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What’s New Version 2.2.1
Novel/story titles in Discover now come with English translations. Thanks for using Readibu!
Description
Discover new stories and worlds in Chinese!
Ready to move beyond flashcards and graded readers? Readibu is your portal to the world of popular Chinese web novels, short stories and children stories enjoyed by native readers. From historical to sci-fi or romance to horror, there's always something good to read.
Readibu is a Chinese web reader where you can:
1. Explore popular web novels, short stories, and children stories from native Chinese sites
2. Tap on characters for definitions
3. Open web pages in a reader for immersive reading
4. Absorb the language while you're immersed in gripping adventures
Supported features:
• Tap for dictionary
• Text-to-speech
• Simplified and traditional conversion
• Pinyin/zhuyin display over words
• Add custom url to display in reader
• Export saved vocabularies
• Auto-detect next chapter
• Auto-save last page you were on
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ENHANCE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE WITH READIBU PREMIUM
• Cloud sync - Sync subscription, bookmarks, vocabs and reading progress between devices
• Sentence Translation - Unlimited translation by Google Translate
• Image Search - Display image search results for selected text
• Offline Reading - Download pages for reading offline
• Popover Quiz Mode - Quiz your pinyin and definitions of words you looked up before
• Smart Name Recognition - Detect names of people, orgs and places in content
• Syntax Analysis - Analyze syntax of sentence
Free trials included with all plans!
1-month subscription: $4.99 per month
3-month subscription: $9.99 per month
12-month subscription: $47.99 per year
Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the end of your free trial period. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period or trial. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Itunes Account settings.
Privacy Policy: https://www.readibu.com/privacy
Terms & Conditions: https://www.readibu.com/terms
Have questions? Feel free to contact us at support@readibu.com.
In-App Purchases US pricing
Premium Subscription
Readibu Yearly Premium · Yearly 14-day free trial$47.99
Readibu 3-Month Premium · 3 months 14-day free trial$9.99
Readibu Monthly Premium · Monthly 14-day free trial$4.99
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Version history 25 versions
Build 883065261v2.2.12026-03-05 21:28:17
Novel/story titles in Discover now come with English translations. Thanks for using Readibu!
Build 882785845v2.2.02026-02-25 19:08:45
We added some awesome new features!
• Discovery: Browse and search directly from popular web novel and story sites
• Collections: Organize your bookmarks into custom collections
• Reading Status: Set the reading status of your bookmarks
• Ratings: Rate bookmarks from 1 to 5
Thanks for using Readibu!
Build 882069981v2.1.42026-02-02 16:57:19
We fixed a bug with chapter navigation. Thanks for using Readibu!
Build 882020287v2.1.32026-02-01 10:55:24
We fixed a bug with last page mode data and reader font weight style. Thanks for using Readibu!
Build 881964954v2.1.02026-01-29 23:34:19
We added cloud sync to let you sync your subscription, bookmarks, vocabs and reading progress across devices!
You can also now export or import bookmark data for backup or transfer between devices.
Thanks for using Readibu!
Build 879841780v2.0.102025-11-17 18:27:55
We fixed a bug with page load in webview. Thanks for using Readibu!
Build 879781924v2.0.92025-11-15 20:19:10
We fixed some bugs in webview, page refresh and caching. Thanks for using Readibu!
Build 879608997v2.0.82025-11-08 23:44:54
We made some improvements and fixed some bugs.
- Fixed content parsing for some popular sites
- Improved bookmark profile extraction and creation
- Improved data cleanup
- Can tap on the browser address to edit URL
Thanks for using Readibu!
Build 879372294v2.0.72025-10-31 05:36:34
We fixed some performance issues in the reader for long content. Thank you for using Readibu!
Build 879354373v2.0.62025-10-30 08:34:30
Fix bug with premium subscription status. Thank you for using Readibu!
Build 879337381v2.0.52025-10-29 19:01:50
Squashed some bugs with restoring purchase, missing Pleco integration and HTML extraction. Thank you for using Readibu!
Build 879307499v2.0.32025-10-28 18:04:19
We squashed some bugs with restoring purchases. Thank you for using Readibu!
Build 879311658v2.0.42025-10-28 22:54:30
We fixed a bug with restoring purchases. Thank you for using Readibu!
Build 879138116v2.0.22025-10-26 21:08:08
Readibu is back from hiatus! We fixed a bunch of bugs with deprecated infrastructure and also added dark mode along the way.
Thank you for all the love and patience all these years.
Build 841925955v1.9.02021-04-28 02:14:32
• [Premium] Added Smart Name Recognition to detect names of people, orgs and places in content
• Added Page Stats in reader
• Make bookmark title editable
• Updated webview UI
• Fixed various bugs
Build 838471465v1.8.02020-11-02 00:08:22
• Added text-to-speech option for any selected text
• Added HSK level grading to novels and stories
• Updated image search results to be clickable and open in bigger window
• Fixed zhuyin issue
• Fixed bunch of other issues
Build 837379573v1.7.02020-08-16 18:18:00
• Added short stories and children stories
• Updated UI design
• Fix text selection display
• Fix a bunch of bugs
Build 834653113v1.6.02020-04-13 17:27:26
What's new:
• Display pinyin/zhuyin over characters
• Detect and underline word phrases
• Updated dictionary with new entries
Improvements & Fixes:
• Improve performance of simplified-traditional Chinese conversion
• Fix line height setting in reader
• Fix rendering display of several rare characters
• Fix bug in phrase selection
Build 834647377v1.5.02020-02-09 19:22:34
New:
• Download pages for offline reading (premium)
• Human translated descriptions now available free! (previously a premium feature)
Improvements & Fixes:
• Keep same filters as you browse between genres
• Improve page caching and position tracking
• Cache converted simplified/traditional result instead of starting over
• Show tab labels for more readable navigation
• Minor style tweaks and bug fixes
Build 834232800v1.4.02020-01-07 17:50:00
Added translated novel descriptions for easier browsing!
• Human translated descriptions, limited but expanding to more novels over time (premium)
• Machine translated descriptions
Fixes & Improvements:
• Fix history incorrect link titles
• Fix dictionary pin issue
• Fix garbled characters issue in reader
• And a bunch minor fixes and enhancements
Build 833641337v1.3.02019-11-19 01:28:18
New features for better study experience!
• Popover Quiz Modes (tones, pinyin, definition) [premium]
• Easy export to email
• Add words to favorites
• Pleco and Hanping added as third-party resources
• Updated dictionary with new and updated entries
• Pin preferred word definition as primary definition
• Popover dictionary internal linking to other word entries
• And a bunch of minor bug squashing and improvements
Build 833009870v1.2.12019-10-02 20:00:21
Fix subscription status bug
Build 832937746v1.2.02019-09-28 21:02:56
New features for better reading experience:
• Tap twice to select entire sentence
• Translate sentence with Google Translate (premium)
• Get image results for text (premium)
• Analyze sentence syntax (premium)
• Tabs in popover for easier access to various functionalities
• Special label for custom bookmarks
Fixes & Improvements:
• Fix issue with saving last read/visited page
• Show bookmark prompt for last visited page if not saved to bookmarks yet
Build 832537674v1.1.02019-08-28 18:10:07
New features for better browsing and discovery!
• Search our novel directory by title/author in Discover's search bar
• See difficulty level for each novel (intermediate, advanced, native)
• Filter novels by difficulty level
• See release notes of changes when you update app
Bug fixes:
• Clear the dictionary popover when you scroll
• No more incomplete tap selection (popover not showing up)
• Fix annoying slight scroll bounce when reading in reader
• And a bunch of other minor fixes
Build 832363709v1.0.42019-08-14 00:51:58
Improvements & Bug Fixes
• Display scrollbar when scrolling in reader
• Renamed "Martial Arts" genre to "Wuxia"
• Fixed certain unresponsive links in webview
• Fixed content fetching for some non-chapter pages
• Fixed text cutoff in reference names
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| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
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| US | en-US | Free | 149 | 4.8 | 2.2.1 |
| CA | en-CA | Free | 21 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| GB | en-GB | Free | 21 | 4.7 | 2.2.1 |
| SG | en-GB | Free | 18 | 4.8 | 2.2.1 |
| AU | en-AU | Free | 14 | 4.4 | 2.2.1 |
| CN | zh-Hans-CN | Free | 10 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| ID | en-GB | Free | 9 | 4.9 | 2.2.1 |
| MY | en-GB | Free | 9 | 4.8 | 2.2.1 |
| DE | de-DE | Free | 8 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| FR | fr-FR | Free | 8 | 4.9 | 2.2.1 |
| JP | ja | Free | 5 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| NL | nl | Free | 5 | 4.8 | 2.2.1 |
| ES | es-ES | Free | 4 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| RU | ru | Free | 4 | 3.8 | 2.2.1 |
| TW | zh-Hant-TW | Free | 4 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| IT | it | Free | 3 | 4.3 | 2.2.1 |
| HK | zh-Hant-HK | Free | 2 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| NZ | en-AU | Free | 2 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| SA | en-GB | Free | 2 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| AT | de-DE | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| BE | en-GB | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| BG | en-GB | Free | 1 | 4.0 | 2.2.1 |
| BY | en-GB | Free | 1 | 3.0 | 2.2.1 |
| CH | de-CH | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| CZ | en-GB | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| DK | en-GB | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| GE | en-GB | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| IL | en-GB | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| NO | en-GB | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| PL | en-GB | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| SE | sv | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| UA | en-GB | Free | 1 | 5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| AE | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| AL | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| AM | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| AZ | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| BA | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| BH | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| CY | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| EE | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| EG | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| FI | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| GR | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| HR | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| HU | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| IE | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| IQ | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| IS | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| JO | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| KR | ko | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| KW | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| LB | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| LT | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| LU | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| LV | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| MD | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| ME | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| MK | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| MO | zh-Hant-HK | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| MT | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| OM | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| PT | pt-PT | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| QA | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| RO | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| RS | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| SI | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| SK | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| TR | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| XK | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
| YE | en-GB | Free | 0 | — | 2.2.1 |
Change log 29 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
Novel/story titles in Discover now come with English translations. Thanks for using Readibu!
✎
description updated
Discover new stories and worlds in Chinese!
Ready to move beyond flashcards and graded readers? Readibu is your portal to the world of popular Chinese web nove
✎
subtitle updated
Read Chinese web novels
✎
name updated
Readibu - Chinese novel reader
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Version 2.2.1 released
Novel/story titles in Discover now come with English translations. Thanks for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.2.0 released
We added some awesome new features!
• Discovery: Browse and search directly from popular web novel and story sites
• Collections: Organize your bookmarks into custom collections
• Reading Status: Set the reading status of your bookmarks
•
◆
Version 2.1.4 released
We fixed a bug with chapter navigation. Thanks for using Readibu!
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Version 2.1.3 released
We fixed a bug with last page mode data and reader font weight style. Thanks for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.1.0 released
We added cloud sync to let you sync your subscription, bookmarks, vocabs and reading progress across devices!
You can also now export or import bookmark data for backup or transfer between devices.
Thanks for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.0.10 released
We fixed a bug with page load in webview. Thanks for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.0.9 released
We fixed some bugs in webview, page refresh and caching. Thanks for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.0.8 released
We made some improvements and fixed some bugs.
- Fixed content parsing for some popular sites
- Improved bookmark profile extraction and creation
- Improved data cleanup
- Can tap on the browser address to edit URL
Thanks for using Readib
◆
Version 2.0.7 released
We fixed some performance issues in the reader for long content. Thank you for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.0.6 released
Fix bug with premium subscription status. Thank you for using Readibu!
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Version 2.0.5 released
Squashed some bugs with restoring purchase, missing Pleco integration and HTML extraction. Thank you for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.0.4 released
We fixed a bug with restoring purchases. Thank you for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.0.3 released
We squashed some bugs with restoring purchases. Thank you for using Readibu!
◆
Version 2.0.2 released
Readibu is back from hiatus! We fixed a bunch of bugs with deprecated infrastructure and also added dark mode along the way.
Thank you for all the love and patience all these years.
◆
Version 1.9.0 released
• [Premium] Added Smart Name Recognition to detect names of people, orgs and places in content
• Added Page Stats in reader
• Make bookmark title editable
• Updated webview UI
• Fixed various bugs
◆
Version 1.8.0 released
• Added text-to-speech option for any selected text
• Added HSK level grading to novels and stories
• Updated image search results to be clickable and open in bigger window
• Fixed zhuyin issue
• Fixed bunch of other issues
◆
Version 1.7.0 released
• Added short stories and children stories
• Updated UI design
• Fix text selection display
• Fix a bunch of bugs
◆
Version 1.6.0 released
What's new:
• Display pinyin/zhuyin over characters
• Detect and underline word phrases
• Updated dictionary with new entries
Improvements & Fixes:
• Improve performance of simplified-traditional Chinese conversion
• Fix line height settin
◆
Version 1.5.0 released
New:
• Download pages for offline reading (premium)
• Human translated descriptions now available free! (previously a premium feature)
Improvements & Fixes:
• Keep same filters as you browse between genres
• Improve page caching and positi
◆
Version 1.4.0 released
Added translated novel descriptions for easier browsing!
• Human translated descriptions, limited but expanding to more novels over time (premium)
• Machine translated descriptions
Fixes & Improvements:
• Fix history incorrect link titles
◆
Version 1.3.0 released
New features for better study experience!
• Popover Quiz Modes (tones, pinyin, definition) [premium]
• Easy export to email
• Add words to favorites
• Pleco and Hanping added as third-party resources
• Updated dictionary with new and updat
◆
Version 1.2.1 released
Fix subscription status bug
◆
Version 1.2.0 released
New features for better reading experience:
• Tap twice to select entire sentence
• Translate sentence with Google Translate (premium)
• Get image results for text (premium)
• Analyze sentence syntax (premium)
• Tabs in popover for easier a
◆
Version 1.1.0 released
New features for better browsing and discovery!
• Search our novel directory by title/author in Discover's search bar
• See difficulty level for each novel (intermediate, advanced, native)
• Filter novels by difficulty level
• See release n
◆
Version 1.0.4 released
Improvements & Bug Fixes
• Display scrollbar when scrolling in reader
• Renamed "Martial Arts" genre to "Wuxia"
• Fixed certain unresponsive links in webview
• Fixed content fetching for some non-chapter pages
• Fixed text cutoff in referen