Comparison

MotionBook vs SimplyRead

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

Head to head
About

MotionBook

A curated reference library for iOS interface motion and animation. Browse, search, and favorite animation, transition, interaction, and layout projects. Designed for developers and designers to quickly reference UI motion concepts.

Highlights
  • Curated iOS motion and animation library
  • Search by name, author, tag
  • Category filters
  • Favorite libraries
  • Offline browsing
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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MotionBook is a compact reference for iOS interface motion libraries. Browse curated animation, transition, interaction, and layout projects in one clean library. Search by library name, author, tag, or package manager, mark favorites, and open the project page when you want to go deeper. Features: - Curated iOS motion and animation library catalog - Search across names, authors, descriptions, and tags - Category filters for animation, transition, interaction, intro, layout, and effects - Favorite libraries saved locally on device - Offline browsing for the built-in catalog - Project links open only when you choose to visit them - No account, ads, analytics, or tracking SDKs MotionBook is designed as a quick reference for developers and designers discussing interface motion.

About

SimplyRead

Transform any text file into an audiobook using natural-sounding voices. Organize your library with folders, import files, and edit text directly within the app. Securely back up your collection with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Text-to-audiobook conversion
  • Natural voice reading
  • Adjustable speech rate
  • Integrated book search and download
  • Smart library with folders
  • Built-in text editor
  • iCloud Drive backup
Features
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A book you can read — and listen to. SimplyRead opens your TXT, EPUB and Markdown files as real books, with covers, chapters and a page worth reading, then reads them aloud in natural iOS voices whenever you would rather listen. READ - Comfortable typography with five paper themes and Light or Dark appearance - Page by page, or one continuous scroll — whichever you prefer - Chapters found automatically, including Chinese numeral titles, with a panel to jump anywhere in the book - Bookmarks, find-in-book with highlighted matches, and a Continue Reading card that puts you back where you stopped - Adjust fonts, text size and line spacing, with layouts for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad LISTEN - High-quality iOS system voices, at a speed you set - The sentence being spoken is highlighted, and the page follows along - Sleep timer, plus Lock Screen and Control Center controls — keep listening with the screen off BUILD YOUR LIBRARY - Import from the Files app, create a file straight from your clipboard, or download from a URL and watch it arrive - Discover books from public catalogs and open-license sources, with clear labels for downloadable files, online reading and catalog pages - Book covers, clear author labels, folder sorting and destination folders to keep a long shelf tidy EDIT AND KEEP - A built-in editor with Find & Replace, undo for whole-book replacements, recovery after failed saves, and a Fix New Lines tool - iCloud Drive backup and restore for the whole library, reading positions included FREE AND PRO Your own files, the entire reader, themes, chapters, bookmarks and backup are unlimited and free. Pro lifts the daily listening allowance and the download limit. Download availability depends on the source and its access terms. Only import or download content you are entitled to use.

Screenshots

MotionBook4 screens
SimplyRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SimplyRead at 5.0 against MotionBook's 4.2. MotionBook's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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. MotionBook sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and SimplyRead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimplyRead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MotionBook has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MotionBook ships an update every 2 weeks, SimplyRead weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MotionBook versus SimplyRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionBookSimplyRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeungYoun YI阳 张

Customer experience

MotionBook

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

SimplyRead

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

MotionBook

One-time5
  • Remove all Ads$0.99
  • Cheers to Developer$9.99
  • Cheers to Developer$49.99
Show 2 more
  • Cheers to Developer$99.99
  • Cheers to Developer$999.99
1 purchases

SimplyRead

One-time1
  • Pro User$0.99

Questions

Is MotionBook free?
MotionBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimplyRead free?
SimplyRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MotionBook or SimplyRead?
SimplyRead is rated higher. MotionBook averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SimplyRead averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MotionBook or SimplyRead have ads?
Neither MotionBook nor SimplyRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MotionBook or SimplyRead?
MotionBook ships an update every 2 weeks, and SimplyRead weekly. Most recently, MotionBook was updated on October 24, 2026 and SimplyRead on October 19, 2026.

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