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title: "Readibu - Chinese novel reader - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
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 e"
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# Readibu - Chinese novel reader — United States
> Read Chinese web novels

![Readibu App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/13/d7/5d/13d75db1-6c62-6d1c-696c-60e600fbfc6a/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-11-0-85-220.png/400x400bb.png)

**Developer:** [Lingyi Chen](https://apptail.io/developer/lingyi-chen-Rkbe)
**Category:** Education
**Rating:** 4.8/5 (137 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.readibu.mobile
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 2.3.2 (released 2026-07-23)
**Original Release:** 2019-08-09

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1474518982)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/united-states)

## 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

• Smart Name Recognition - Detect names of people, orgs and places in content
• 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
• 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.


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Have questions? Feel free to contact us at support@readibu.com.

## Readibu Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple124/v4/6e/ab/a0/6eaba0b7-b9f5-31e1-11ba-9a97480689d9/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/a7/52/30/a752302a-4a3e-b8dc-376e-276a0eead297/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource124/v4/b9/24/eb/b924eb3a-b936-d899-3905-87d1150fd5a7/d73846e3-6488-4328-b4ac-8be8bf218be8_6.5-inch_Screenshot_1.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource114/v4/43/26/2b/43262b1c-7e95-9712-0a60-e9ee75f485f0/5354f6c3-9591-40d7-bccd-2e0c1d86a0de_6.5-inch_Screenshot_2.png/1242x2688.png)
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- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource114/v4/74/78/4c/74784c95-1bb9-6be6-f00e-ad5752354e1c/1368e822-4deb-4a59-b344-b1323ec9ab67_6.5-inch_Screenshot_4.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource124/v4/fe/bd/1b/febd1b11-a42e-b097-785e-0589d764a119/8f3b1620-a021-4d9a-afea-783497d6fc42_6.5-inch_Screenshot_7.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/09/fc/98/09fc98be-6868-c0cf-cd2e-3957b361c9fc/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)

## Readibu Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 123 (90%)
- 4 stars: 10 (7%)
- 3 stars: 1 (1%)
- 2 stars: 2 (1%)
- 1 stars: 1 (1%)

## Readibu Reviews in United States

### ***** "Fantastic App"
I used this app to progress from my HSK4 plateau to easily mastering HSK5.  I’m a big fan of 武侠小说，after reading about 50万汉字 I’ve found my sense of tones has completely changed.  My reading speed has increased several fold, and my listening comprehension is also far greater.  The most important factor is just read for pleasure, and make sure to click on any word you don’t recognize AND any word you are not crystal clear of the tones on.  Great and useful app, plus the definitions I find are more accurate than even Pleco’s!
-- thevwu, 2025-11-01

### ***** "Not half bad"
It's really good with a lot of interesting stories at varying levels which I found helpful. There are a few paywalls but they mostly improve the experience rather than leaving the app unusable. Was really helpful personally, and the best Chinese reading app I found by far
-- Ven 🙆‍♂️, 2025-04-23

### ***** "Really excellent for learning"
The built in links are great, but the best feature is the ability to point it to a search engine and read any webpage. There should be a URL bar on the home screen! It does a good job at parsing words and the HSK ratings for built-in readings are nice, too. Definitely a good learning tool.
-- bpp42612, 2025-02-23

### ****- "Pretty good for serious learners"
The UI and built in dictionary makes translating easy. I would’ve bought the pro version if the offline mode worked. Also, it would be great if there was a greater variety of reading materials, or if users were able to upload our own books.
-- NamedPi, 2025-01-01

### ***** "Excellent at what it needs to do"
If you’re one of the people that is at just the right stage to need this, it works really well
-- Dyskyz, 2024-04-04

### **--- "Great concept but…."
….most of the stories don’t even load. I love the concept as someone who speaks Chinese fluently but lacks reading and writing skills. Most Chinese lessons and apps are boring and are aimed at people who are completely new to Chinese. The idea for this app is exactly what I’m looking for, however most of the stories don’t even load and there isn’t as much variety as I’d like. Are the devs still monitoring this app or is it abandoned?
-- Shaka, When the Walls Fell, 2024-01-20

### **--- "Doesn’t work"
None of the stories load. Will update if they fix.
-- mLuds, 2022-05-26

### ***** "Just what I was looking for!"
I never write reviews but I was so pleased to find this that I just had to! There are a few features I think would be nice to have which I mention at the end. 

I speak basic Chinese with my parents but my vocab and reading/writing is abysmal, and I’ve been trying to improve for the past two years through flash cards or finding things to read. My problem was that either the reading material for my reading level was so boring I’d drop it immediately, or if I found an interesting web novel, it would be too advanced to have pinyin or word definitions so I’d also drop that. 

I love that I can import web novels to this app and have both pinyin and definitions ready at a single tap. I also love that I can save vocab to review for later. 

For future improvement it would be nice if there was a quick button to toggle between showing/hiding pinyin, instead of needing to open up the menu to do it. Otherwise sometimes I find myself too invested in the story that I cheat and just use pinyin all the way, which doesn’t help my learning. Also it would be nice if the saved vocab section had pinyin over it and another column with the English def so that you don’t need to click into the word to see what you actually saved.  

Otherwise this is great and keep up the good work!
-- Potatopies, 2022-03-31

### ***** "Love this app!"
This app has changed the way I learn and read! I’m no longer dependend on graded readers or the content that comes with other apps, but can now read webnovels that I want to read anyway! I just wish there was a way to delete characters from the word list (if there is one, I haven’t found it). Otherwise it’s perfect!
-- Mynicknamewastaken🤣, 2022-02-20

### ***** "不错"
非常有用，你可以阅读许多小说
-- 三个星星爱你, 2021-12-10

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## Readibu In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| Readibu Monthly Premium | $4.99 |
| Readibu 3-Month Premium | $9.99 |
| Readibu Yearly Premium | $47.99 |


## Readibu Discovered Keywords
- read chinese
- readibu
- chinese reading

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## Readibu Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/united-states)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/singapore)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/canada)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/united-kingdom)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/australia)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/vietnam)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/indonesia)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/france)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/germany)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/china)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/malaysia)
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- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/netherlands)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/spain)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader-Gkxb/south-africa)
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