Comparison

How Far Thunder vs SimplyRead

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

Head to head
About

How Far Thunder

Features
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Do you hear thunder, but do not know where it is? Want to surprise your friends with supernatural abilities? Bet on it that you can predict the exact distance to the place where the thunderstorm occurs. Is your child afraid of thunder and lightning? Reassure her that the thunder is now far away and play an interesting game together - determine the exact distance to the thunder. You can do all this with one touch! Just press the start button when you see lightning, and the App itself will calculate how many miles or kilometers of bad weather is raging.

About

SimplyRead

Transform any text file into an audiobook using natural-sounding voices. Organize your library with folders, import files, and edit text directly within the app. Securely back up your collection with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Text-to-audiobook conversion
  • Natural voice reading
  • Adjustable speech rate
  • Integrated book search and download
  • Smart library with folders
  • Built-in text editor
  • iCloud Drive backup
Features
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A book you can read — and listen to. SimplyRead opens your TXT, EPUB and Markdown files as real books, with covers, chapters and a page worth reading, then reads them aloud in natural iOS voices whenever you would rather listen. READ - A reading page set in a proper serif, with five paper themes that follow your phone's Light or Dark mode - Page by page, or one continuous scroll — whichever you prefer - Chapters found automatically, including Chinese numeral titles, with a panel to jump anywhere in the book - Bookmarks, find-in-book with highlighted matches, and a Continue Reading card that puts you back where you stopped - Every mark and label scales with your text size LISTEN - High-quality iOS system voices, at a speed you set - The sentence being spoken is highlighted, and the page follows along - Sleep timer, plus Lock Screen, Control Center and CarPlay controls — keep listening with the screen off BUILD YOUR LIBRARY - Import from the Files app, create a file straight from your clipboard, or download from a URL and watch it arrive - Built-in search to find and download books directly to your shelf - Folders to keep a long shelf tidy EDIT AND KEEP - A built-in editor with Find & Replace and a Fix New Lines tool for text files that arrived badly wrapped - iCloud Drive backup and restore for the whole library, reading positions included FREE AND PRO Your own files, the entire reader, themes, chapters, bookmarks and backup are unlimited and free. Pro lifts the daily listening allowance and the download limit.

Screenshots

How Far Thunder4 screens
SimplyRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: How Far Thunder at none against SimplyRead's 1. How Far Thunder also leads on iOS requirement (14.4 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SimplyRead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. How Far Thunder asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
How Far Thunder versus SimplyRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHow Far ThunderSimplyRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii Rymar阳 张

In-app purchases

None

How Far Thunder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SimplyRead

One-time1
  • Pro User$0.99

Questions

Is How Far Thunder free?
How Far Thunder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimplyRead free?
SimplyRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do How Far Thunder or SimplyRead have ads?
Neither How Far Thunder nor SimplyRead shows ads.

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