# Kortext vs ReadAnywhere

The clearest difference is rating: ReadAnywhere at 4.6 against Kortext's 3.9. ReadAnywhere also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 1.3K) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReadAnywhere holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReadAnywhere has 10K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Kortext's written reviews are positive against 16% of ReadAnywhere's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Kortext ships an update every 2 months, ReadAnywhere every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Kortext | ReadAnywhere |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.9 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kortext/id1030400150/reviews) | **[4.6 (10K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readanywhere/id1237370775/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K | **10K** |
| Positive reviews | **17.4% of reviews** | 16.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #64 | **#30** |
| Size | 38 MB | 130 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kortext](https://appshunter.io/developer/882766054) | [McGraw-Hill](https://appshunter.io/developer/325792150) |

## What reviewers say

### Kortext

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kortext/id1030400150)

**Currently charting:** #64 Top Free · Book (US App Store)

Access and read eBooks from various publishers with enhanced multimedia. Tools are included to help learners and academics engage with their content, offering features like note-taking, referencing, and text-to-speech.

**Highlights:** Read PDF and EPUB files, Access 13,000+ free eTextbooks, Highlight text and create notes, Add Harvard/APA references, Read Aloud functionality, Adjust text size and background, Search within books, 500MB free cloud storage

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Helpful features like highlighting and note-taking
- 👍 Convenient to access textbooks on the go
- 🚀 Efficient for studying

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Unreliable performance
- 🐛 Overlapping text and pages
- 🐛 Inconsistent navigation and page turning
- 🐛 Laggy and slow

**Reported bugs**

- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Pages not loading properly
- Highlighting and annotations not saving
- Login issues and inability to access content

**Requested features**

- Improved text-to-speech functionality
- Better organization and navigation of content
- Ability to customize text size and layout
- Syncing across multiple devices
- Offline reading mode


### ReadAnywhere

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readanywhere/id1237370775)

**Currently charting:** #30 Top Free · Book (US App Store)

Access McGraw Hill eBooks and adaptive assignments for convenient offline reading and studying. Sync notes, highlights, and completed assignments automatically when back online. Log in with your existing McGraw Hill credentials to begin.

**Highlights:** Offline eBook access, Adaptive assignments, Note-taking, Highlighting, Automatic syncing, Connect integration

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Convenient for on-the-go reading
- 🔒 Offline access to textbooks
- 👍 Functional reading experience
- 🚀 Fast downloads of textbook chapters

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔋 High battery drain
- 👎 Lack of user-friendly features
- 🚫 Incompatibility issues with devices
- 🚫 Unreliable offline access

**Reported bugs**

- Login issues
- Disappearing textbook content while offline
- Blurry/low-quality images
- Math processing errors
- Broken image icons

**Requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Handwriting/drawing support
- Ability to reorder highlights
- Customizable text-to-speech voice
- Continuous scrolling option


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Kortext free?

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

### Is ReadAnywhere free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Kortext or ReadAnywhere?

ReadAnywhere is rated higher. Kortext averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while ReadAnywhere averages 4.6 from 10K ratings.

### Do Kortext or ReadAnywhere have ads?

Neither Kortext nor ReadAnywhere shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Kortext or ReadAnywhere?

Kortext ships an update every 2 months, and ReadAnywhere every 6 weeks. Most recently, Kortext was updated on September 25, 2026 and ReadAnywhere on September 25, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Kortext or ReadAnywhere?

Kortext currently peaks at #64 in the App Store charts, and ReadAnywhere at #30. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*