Manneung Viewer vs OpenRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Manneung Viewer
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Open documents without ads or subscriptions. View PDF, Korean Hangul (HWP, HWPX, HML), Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images and text in one app. Office, images, text (RTF, TXT, CSV) and iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) use the built-in iOS preview. Illustrator .ai requires a PDF-compatible file. β Free viewing β’ Search, page lists, bookmarks and favorites for PDF and Hangul; PDF outlines β’ Start from a renewed layout with clear document and folder open buttons, Recent, Favorites and Image Folders. β’ See actual PDF and image content, and HWP content when a preview is available. Continue Reading shows the last-read page preview; unavailable previews use a file-type icon. β’ Read image folders in single- or two-page view. Switching views keeps your position tied to the original image. β’ Zoom, pan and jump to a page; tap the page to hide or restore controls. Paired images keep their proportions, and a final unpaired image is centered. β’ Supported sharing and printing, dark mode and document color inversion β’ Open recent documents from Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts β’ iPhone and iPad β Pro β one-time purchase, no subscription β’ Save Hangul documents as PDF β’ PDF annotations, highlighter and pen; rotate, extract, delete and merge pages β’ Create PDFs from photos; add or remove PDF passwords Restore purchases with the same Apple ID. Viewing stays free. Developer tips are optional and do not unlock extra features. β Format limits Office-to-PDF export and Office page editing are not available. There is no OCR or scanning. DRM-protected documents cannot be opened. Hangul uses bundled fonts, so fonts may differ from the original. Document viewing and conversion happen on your device. App Store purchases, restoration and support links you choose may need a connection. Files are not sent automatically; you decide whether to attach a problem file to a support request. Use in-app support to report a problem or suggest an improvement. Files are never attached automatically. Optional developer tips are separate from support and do not unlock Pro. Developed with reference to Hancom Inc.'s publicly released HWP file format specification.
OpenRead
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Find your documents and focus on reading. OpenRead brings PDFs, documents, presentations, and spreadsheets into one on-device library. CONNECT A FOLDER ONCE Choose a folder in the Files picker. OpenRead finds supported documents in that folder and its subfolders. Add or disconnect folders whenever you need to. On iOS, access is limited to locations you select and allow. FIND THE RIGHT FILE Filter by file type, search file names, and sort by recent files or name. Open a document directly from the list. READ IN A VIEW THAT FITS Zoom and navigate PDF pages. Read HWP, HWPX, DOC, and DOCX content in a mobile reading layout. Move through PPTX slides and explore XLS, XLSX, and CSV sheets. Saved reading positions help you pick up where you left off. MAKE TEXT COMFORTABLE Adjust body text in the text reader. A separate slider in the More menu changes interface text size in the library, menu, and information pages. KEEP DOCUMENTS ON YOUR DEVICE No account or sign-in is required. OpenRead does not upload your documents or use remote conversion. Downloaded documents can be read offline. Original copies, parsed data, and reading positions stay on your device. Cloud-only files must be downloaded first. SUPPORTED FORMATS PDF, HWP, HWPX, DOC, DOCX, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, TXT, Markdown, EPUB, ODT, and RTF. Legacy PPT files are unsupported; convert them to PPTX or PDF. Password-protected documents, complex formatting, macros, and embedded objects may have limited support. Rendering depends on document structure and device capabilities. Reading features have no ads, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or app-imposed document-count limit. Terms, privacy information, and help are available in the More menu. Support: david.hwang@kakao.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenRead at none against Manneung Viewer's 4. OpenRead also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Manneung Viewer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Manneung Viewer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. OpenRead asks for nothing beyond the download.
Manneung Viewer ships an update every 10 days, OpenRead every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Manneung Viewer | OpenRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yongtae Kim | KyoungChan Hwang |
In-app purchases
Manneung Viewer
- A cup of coffee$0.49
- A slice of cake$1.99
- A lunch box$2.99
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- Manneung Viewer Pro$3.99
OpenRead
No in-app purchases
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