Comparison

简书 vs MONO猫弄

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

Head to head
About

简书

This app is a creative community where users can share fragmented thoughts, photos, and articles. It features interest-based 'islands' for focused interaction and a gamified approach to content creation. Discover and connect with others who share your passions.

Highlights
  • Interest-based 'islands' for focused sharing
  • Fragmented life recording
  • Gamified creation community
  • Markdown and rich text editor
  • Personalized content recommendations
  • User-generated topics and rewards
Features
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简书小岛移民计划启动~ - 什么是简书小岛 简书小岛是简书为了方便有相同兴趣的人群互动分享而推出功能。不同于简书以往的长文形式,这里鼓励分享碎片化的生活。不管你的兴趣点是一本书,一部剧或者一个爱好,都可以“精准定位”到一个小岛,从而实现高效的互动分享。 - 丰富多彩的话题 实时更新的话题,解决了用户“不知道聊什么”的千古难题。每个小岛都有用户在讨论话题,多多参与还能拿到各种奖励。 来简书小岛,把微小的兴趣聚集,和有趣的灵魂相遇。 【创作你的创作】 简书是国内领先的创作游戏化社区,任何人都能在简书上进行创作自己的作品。 在这里,你可以随手记录自己的生活,与朋友们分享图片、文字或是图文并茂的文章。我们相信,每个人都是生活中的艺术家,有着无穷的创造力。 每一秒钟,都有用户通过简书创作出新的精彩,并与相同兴趣的人们在社区内进行互动。简书提供了最优雅的界面和最好的分享体验,包罗万象的专题,使得任何用户都可以在这个社区内创作,与同好交流。 在创作路上,你需要了解: 【简书小岛】 碎片化记录生活,有温度互动社交 交友创作,遇见与你一样特别的人 【海量好内容】
 海量原创文章,畅读连载故事 个性化内容推荐,让阅读更加高效
 【五分钟上手创作】 Markdown和富文本任意切换,界面简洁优雅 人人都可以创作好作品 【联系我们】 我们渴望听到你的反馈,如有任何问题都可以通过以下方式联系: App:我的-帮助与反馈-去反馈 Web:www.jianshu.com - 底部「帮助中心」 邮箱:contact@jianshu.com 新浪微博:@简书 微信公众号:简书

About

MONO猫弄

This app offers a curated collection of high-quality content, presented in a magazine-like format for a thoughtful mobile reading experience. It features diverse media like short films, music, photos, and articles from various creators, aiming to revive the magazine experience on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • New media magazine format
  • Curated high-quality content
  • Diverse media types (video, audio, articles, photos)
  • Slow-paced mobile reading experience
  • Content creator platform
  • Exclusive and unique content
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MONO4.0版本改版,携『MONOZINE』乘风而来。 在经历了信息爆炸时代对我们的精神消耗后,人们需要更多有营养的内容来滋养灵魂,我们推出[MONOZINE],一种崭新的【新媒体杂志】方式,聚合优质内容创作者,将短片、音乐、图片相册、文章等不同媒介形式进行全新的杂志封装,希望优秀的内容创作者能得到尊重,为他们精挑喜欢的内容进行线上付费。 这是一场巨大的新媒体实验,当我们被碎片化内容淹没许久过后,我们希望提供优质聚合的精品内容,在手机端尝试一次“杂志复兴”。 -最佳设计APP,提供慢节奏的手机阅读体验,高审美高品位 -文化,阅读,音乐,电影,时尚,设计,摄影,生活方式,应有尽有 -短片,音频,图文,画册,为高质量内容生产者提供最佳创作容器 你在其他地方看不到的优质内容 【MONOZINE】将生产内容的造物主重新定义为[杂志创作者],以移动交互为探索,网罗市面上所有的优质内容。 任航纪念作品集,《知音》经典老内容,《磁器》的摩登中国精彩图片专题,武汉摇滚乐队生命之饼的首发音乐杂志专辑,唐映枫新书《六日改》的作品选登,中国最大的短片节HiShorts!的短片杂志线上放映,独家又有趣的内容让你大开眼界。 如果您对优质内容创作也蠢蠢欲动,赶紧加入我们,成为杂志创作者,请在APP内及时告诉我们。 任何bug、闪退问题,建议和吐槽请直接在APP内与客服联系,或发邮件到feedback@mmmono.com,我们在意大家的每一条反馈。 如果你想成为MONO杂志创造者,和大家分享你的见识生活,也请联系我们cp@mmmono.com

Screenshots

简书4 screens
MONO猫弄4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MONO猫弄 at none against 简书's shown. MONO猫弄 also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 49%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). 简书's advantage is ratings volume (778 vs 38). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. 简书 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and MONO猫弄 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for 简书 against 4.6 for MONO猫弄. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 简书 has 778 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of 简书's written reviews are positive against 80% of MONO猫弄's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

简书 ships an update monthly, MONO猫弄 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
简书 versus MONO猫弄: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter简书MONO猫弄
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (778 ratings) — better4.6 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews49.5% of reviews80.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings778 — better38
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB56 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developer简书Beijing Xunda Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

简书

All ratings777 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative48.5%

MONO猫弄

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative16.3%

Bugs and requests

简书

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MONO猫弄

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Network connection problems
  • Authorization failures
  • Cannot load content overseas
  • App stopped loading content
  • App won't let users in
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  • Page stuck on old date, refresh fails
  • Music playback issues (progress bar moves, no sound)
  • Search function not working well
  • Cannot return from comment page
  • Login issues with Weibo without client installed

Requested features

10 requests
  • Allow users to extract saved content
  • Improve overseas accessibility
  • Provide more login options (e.g., email)
  • Improve search functionality
  • Fix navigation back button issue
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  • Allow viewing past daily content
  • Improve avatar display
  • Fix music playback issues
  • Address time zone issue for daily content
  • Allow access to saved articles/poems

In-app purchases

6 purchases

简书

One-time6
  • 6个简书币$0.99
  • 18个简书币$2.99
  • 铜牌月度会员$2.99
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  • 铜牌季度会员$6.99
  • 简书会员 - 铜牌年度$29.99
  • 银牌年度会员$129.99
3 purchases

MONO猫弄

One-time3
  • 1 碗猫粮$0.99
  • 3 碗猫粮$0.99
  • 6 碗猫粮$0.99

Questions

Is 简书 free?
简书 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MONO猫弄 free?
MONO猫弄 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 简书 or MONO猫弄?
简书 is rated higher. 简书 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 778 ratings, while MONO猫弄 averages 4.6 from 38 ratings.
Do 简书 or MONO猫弄 have ads?
简书 shows ads; MONO猫弄 does not.
Which is updated more often, 简书 or MONO猫弄?
简书 ships an update monthly, and MONO猫弄 every 3 weeks. Most recently, 简书 was updated on November 1, 2026 and MONO猫弄 on October 26, 2026.

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