TaqReader vs BES Planners
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TaqReader
This application allows users to download and read EPUB files directly from web links. It offers a straightforward and efficient reading experience for digital books.
- EPUB reader
- Download from links
- Fast performance
- Reliable functionality
- Free to use
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Simple, fast, reliable and free epub reader. Just enter a link to an epub file, download it and read it :)
BES Planners
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The planner you bought, in an app built for it. By Evette Santos planners are drawn page by page. This app keeps that design exactly as it was made and lets you write on top of it, on iPhone and iPad, with everything saved to your account as you go. You need a planner first. Planners are purchased separately. Sign in here with the email address from your order and the planners you own appear on your shelf. Nothing to import and no file to keep track of. The app fetches each planner itself. WRITE THE WAY YOU WRITE ON PAPER • Pen and highlighter with real pressure and tilt from Apple Pencil • Rest your hand on the page. Palm rejection is on by default, and you can set it to Pencil only or switch it off • Straight lines, arrows, rectangles and circles from one tool • Eraser, lasso, undo and redo • Double-tap your Apple Pencil to switch tools, the way your iPad Settings say • Pinch in as far as you like: handwriting, text and stickers stay sharp • A laser pointer that leaves no mark • Left-handed? Move the toolbar to the other side in Account • Match the app to your planner: choose the color of your home screen icon in Account • On iPad, pick a spiral or bound look for your planner MORE THAN INK • Stickers you drag onto the page and resize • Photos from your camera or library, cropped in place • Voice memos recorded straight onto a page • Text boxes anywhere, in the size and color you want • Speak instead of typing: tap the mic and your words land in the text box • Write in a text box with Apple Pencil and your handwriting becomes typed text • Tap a mapped field to type in it. Dates, notes, habits and checklists are real entries on your account, not marks on a picture A QUOTE FROM EVETTE EVERY DAY • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today's quote, in your planner's colors or in pink or gold • On holidays the widgets add art around the quote • A morning quote at the time you choose • Today's quote on Home, ready to share as an image • The widgets and the quote work without signing in ALWAYS WHERE YOU LEFT IT • No Save button. Your work is written about a second after you stop • Every planner reopens on the last page you were reading, on any device you sign in from • Bookmarks, a page thumbnail strip, and jump to page • Write on your iPad and your iPhone catches up in seconds • If two devices change the same thing, you are shown both and you pick WHEN THE SIGNAL DROPS Your planners are copied to this device as they arrive on your shelf, so a planner opens with no connection at all. Keep writing while you are offline: pen, stickers, text and typed entries are written to the device as you make them, survive the app being closed, and go up to your account when you are back. The first copy of a planner comes over whatever connection you are on, so a new one is best opened on Wi-Fi. Either way the app is straight with you about saving: it shows what has reached your account and what has not, rather than letting you find out later. YOURS, AND PRIVATE • Lock the app behind Face ID or Touch ID, with your device passcode as the backup • Turn on two-step sign-in with an authenticator app • Photos and voice memos stay on your device and are never uploaded • Delete your account, and everything in it, from inside the app • Account lists exactly what is stored on this device and clears it in one tap • Optional reminders to plan in the morning and check in at night, scheduled on your device rather than sent from a server WHAT THIS IS NOT It is not a general note-taking app, and it will not let you redraw the artwork. It is a planner that behaves like a planner: one place, already yours, nothing to set up. Questions? hello@byevettesantos.com, and a real person answers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BES Planners at every 10 days against TaqReader's every 6 weeks. TaqReader's advantage is chart position (#112 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TaqReader ships an update every 6 weeks, BES Planners every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaqReader | BES Planners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #112 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Madan Ali Abu Hayzah | Pinstripe Business Services LLC |
Bugs and requests
TaqReader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Audiobook playback issues
- Inconsistent page/progress tracking
- Subscription/purchase problems
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve iPad/iOS compatibility and features
- Implement annotation and highlighting tools
- Add custom folder organization for books
BES Planners
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TaqReader
No in-app purchases
BES Planners
No in-app purchases








