Comparison

读过 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

读过

Features
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读过的书,不会消失。 「读过」是一款帮助你记录阅读经历、保存阅读感受,并探索个人阅读偏好的应用。 我们相信,一本书读完之后,故事并没有结束。 那些曾经触动你的内容、留下的想法,以及阅读带来的改变,都值得被记录下来。 在「读过」,你可以: 记录每一本读过的书 保存书籍信息、阅读时间和阅读感受,让每一次阅读都有迹可循。 发现你的阅读人格 通过长期积累的阅读记录和偏好,生成属于你的阅读画像,了解自己的阅读方向。 探索你的阅读世界 连接书籍、主题与兴趣,看见不同阅读之间隐藏的联系。 留下真实的阅读感受 记录一本书带给你的影响,保存那些值得再次回看的瞬间。 「读过」不是为了催促你读更多书。 而是希望帮助你记住,那些真正影响过你的阅读。 让读过的书,慢慢组成现在的你。

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

读过4 screens
PillowBook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 读过 at none against PillowBook Reader's 4. 读过 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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. 读过 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

读过 ships an update fortnightly, PillowBook Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
读过 versus PillowBook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter读过PillowBook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嘉慧 郝HAO GONG

In-app purchases

None

读过

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 读过 free?
读过 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 读过 or PillowBook Reader have ads?
Neither 读过 nor PillowBook Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 读过 or PillowBook Reader?
读过 ships an update fortnightly, and PillowBook Reader monthly. Most recently, 读过 was updated on October 21, 2026 and PillowBook Reader on October 29, 2026.

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