Comparison

Headway vs Imprint

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

Head to head
About

Headway

Access concise summaries of nonfiction bestsellers to gain essential knowledge and achieve your goals. Engage in daily microlearning sessions, personalized challenges, and utilize spaced repetition to reinforce learning. Stay motivated with widgets and a vast library of content.

Highlights
  • 1700+ book summaries
  • Daily microlearning sessions
  • Self-growth challenges
  • Personalized content
  • Spaced Repetition feature
  • Widgets for motivation
Features
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Meet Headway — #1 most downloaded book summary app! We summarize key ideas from the world’s nonfiction bestsellers so you can get essential knowledge to crush your goals. More than 50 million people have already joined the Headway community to become the best versions of themselves. How about hopping along on this self-growth journey? ——————— WHAT YOU GET WITH HEADWAY * 1700+ book summaries to change your life Learn the main ideas from any nonfiction bestseller in less than 15 minutes. Whether you want to listen or read, we have you covered with concise summaries on any topic. * Daily microlearning session Start your day by tapping through a portion of bite-sized ideas. It’s the best way to build your routine around fun and easy growth! * Self-growth challenges Boost your life areas and skills with our challenges on Success, Wealth, Healthy Relationships, Modern Parenting, Self-Confidence, Emotional Intelligence, and more. * Highly personalized approach We pick every piece of bite-sized content according to your goals and needs. Enjoy your fun and fully customized journey to the top. * Only proven sources of ideas We pick titles from reputable lists like The New York Times Bestsellers and Amazon Bestsellers to deliver the highest quality of ideas. * Quality of summaries Our professional writers & editors polish every key idea in our hand-crafted content to create the best learning experience. * Spaced Repetition feature This recall technique helps turn your favorite insights into flashcards and go through them whenever you want. It’s also an excellent tool for those learning English, as you can turn any unknown word into a flashcard and quickly memorize it. * Widgets Now inspiration is always in your pocket and speaks to you every time you unlock your phone. We choose the best quotes and insights for Headway widgets to keep you motivated every second. ——————— WHAT 50M+ USERS HIGHLIGHT * Inspiring & motivating * Huge library of book summaries * Easy to read & listen * Would recommend ——————— WHAT MEDIA SAY ABOUT US “Headway is a bite-sized learning app for those who strive to grow. Helping users worldwide to become happier and more confident, their subscription-based service is designed to be worked into a busy schedule.”— Daily Mail “Professional writers and editors of the Headway team up with the best voice actors, moderators, and other team members to deliver an experience that is unmatchable in terms of quality.” — Mobile App Daily “Whether you’re taking a 15 minutes break, commuting to and from the workplace, or stuck in traffic, you can use the app to learn productivity or leadership hacks.”— MakeUseOf ——————— HOW DOES IT WORK? After you decide to begin your growth with Headway and download the app, you can start a free trial. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial, you will be automatically charged a price indicated on the payment screen for a chosen subscription period. Don’t worry, though — in any case, you’ll receive a reminder from us that your free trial is about to end. The Headway Premium subscription renews automatically at the end of each period (each week, month, 6 months, year, or otherwise, depending on the selected option) until you cancel. Canceling your subscription means the automatic renewal will be disabled. However, you will still have access to all your subscription features for the remaining time of your then-current period. Note that deleting the app does not cancel your subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://policy.get-headway.com/info/terms-and-conditions-web.html Privacy Policy: https://policy.get-headway.com/info/privacy-policy-web.html ——————— Got an idea about how to make your growth with Headway better? Please email support@get-headway.com, and our Support Jedis will pass it on to the rest of the team.

About

Imprint

This app offers bite-sized visual learning sessions on a wide range of topics, from psychology to finance. Master complex concepts quickly with elegant visuals and retain knowledge through daily quizzes. Save and review key insights in sessions lasting two minutes or less.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized visual learning
  • Master essential topics
  • Understand complex concepts
  • Daily retention quizzes
  • Save and review insights
  • Short learning sessions
Features
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Imprint is your visual guide to the world's most important knowledge. - Master essential topics in psychology, philosophy, history, finance, leadership, business, health, science, technology and more. - Understand complex concepts quickly, with elegant visuals that clarify key ideas and help you stay focused. - Take challenging daily quizzes that help you retain what you've learned. - Save and review the insights and visuals that matter most to you. - Complete a chapter in two minutes or less, in bite-sized sessions throughout your day. - Explore our rapidly expanding catalog, featuring: COURSES - Philosophy and the Meaning Life with Professor John Kaag - Finance and Investing: Essential Concepts for Wealth-Building - Interpersonal Dynamics: The Psychology of Human Relationships - Principles of Productivity: Skills and Strategies for Getting Things Done QUICK READS - The Freudian Mind: Id, Ego, Superego - mRNA Vaccines and the Future of Immunity - The Imprint Guide to Gerrymandering VISUAL GUIDES TO BESTSELLING BOOKS - Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari - Atomic Habits by James Clear - The Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market by Matthew Kratter ...and much more! -- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS: Imprint offers an auto-renewing yearly subscription and an auto-renewing monthly subscription which allows you full access to all of the content in our catalog for as long as you maintain an active subscription. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes account at the time of initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period end date, and the cost of the renewal will be listed. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Read more about our Privacy Policy here: https://bit.ly/2UzFLvt Read more about our Terms of Service here: https://bit.ly/2Jc1rZm

Screenshots

Headway4 screens
Imprint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Headway at free with in-app purchases against Imprint's subscription. Headway also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (63% vs 38%). Imprint's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and chart position (#13 vs #39). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Headway sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Imprint sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Imprint holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117K and 56K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Headway's written reviews are positive against 38% of Imprint's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Headway ships an update every 4 days, Imprint every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Headway versus Imprint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadwayImprint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (117K ratings)4.8 (56K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews — better38.0% of reviews
Number of ratings117K — better56K
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#39#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB192 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGTHW App LimitedPolywise, Inc.

Customer experience

Headway

All ratings117,090 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews3,418 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.6%

Imprint

All ratings55,637 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews1,373 reviews
Positive38.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative54.8%

User reviews

Headway

From 117K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Convenient book summaries
  • 🧠 Helpful for self-improvement
  • ⏱️ Time-saving
  • 📚 Wide range of topics
  • 🎧 Audio option available

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Poor quality narration
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 💰 Expensive subscription fees
  • 🤔 Misleading marketing

Imprint

From 56K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient learning
  • 👍 Visually engaging
  • 💡 Bite-sized content
  • 🚀 Quick to use
  • 👍 Great for visual learners

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Buggy performance
  • 🔒 Lack of transparency on pricing
  • 💰 Limited content for high price
  • 🚫 Paywall restricts access

Bugs and requests

Headway

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Syncing issues across devices
  • Incorrect or missing book information
  • Unreliable notification system

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save progress and resume books
  • More personalization options
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Integration with other reading/learning apps
  • Better customer support and refund policies

Imprint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing or crashing issues
  • Inconsistent load times
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Unfinished or incomplete courses

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Dark mode option
  • More diverse content topics
  • Ability to download content offline
  • Better organization of saved content

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Headway

Subscriptions10
  • Headway premium$12.991 Month
  • Headway premium$19.991 Year
  • Headway premium2 variants$29.993 Months
Show 7 more
  • Headway premium$39.993 Months
  • Headway premium$49.991 Year
  • Headway premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Headway premium$59.991 Year
  • Headway Premium14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Headway Premium7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Headway Premium Pro7 Days trial$109.991 Year
One-time1
  • 50 Infographics + Workbook$19.99
14 purchases

Imprint

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$10.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • Monthly Subscription$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription4 variants$15.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Imprint premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Discount yearly (7 day trial)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Discounted yearly (no trial)$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial3 variants$74.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription (Discount)7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Headway free?
Headway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imprint free?
Imprint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Headway or Imprint?
Imprint is rated higher. Headway averages 4.6 out of 5 from 117K ratings, while Imprint averages 4.8 from 56K ratings.
Do Headway or Imprint have ads?
Imprint shows ads; Headway does not.
Which is updated more often, Headway or Imprint?
Headway ships an update every 4 days, and Imprint every 6 days. Most recently, Headway was updated on September 25, 2026 and Imprint on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Headway or Imprint?
Headway currently peaks at #39 in the App Store charts, and Imprint at #13. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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