ArborPro vs Read Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArborPro
This application allows for efficient data collection, GPS inventory, and tree assessments for urban forest management. It integrates with a larger software suite, enabling offline data capture and seamless synchronization. Users can generate reports, create work orders, and analyze ecological benefits with iTree compatibility.
- Offline data collection
- GPS inventory
- Tree assessments
- Report generation
- Work order creation
- iTree compatibility
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ArborPro Collector joins the ArborPro Urban Forest Management Software Suite as a companion application to Enterprise 2.0. Data collection, GPS Inventory, and tree assessments can be conducted and captured with or without an internet connection with ArborPro Collector. Collector integrates seamlessly with ArborPro Enterprise 2.0 to evaluate the condition of your urban forest. Create reports, and work orders and examine the Eco-benefits simply and intuitively. You’ll appreciate unlimited tree collection and iTree compatibility with ArborPro Collector.
Read Forge
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Read Forge turns anything you can read into a stream of focused words, so you read faster with less effort. Instead of dragging your eyes across lines of text, Read Forge shows one word at a time in a fixed spot — your eyes stay still, and the text comes to you. GET TEXT IN FROM ANYWHERE • Highlight text in any app — Safari, Mail, Messages, anywhere — and tap Share → Copy to Read Forge • Share a whole article page from your browser and Read Forge extracts the readable text, minus the menus, banners, and clutter • Import books and documents: EPUB, PDF, TXT, and non-DRM MOBI, with chapter navigation • Or just paste READ YOUR WAY • Focus mode: one word at a time, with an optional red anchor letter that holds your eye on the optimal recognition point • Overview mode: a full block of text with a moving highlight, like following a finger across the page • Tempo from a relaxed 120 up to 900 words per minute, with natural pauses at sentence and clause boundaries • Six reading fonts, adjustable size, light and dark appearance YOUR LIBRARY REMEMBERS • Imported books are saved on your device with your reading position • Scrub anywhere in a text, jump back a sentence, or restart a chapter • Time-remaining estimate at your current pace PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your books, articles, and reading habits never leave your device. Whether it's the morning news, a long read you've been putting off, or an entire novel — Read Forge helps you power through it, one focused word at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArborPro at none against Read Forge's 1. ArborPro also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. Read Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ArborPro asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ArborPro | Read Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ArborPro, Inc. | Ben Spears |
In-app purchases
ArborPro
No in-app purchases
Read Forge
- Read Forge Pro$7.99
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