Live Reads vs EGD2021
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create and edit live reads
- Timestamped affidavit for reporting
- Offline functionality
- Customizable event types and schedules
- Easy to use interface
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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.
EGD2021
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Live Reads | EGD2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ernst Media | Shiu Yin Yuen |
In-app purchases
Live Reads
No in-app purchases
EGD2021
No in-app purchases









