Comparison

Live Reads vs EGD2021

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

Head to head
About

Live Reads

This app helps broadcasters, podcasters, and announcers manage sponsored messages read live during broadcasts. It allows for easy creation, editing, and timestamping of these "live reads" for efficient delivery and post-event reporting.

Highlights
  • Create and edit live reads
  • Timestamped affidavit for reporting
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable event types and schedules
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Create, edit, timestamp, and deliver. Live Reads - the only app that lets you easily manage your live reads. Create, edit, and manage all of your Live Reads in one easy to use platform. This iPad App allows broadcasters, podcasters, and announcers to always deliver the right Live Read at the right time. A Live Read is any message, sponsored or otherwise, that is read "on-air" during an audio or video broadcast. The Live Reads app organizes these reads, so they can be easily viewed by the broadcaster, podcaster, or announcer, and allows "time-stamping", making post event reporting a breeze. - Easy to use with no learning curve - Advertiser reporting with timestamped affidavit - Works even with no internet connection - Customizable event types, schedules, and more Live Reads is great for sports announcers, radio broadcasters, tv and Youtube personalities, and podcasters.

About

EGD2021

Features
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This version of the app is written by Lam Yeung Shun under the supervision of Dr. Shiu Yin Yuen. The application will act as a guide dog, as an auxiliary tool to guide the visually impaired people (VIP) to the destination in both indoor and outdoor environments. Under the guidance of the navigation, the VIP can easily follow the instructions from the recorded path. The path can be recorded by themselves or received from other users.

Screenshots

Live Reads3 screens
EGD20213 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Live Reads at every 2 weeks against EGD2021's every 25 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Reads ships an update every 2 weeks, EGD2021 every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Live Reads versus EGD2021: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive ReadsEGD2021
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErnst MediaShiu Yin Yuen

In-app purchases

None

Live Reads

No in-app purchases

None

EGD2021

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Live Reads free?
Live Reads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EGD2021 free?
EGD2021 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Live Reads or EGD2021 have ads?
Neither Live Reads nor EGD2021 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Reads or EGD2021?
Live Reads ships an update every 2 weeks, and EGD2021 every 25 months. Most recently, Live Reads was updated on November 2, 2026 and EGD2021 on November 3, 2026.

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