Comparison

Ruby China vs Vex

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

Head to head

★ 5.06 ratingsView app →

About

Ruby China

Features

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Ruby China 是中国最权威的 Ruby 社区。

About

Vex

A native SwiftUI client for the V2EX community, offering a smooth browsing, replying, and searching experience. It supports various tabs, nodes, thread tracking, and native HTML rendering with adaptive image layouts.

Highlights

Browse topic lists with multiple tabs and nodes
View topic details and replies with thread tracking
Native HTML content rendering with adaptive image layouts
Search topics via Sov2ex or Google
Favorite topics and nodes
Notifications and unread message reminders
Dark mode support

Features

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Vex 是一个第三方 V2EX 社区客户端，使用 SwiftUI 原生构建，提供流畅的浏览、回复、搜索体验。主要功能： • 浏览主题列表，支持多种 Tab 和节点 • 查看主题详情和回复，支持会话线程追踪 • 原生 HTML 内容渲染，图片自适应布局 • 搜索主题（Sov2ex / Google） • 收藏主题和节点 • 通知中心和未读消息提醒 • 深色模式适配 • iPad 侧边栏布局支持 • 剪贴板 V2EX 链接检测 • 图片上传（Imgur）

Screenshots

Ruby China4 screens

Vex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vex at every 3 days against Ruby China's every 4 months. Ruby China's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruby China ships an update every 4 months, Vex every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Ruby China versus Vex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Ruby China	Vex
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	6 — better
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 3 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	8 MB	45 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	剑秋肖	赛坤孙

In-app purchases

None

Ruby China

No in-app purchases

None

Vex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruby China free?

Ruby China is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Vex free?

Vex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Ruby China or Vex have ads?

Neither Ruby China nor Vex shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Ruby China or Vex?

Ruby China ships an update every 4 months, and Vex every 3 days. Most recently, Ruby China was updated on September 15, 2026 and Vex on September 19, 2026.