Comparison

Toad Reader vs ABE For Reddit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

ABE For Reddit

This tool helps you filter out unwanted content on Reddit and Facebook by automatically hiding posts that contain specific keywords. Enjoy a cleaner, more personalized browsing experience by creating custom keyword groups and applying them site-wide or selectively.

Highlights
  • Hide posts containing specific keywords
  • Filter content on Reddit and Facebook
  • Create multiple keyword groups
  • Apply filters site-wide
  • Apply filters selectively by subreddit
  • Customized browsing experience
Features
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Auto-Hide posts containing words that annoy you. Politicians, celebrities, rage bait, etc. Poof! Gone! And hides those “suggested” posts on Reddit & FB. You'll have a more enjoyable, more personal Fully free to use! Immediately access the full feature set. - Create multiple groups of [keywords] to hide - Hide them site wide - or hide them everywhere except in subreddits [sub_1, sub_2] - or only hide them in a specific subreddits [sub_1, sub_2] - Enjoy a cleaner, more customized browsing experience ABE for Reddit is a Safari browser extension designed to help you spend more time enjoying Reddit - and less time filtering through content you don’t want to see. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Toad Reader4 screens
ABE For Reddit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Toad Reader at 3.9 against ABE For Reddit's 3.0. Toad Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). ABE For Reddit's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ABE For Reddit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Toad Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Toad Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toad Reader ships an update every 6 months, ABE For Reddit monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Toad Reader versus ABE For Reddit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToad ReaderABE For Reddit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBooklaneTwoOneFour.com

Customer experience

Toad Reader

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ABE For Reddit

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

In-app purchases

None

Toad Reader

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ABE For Reddit

Subscriptions2
  • Beard Plan – Monthly$1.001 Month
  • Beard Plan – Yearly$9.001 Year

Questions

Is Toad Reader free?
Toad Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABE For Reddit free?
ABE For Reddit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Toad Reader or ABE For Reddit?
Toad Reader is rated higher. Toad Reader averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while ABE For Reddit averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Toad Reader or ABE For Reddit have ads?
Neither Toad Reader nor ABE For Reddit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toad Reader or ABE For Reddit?
Toad Reader ships an update every 6 months, and ABE For Reddit monthly. Most recently, Toad Reader was updated on November 2, 2026 and ABE For Reddit on October 30, 2026.

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