Comparison

墨間 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

墨間

Features
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在墨與墨之間,找回閱讀的空間。 等候的月台、接送的空隙、運動或做家務的時間——墨間,讓你隨時回到正在閱讀的故事。 墨間是一款為繁體中文讀者而設的本機 EPUB 閱讀器,專注小說、散文及文字為主的作品。介面安靜簡潔,沒有廣告,也不用建立帳戶。 閱讀方式 ・繁體中文直排及橫排閱讀 ・原文、繁體及簡體文字顯示 ・按 EPUB 的書籍語言標記妥善處理繁簡轉換 ・自訂字體、字級、行距、字距、頁邊及閱讀底色 ・日間及夜間閱讀模式 ・自訂點按區域及閱讀操作 ・全文搜尋、書籤及閱讀進度記錄 本機書庫 從「檔案」、iCloud Drive 或裝置儲存空間匯入 EPUB,開啟即讀。書籍及閱讀資料保存在你的裝置上,墨間不要求登入,也不提供或託管第三方書籍內容。 首次安裝會附上《墨間少年・孫子兵法》示範書,讓你立即體驗墨間的直排閱讀、排版設定及操作方式。示範書可以刪除,也可日後重新加入。 朗讀功能 使用裝置上的系統語音朗讀書籍。墨間進階版支援離開 App 後繼續播放,亦可在鎖定畫面控制朗讀,適合步行、運動或處理家務時使用。 免費使用 免費版最多可保留五本書,並提供完整的基本閱讀體驗及預設三區操作。 墨間進階版 一次買斷,永久解鎖: ・無限本機書庫 ・可自訂的進階六區操作 ・可自訂向下掃動作 ・背景及鎖定畫面朗讀 沒有訂閱,沒有廣告。只有一個屬於你的閱讀空間。

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 long reading sessions feel calm and personal. No account is required, there are no ads, and you don’t need to upload your books to the developer’s servers. Your books, reading position, bookmarks, and reading history are stored on your device by default, so you can keep reading offline. MAKE IT YOUR READING SPACE • Enjoy a clean, comfortable interface that keeps the focus on your books • Choose light, dark, or system appearance, change accent colors, and pick an app icon to match your mood • Select a reading palette, adjust page brightness, or use your own image as the reading background • Fine-tune fonts, text size, character spacing, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and margins READ YOUR WAY • Switch between horizontal and vertical text • Turn pages, scroll continuously, use a lifelike page curl, or let pages advance automatically • Thoughtful multilingual typesetting with support for ruby text, footnotes, and EPUB images • Enjoy two-page reading in landscape on iPad, like an open book LISTEN WHEN YOUR EYES NEED A BREAK • Read aloud with system voices on iPhone and iPad • Voices already downloaded to your device can work offline • Choose a voice, adjust the speed, and set a sleep timer • Listening stays in sync with the text, so you return to the same place 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 • Track reading progress and time, add bookmarks, and search entire books • Favorite or archive books; protect the Vault entrance with Face ID or your device passcode • Multilingual interface support PillowBook does not provide or sell ebooks, and it does not support DRM-protected EPUB files. Please import only files you have the right to use. The free version can store up to five books in the library. If you need more, a one-time purchase unlocks Unlimited Library. No subscription.

Screenshots

墨間4 screens
PillowBook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PillowBook Reader at none against 墨間's 1. 墨間's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. 墨間 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PillowBook Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
墨間 versus PillowBook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter墨間PillowBook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKong NGHAO GONG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

墨間

One-time1
  • 墨間進階版$4.99
None

PillowBook Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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