Toad Reader vs ReadTool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Toad Reader
Access a vast library of classic and contemporary ebooks for free. Enjoy a seamless reading experience with intuitive page browsing, highlighting, note-taking, and sharing features.
- Free ebook library
- Beautiful eReader interface
- Smooth reading experience
- Page browser
- Highlighting and note-taking
- Sharing options
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Great eBooks from yesterday and today are regularly added for free reading. Packaged in a beautiful eReader which makes reading a joy. The reading experience is simple and smooth. Our eReader also provides a clear sense of context through a beautiful page browser, makes highlighting and note-taking easy, and provides great sharing options.
ReadTool
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ReadTool is a convenient file import reader, supporting various file formats, such as TXT, PDF, and EPUB. You can import and read these format files through our app, enjoying the fun of reading anytime, anywhere. Whether it's novels, textbooks, manuals, or other types of files, as long as they are in TXT, PDF, or EPUB format, our app can provide you with excellent reading services. You can easily import these files into the app for reading at any time. Our app provides various reading modes and font size adjustment functions, allowing you to customize your reading experience. Our app contains no ads or in-app purchases. Download our app now and easily read your files!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Toad Reader at every 6 months against ReadTool's every 24 months. ReadTool's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Toad Reader ships an update every 6 months, ReadTool every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toad Reader | ReadTool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Booklane | FAMEINK PTE. LTD. |
In-app purchases
Toad Reader
No in-app purchases
ReadTool
No in-app purchases
