Comparison

Leio vs ToRead

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

Head to head
About

Leio

This app helps you manage your reading life by tracking reading sessions, progress, and notes. It offers predictions on when you'll finish books and allows you to set reading goals and deadlines. Gamified achievements and detailed statistics keep you motivated.

Highlights
  • Time reading sessions
  • Track book progress
  • Barcode scanner for adding books
  • Reading predictions and deadlines
  • Reading planner and goals
  • Save notes and quotes
  • Reading statistics and archive
Features
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Take control of your reading life. Use Leio to time your reading sessions and stay motivated. How many books did you start this year? How many did you finish? How long did it take to read them? Leio can help you answer these questions and many more. Fun fact: Leio means “I read” in Portuguese. --- Leio is a digital journal to help you track and manage your reading. It's designed primarily around physical books, but you can also use electronic readers or other devices. Leio helps you organize your library, your notes and your favorite quotes, but that's just the beginning. Timing your reading sessions makes it easier to set aside some time and turn reading into a habit. The data gathered this way quickly turn into an extensive record of your reading life, providing you with statistics and information about your habits. These data can also be projected into the future: Leio will tell you when you will finish each book and help you plan accordingly. TIMER Time your reading sessions and gain insight into your habits. Life can be distracting: use Leio to set aside some time and focus on your reading. PROGRESS Keep track of where you are in multiple books. A quick look will tell you what page to read next, what percentage of the book you have completed, how long you have read it for and much more. New: add new books easily with Leio's barcode scanner! PREDICTIONS Leio will learn from your habits and give you accurate predictions to help you manage your reading life. Know exactly when you will finish a book and for how long you have to read until you are done. DEADLINES If you need to finish a book by a certain date, Leio can tell you how long or how many pages to read per day to finish in time. You can also play with the settings and come up with your own reading plan: tell Leio how much and how often you plan to read and see when you might finish in real time. PLANNER Tell Leio how often you want to read each book and use the planner section to stay on track. See how much you have read on each day, how much you still have to read, and how much time to set aside to accomplish your goals! ACHIEVEMENTS New: Complete achievements to unlock exclusive iMessage stickers! NOTES AND QUOTES Easily save and search your reading notes and always have them at hand. Share them with your friends or social networks. New: use Leio's text recognition service to save and share your favorite quotes even more easily!* STATISTICS Check how your reading life evolves over time. Charts and data for different timespans will help you stay motivated to read more and more. ARCHIVE Leio will keep an extensive record of your reading sessions, so you will always be able to tell when you started a book, when you finished it, how long it took you to read it, over how many days, how many sessions and much more. Keep track of how much you have read and challenge yourself to read more. Your finished books can be searched or filtered by tags and ratings, so your information is always easy to find! New: export your data to have even more control over your information. SHARE Share your progress with friends or save reports for yourself. Now you can also sync your progress to Goodreads and post status updates! --- * Choose between a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: http://leio.co/privacy.html Terms of service: http://leio.co/terms.html iMessage stickers and illustrations by Brazilian designer Caio Menezes. Interface icons by icons8.

About

ToRead

This app helps you focus on reading by providing a distraction-free environment. It quietly tracks your reading time, offers ambient sounds for relaxation, and displays your progress on your lock screen and home screen.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free reading sessions
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Session history and editing
  • Home Screen widget
  • Minimalist interface
  • Optional one-time tips
Features
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ToRead is free to use, with no ads. The timer, your reading history and weekly reflection are free for everyone. It’s designed to help you spend more time reading, without pressure, goals, or distractions. Start a reading session, put your phone down, and just read. ToRead quietly tracks your reading time, so you can build awareness of your habits without gamification, streaks, or competition. Designed for calm focus • One tap to start reading • Ambient sounds to help you relax: rain and ocean waves, with more in ToRead Plus • Your reading time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (ToRead Plus) • Auto-end sessions, in case you forget • Session history with editing and manual entries • A Books page to rename, finish, archive or bring back a book • A weekly widget for the Home and Lock Screen (ToRead Plus) • Minimal interface that stays out of the way Your reading time, simply recorded ToRead focuses on time, not speed or performance. Whether you read for 2 minutes or 2 hours, every session counts. Your reading history helps you reflect on how reading fits into your life — without judging it. Built with intention • Designed for iPhone • Light and dark themes designed for comfort • iCloud sync (when enabled) to keep your data across devices • Privacy-friendly: your data stays yours For readers who just want to read ToRead is for anyone who wants a quieter relationship with reading: • No social feeds • No challenges • No productivity pressure Just reading, at your own pace. Read when you want. Stop when you want. ToRead. ToRead Plus ToRead Plus adds a few comforts: your reading time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, the weekly Home Screen widget, every ambient sound, and each new sound pack as it arrives. Pay once, keep it forever. If you used ToRead before Plus existed, everything it had then stays yours, with nothing to do. Legal • Privacy Policy: https://horchatastudio.com/toread/privacy/ • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Leio4 screens
ToRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ToRead at 100% against Leio's 43%. ToRead also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Leio's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 8) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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. Leio sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and ToRead 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

ToRead holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leio has 1.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Leio's written reviews are positive against 100% of ToRead's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leio ships an update every 9 days, ToRead every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Leio versus ToRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeioToRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel MarquesFrancisco Martinez

Customer experience

Leio

All ratings1,593 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.5%

ToRead

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Leio

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Reading timer resets unexpectedly
  • Incorrect reading statistics and progress
  • Inability to edit or delete reading sessions
  • Syncing and backup issues after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Customizable reading reminders
  • Improved book search and discovery
  • Better organization and sorting options
  • Ability to track reading of ebooks

ToRead

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Leio

Subscriptions15
  • Text Recognition (Monthly)1 Month trial$0.491 Month
  • Text Recognition (Yearly)$3.991 Year
  • Leio Plus$3.991 Month
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  • Leio Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Leio Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Leio Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Leio Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Leio Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Leio Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Leio Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Leio Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Leio Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Leio Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Leio Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Leio Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlimited Books$7.99
  • Leio Plus$59.99
3 purchases

ToRead

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Large tip$4.99

Questions

Is Leio free?
Leio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ToRead free?
ToRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Leio or ToRead?
ToRead is rated higher. Leio averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while ToRead averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Leio or ToRead have ads?
Leio shows ads; ToRead does not.
Which is updated more often, Leio or ToRead?
Leio ships an update every 9 days, and ToRead every 4 weeks. Most recently, Leio was updated on October 19, 2026 and ToRead on October 17, 2026.

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