Comparison

Snap&Read Universal vs Relay Smart Agent

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

Head to head
About

Snap&Read Universal

This app reads text aloud from various sources like websites, images, and PDFs. It can simplify complex vocabulary, translate text into over 100 languages, and annotate documents. Offline access to saved images is also available.

Highlights
  • Reads text aloud from images, PDFs, and websites
  • Simplifies complex vocabulary
  • Translates text into over 100 languages
  • Annotates PDFs and images
  • Offline access to saved images
Features
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Snap&Read Universal reads both accessible and inaccessible text aloud from websites, images, photographs, PDFs, and more. Snap&Read also adjusts complex text to be more readable, and can translate text into over 100 languages. You can even take a picture and have the text within that picture read aloud. Snap&Read has both an App (for reading aloud, translating, simplifying, and annotating PDFs and Images) and a Safari extension (for reading, simplifying, and translating websites). If difficult vocabulary is too challenging, Snap&Read can dynamically level the text. Essentially, Snap&Read will pick out the difficult words/phrases and swap them out for easier to comprehend vocabulary/phrases. To see the original word, just tap on it to toggle between the original word and the simplified word. THIS... "The Time Traveller was expounding a recondite matter to us." BECOMES... "The Time Traveller was explaining​ a unknown​ matter to us." Finally, if you have paper, magazine, book, etc... you can use the Camera feature to take a picture and read. If you’re on the go and don’t want to bring your books… you can save the images to your picture library and access them all later right from the Snap&Read App even if you have no internet connection.

About

Relay Smart Agent

This application offers web filtering and safety features for iOS devices, ensuring CIPA compliance for schools. It provides on and off-campus protection and reports on student activity, acting as a hardware-free cloud solution.

Highlights
  • CIPA compliant web filtering
  • On/off campus safety
  • Student activity reporting
  • Hardware-free cloud solution
  • Anytime, anywhere filtering
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This app provides anytime, anywhere filtering, safety, and reporting on iOS devices for schools using the Relay web filter from Lightspeed Systems. With the Relay Smart Agent for iOS, schools get: CIPA compliant web filtering On/off campus safety Reporting on student activity A hardware-free cloud solution And more!

Screenshots

Snap&Read Universal4 screens
Relay Smart Agent1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Snap&Read Universal at 2.7 against Relay Smart Agent's 1.2. Snap&Read Universal also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Relay Smart Agent's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snap&Read Universal holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Snap&Read Universal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Relay Smart Agent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snap&Read Universal ships an update every 3 months, Relay Smart Agent every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Snap&Read Universal versus Relay Smart Agent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnap&Read UniversalRelay Smart Agent
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (10 ratings) — better1.2 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1033 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDon Johnston IncorporatedLightspeed Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

Snap&Read Universal

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Relay Smart Agent

All ratings32 ratings
Positive6.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Snap&Read Universal

No in-app purchases

None

Relay Smart Agent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snap&Read Universal free?
Snap&Read Universal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relay Smart Agent free?
Relay Smart Agent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snap&Read Universal or Relay Smart Agent?
Snap&Read Universal is rated higher. Snap&Read Universal averages 2.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Relay Smart Agent averages 1.2 from 33 ratings.
Do Snap&Read Universal or Relay Smart Agent have ads?
Neither Snap&Read Universal nor Relay Smart Agent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snap&Read Universal or Relay Smart Agent?
Snap&Read Universal ships an update every 3 months, and Relay Smart Agent every 2 months. Most recently, Snap&Read Universal was updated on November 2, 2026 and Relay Smart Agent on November 2, 2026.

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