书阁 ships an update every 6 days, BeeReader every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | 云书阁 | BeeReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 红艳 刘 | Yingtao Guo |
Customer experience
云书阁
BeeReader
In-app purchases
云书阁
- 云书阁终身版$8.99
BeeReader
- Bee Reader Pro$3.99









