Comparison

BeyondRead vs 天选TXT阅读器

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BeyondRead

This app is an EPUB and PDF reader that includes a library of over 20,000 public-domain classics. It offers AI-powered features to explain, translate, or discuss any sentence within a book, and can generate concise AI Digests of entire books. All reading data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • AI sentence explanation, translation, and chat
  • AI book digests
  • Library of 20,000+ public-domain classics
  • EPUB, PDF, and MOBI support
  • Local-first data storage
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Quote card creation and sharing
Features
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BeyondRead is a local-first ebook reader for your own EPUB, PDF and MOBI files, now with a built-in library of nearly 20,000 public-domain classics. Listen to any book in a lifelike voice, and keep reading from the exact sentence where listening stopped. Select any sentence and ask AI to explain it, translate it, or keep the conversation going in the context of the book. AI Digest turns a whole book into an article you can read in a few minutes. BROWSE (NEW) • Nearly 20,000 public-domain classics in over 40 languages, free to download and keep • Shelves of great books, browsing by language and genre, and a "Surprise Me" pick • Search by title, author or subject, with several words in any order LISTEN (NEW) • Tap the headphones: the free System Voice reads any book on your device and highlights the sentence being read • Premium Voice: a lifelike female or male voice in 10 languages. Try 5 minutes of any book first • Reading and listening stay in sync: turn pages freely, then jump back to where it is reading or start from the page you are on • Say "Hey Reader" while listening to stop and ask about the book; the answer is read aloud • Speed from 0.5x to 2x, sleep timer, lock-screen controls; what you have heard stays on the device for offline listening, and the whole book can be downloaded • Premium Voice sends the text being read to our narration provider to generate the audio; the text is not stored READ • EPUB, PDF and MOBI (MOBI is converted to EPUB on import), on iPhone and iPad • Full-page bookmarks with notes; every book reopens where you left off • Quote cards in three styles: save them to Photos or share them • In-book search, table of contents, adjustable font size and background • Reading, bookmarks, quotes and search need no account ASK AI ABOUT ANY SENTENCE • Translate, Explain and Chat, with as many follow-up questions as you like • Only the passage you select and about 300 characters around it are sent, never the whole book • Translation, explanation and chat on the same passage merge into one highlight you can reopen AI DIGEST • Built from the title, the author, the real table of contents extracted on your device, and roughly the first 200 characters of each chapter • The full text is never uploaded; scanned PDFs and DRM-protected books cannot be digested • You are notified when a digest is ready PRIVACY • Books, bookmarks, quotes, reading positions and AI history live only on your device; our server stores no book content • AI can be switched off entirely, and then nothing leaves the device PLANS • Reading is free, and so is the public-domain library • AI features require signing in (Sign in with Apple) • AI translation is free and does not use your allowance (a fair-use monthly limit applies) • Free plan: 30 AI chats and 3 AI Digests every month • Pro (new): 15 hours of Premium Voice every month for any supported book, with no per-book purchase, plus 300 AI chats and 30 AI Digests a month, 10 times the free plan. Monthly or yearly; the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Pro renews automatically, is charged to your Apple ID and can be cancelled at any time in Settings; prices are shown in the app • Premium Voice can also be bought for a single book in one voice, sized to the book's length (5 to 200 hours). It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription LANGUAGES • Interface in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and Russian • The AI reply language can be set separately Questions or suggestions? Use "Report a Problem" in the app or visit the support page. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ BeyondRead Terms of Use: https://beyondread.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://beyondread.app/privacy

About

天选TXT阅读器

Features
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天选 TXT 阅读器 一款简洁纯净的本地 TXT 电子书阅读器,专注本地文本阅读,无多余打扰。 核心功能 ・本地导入 TXT 文件,打开手机内的 txt 小说文档 ・自定义阅读样式:字体、字号、行间距、背景配色 ・夜间模式,护眼阅读,适配长时间看书 ・自动记录阅读进度,打开直接回到上次阅读位置 ・章节分页、文字查找、翻页模式自定义 ・支持 iPad 分屏多任务阅读 【说明】 本 App 仅用于阅读用户自己本地存储的 TXT 文本文件,**不提供网络小说资源下载,不内置书籍内容**。请阅读您拥有合法版权的文档。

Screenshots

BeyondRead4 screens
天选TXT阅读器3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 天选TXT阅读器 at none against BeyondRead's 15. 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. BeyondRead sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 天选TXT阅读器 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
BeyondRead versus 天选TXT阅读器: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyondRead天选TXT阅读器
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer章 刘文齐 张

In-app purchases

15 purchases

BeyondRead

Subscriptions6
  • Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Max Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Plus Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time9
  • AI Top-Up · Small$0.99
  • Premium Voice · 5 hours$2.99
  • AI Top-Up · Medium$2.99
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  • AI Top-Up · Large$4.99
  • Premium Voice · 15 hours$6.99
  • Premium Voice · 25 hours$13.99
  • Premium Voice · 50 hours$27.99
  • Premium Voice · 100 hours$54.99
  • Premium Voice · 200 hours$109.99
None

天选TXT阅读器

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeyondRead free?
BeyondRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 天选TXT阅读器 free?
天选TXT阅读器 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeyondRead or 天选TXT阅读器 have ads?
Neither BeyondRead nor 天选TXT阅读器 shows ads.

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