MERS Fun Reading vs 溝通易 3.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MERS Fun Reading
This app offers a collection of downloadable electronic storybooks for offline reading. It features narration in Cantonese, Putonghua, and English, with interactive drawing tools and word highlighting to enhance learning and creativity for young readers.
- Offline electronic storybooks
- Cantonese, Putonghua, and English narration
- Interactive drawing tools
- Word highlighting during narration
- Extensive story variety
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MERS Fun Reading ((ONLY available for existing clients) Features - Stories are narrated in Cantonese and Putonghua, some are in English as well. - Electronic storybooks can be downloaded and read offline. - An extensive variety of stories are available including fables and tales, moral stories and general studies reading material. - Drawing tools are incorporated to help develop children’s creativity, and Words are highlighted as they are read.
溝通易 3.0
This app assists individuals with low verbal abilities or who are non-native Cantonese speakers to communicate using text. It offers customizable communication cards with extensive image libraries, text-to-speech functionality, and a Cantonese Pinyin keyboard to facilitate online and offline interaction.
- Customizable communication files
- Over 1500 image cards
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Cantonese Pinyin keyboard
- Three training games
- File sharing
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承蒙「凱瑟克基金」的慷慨贊助，匡智會屬下學校的言語治療師、教育心理學家及老師同心製作了「溝通易3.0」應用程式。「溝通易」應用程式由本會自2013年開發，今次為3.0版，除了完善應用程式內「發聲溝通卡」的介面和豐富內容，團隊更研發一系列與粵語拼音系統（粵拼）相關的功能，包括粵拼發聲鍵盤、粵拼遊戲等，協助低口語能力或非華語的使用者以文字於線上線下溝通，突破溝通障礙。 應用程式有3個主要介面，分別是「發聲溝通卡」、「粵拼發聲鍵盤」及「粵拼翻譯器」（此功能暫不對外開放）。 主要功能 1. 可自行建立溝通檔案 2. 內設2個圖庫，合共超過1500幅圖卡 - 圖庫2000：匡智圖片溝通簿教材套，約500幅圖卡–共42個類別； - 圖庫2013：匡智溝通易圖庫大約1,000幅圖卡–共70個類別 3. 5個自製圖卡或類別卡的方法： - 自行拍照建立圖卡：利用程式內置的照相功能，拍照後，可放大剪裁出需要部分 - 自行從裝置的相簿擷取相片建立圖卡 - 自行錄製圖卡的聲音 - 自行更改或加上圖卡標題 - 建立文字卡 4. 提供文字轉語音（text-to-speech）工具：把溝通卡的文字標題自動以text-to-speech輸出 5. 溝通卡排列方法 - iPad / iPad Pro / iPad mini 版本共有7個排列方法：1x1; 1x2; 1x3; 2x4; 2x6; 3x6; 4x8 - iPhone版本共有5個排列方法：1x1; 1x2; 1x3; 2x4; 2x6 6. 分享句子功能：將溝通卡組成的句子複製成文字 7. 檔案分享功能：可透過檔案編號分享 8. 粵拼發聲鍵盤：粵拼鍵盤設計精簡，易於學習粵拼系統，又可以內置按鈕把輸入文字直接連結到YouTube 及Google搜尋器。 9. 粵拼翻譯器：加入「擴增實境(AR)」技術，可於拍照後直接擷取當中的圖片文字，並轉換成粵語拼音。（此功能暫不對外開放） 10. 3個訓練遊戲： - 掃視遊戲 - 組句遊戲 - 粵拼遊戲 11. 提供掃瞄功能 (包括溝通版面、掃視遊戲、組句遊戲及粵拼遊戲，只適用於iPad, iPad Pro及iPad mini) 12. 兩個語言介面：繁體中文及簡體中文 *需在iOS 14或以上的作業系統中運作
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: 溝通易 3.0 at 3 against MERS Fun Reading's 1. MERS Fun Reading's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MERS Fun Reading ships an update every 5 months, 溝通易 3.0 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MERS Fun Reading | 溝通易 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modern Educational Research Society, LTD | Hong Chi Association |
Customer experience
MERS Fun Reading
溝通易 3.0
In-app purchases
MERS Fun Reading
No in-app purchases
溝通易 3.0
No in-app purchases
