Quick Reads vs BookWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Reads
Discover and enjoy a curated collection of short stories with an intuitive interface. Listen to stories with audio narration to improve reading speed and dictation. Engage with a community of readers by sharing comments and ratings.
- Curated short stories
- Audio narration option
- Story summaries and author bios
- User profiles for comments and ratings
- Offline story access
- Reading time and rating information
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A great story fits any moment. Quick Reads makes it easy to discover short fiction for the time you have. Find a familiar classic, stumble upon a hidden gem, or settle into a story you’ve been meaning to read. From Mark Twain and Edgar Allan Poe to Oscar Wilde and H. G. Wells, explore distinctive voices, surprising ideas and memorable characters. FIND YOUR NEXT STORY Explore Today’s Pick, Hidden Gems, Short but Brilliant and other collections. Search for writers, stories and themes, or browse by estimated reading time to find something that fits your break, commute or quiet evening. READ YOUR WAY Enjoy an elegant reader with adjustable fonts and text size. Choose Light, Dark or Sepia, follow your reading progress and return to where you left off. KEEP YOUR STORIES CLOSE Save stories to My Library for offline reading. Keep your saved stories, current reads and finished stories organized in one place. LISTEN, TOO Use built-in read-aloud to listen to a story when you’d rather hear it. MEET THE WRITERS Discover the people behind the stories through author biographies and other works from the same writer. Browse the collections before signing in and choose one story to read as a guest. Create a free account to read more and save stories to your library. Make a little room for a good story.
BookWatch
Transform books into engaging video summaries, making learning fun and easy. Access key insights from fiction and non-fiction titles through animated whiteboard videos, perfect for visual learners.
- Animated video summaries of books
- Whiteboard animation style
- Key insights from non-fiction
- Access to best-selling books
- 30-minute video learning
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If you love books but prefer watching them as movies this app is for you. Watch fiction and booktok books as movies or learn new things in a fun and easy way from the best nonfiction books. Get the key insights from non-fiction books in animated book summaries. Our animated video summaries keep you focused and you can learn the best non-fiction books just by watching 30 minute videos. What if you could watch books? - Never feel bored or overwhelmed again when it comes to learning new things. - We deliver key ideas from nonfiction books in animated video summaries. Why our book summaries are the best? 1. Thorough Summaries: We do thorough summaries covering all the ideas of the book. No more 10 minute summaries. 2. Whiteboard Animation: We use whiteboard animation videos to keep your attention. Never feel bored again when learning from books. 3. The Best Books: Get instant access to the best selling self-development and business book summaries. Terms of use: https://www.bookwatch.com/terms-and-conditions-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BookWatch at 4.7 against Quick Reads's 3.9. BookWatch also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 8). Quick Reads's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. BookWatch sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Quick Reads asks for nothing beyond the download.
BookWatch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookWatch has 14K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Quick Reads's written reviews are positive against 51% of BookWatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Quick Reads ships an update every 2 months, BookWatch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Reads | BookWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #65 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leftlane Group LLC | Morfosis |
Customer experience
Quick Reads
BookWatch
Bugs and requests
Quick Reads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BookWatch
Reported bugs
2 issues- Intro content not fully accessible
- Subscription issues and lack of refunds
Requested features
3 requests- Background listening mode
- Web/desktop version
- Improved visualization
In-app purchases
Quick Reads
No in-app purchases
BookWatch
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- BookWatch Premium Subscription2 variants$29.991 Year
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- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- BookWatch Premium Subscription$59.991 Year
- Bookwatch 7 day trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Annual Plan - 7 Days Trial7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- 3 Day Trial - BookWatch Premium3 Days trial$89.991 Year
- BookWatch Premium Free Trial Annual7 Days trial$139.991 Year
