Comparison

Reading List vs Tsumoru

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

Head to head
About

Reading List

Save web pages to read later, accessing them anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Easily add sites via share extensions or a dedicated button, and manage your list by deleting read articles.

Highlights
  • Save web pages to read later
  • Access saved content anytime, anywhere
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Add sites via share extension
  • Delete read articles easily
Features
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Have you ever felt like you don't have enough time to read an interesting web page you found? "Reading List" app will help you out! You can access your saved web pages anytime, anywhere and on any device! Howto: ・ You can add the site to the list by pressing the (+) button or by selecting the "Reading List" app from other app's Share Extension. ・ You can access from other devices by signing up. ・ You can delete sites that you have read by long pressing.

About

Tsumoru

Features
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Track the time you spend reading, studying and practicing with Tsumoru. Start a timer, save your session, and see your hours add up. A fifteen-minute session counts too. Taking a day off never resets your total. START, FINISH, SAVE Choose a category and start the timer on your iPhone. Name your categories for what matters to you: language study, piano, reading or another skill. Create as many as you need. No NFC tag or Apple Watch required. SEE YOUR WEEK AND YOUR PROGRESS • See your time by weekday in a weekly chart • Review each category's total and the last 12 months • Set an hours goal and daily or weekly time budgets • Estimate when you will reach your goal at your pace over the last 7 days MORE WAYS TO START Start and end sessions from your Apple Watch. Use the Action button, or hold your iPhone to an NFC tag on your book or desk. Tap the tag again to finish. NFC is optional and needs a tag, sold separately, plus a Shortcuts automation set up once. PAUSED TIME DOESN'T COUNT Optionally block selected apps during a session. To use one, choose to pause and unblock, then reopen that app. Paused time is excluded from your record. Return to Tsumoru to resume the same session. YOUR TIME, AT A GLANCE See today's time and your running session on the Lock Screen, and your total and category breakdown in Home Screen widgets. Tsumoru also supports Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, StandBy and Apple Watch complications. KEEP PAGES AND NOTES Photograph the page when you finish reading to capture its page number. Dictate a note to remember what you worked on. Enable these options for each category. Text recognition and speech recognition run on your device. KEEP YOUR OWN PACE No ads, no account, no streaks, no rankings and no notification reminders. Records come from the timer. You can shorten or delete a session, but you cannot add time manually or increase recorded time. Records are stored on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. Export to CSV or JSON, or choose to save completed sessions to Calendar. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone with iOS 26 or later • Watch controls need watchOS 26 or later and a connection to your iPhone • NFC needs a tag and a Shortcuts automation • App blocking needs Screen Time permission • Page capture needs camera access; dictation needs microphone and speech recognition access

Screenshots

Reading List1 screens
Tsumoru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tsumoru at every 6 days against Reading List's monthly. Reading List's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). 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

Reading List ships an update monthly, Tsumoru every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Reading List versus Tsumoru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading ListTsumoru
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShogo YoshidaYuta Tamaru

In-app purchases

None

Reading List

No in-app purchases

None

Tsumoru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading List free?
Reading List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tsumoru free?
Tsumoru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reading List or Tsumoru have ads?
Neither Reading List nor Tsumoru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading List or Tsumoru?
Reading List ships an update monthly, and Tsumoru every 6 days. Most recently, Reading List was updated on October 9, 2026 and Tsumoru on September 30, 2026.

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