Comparison

Readminds vs Hous

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

Head to head
About

Readminds

Features
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For reading list management, Reminds provides the following functions. - Create and manage reading lists by foldering links to read. You can also set the reading priority. - Set a reminder message on a post or reading list to read in the future. - You can mark posts you have already read and take short notes. - Share your reading list with your friends.

About

Hous

Features
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Hous is designed to make life a bit easier by improving communication in your home. Instead of having three seperate apps for managing tasks, grocery lists and budgets, we've combined them in one app. Best of all you only pay for one subscription and have as many member in your home as part of your subscription as you like. Add home members to your app and everyone can create tasks, add to the grocery list or budget. Get things done as a team! as well as teaching young members of your family about your homes budget and responsibility. FEATURES TASK MANAGER - create and assign tasks to yourself or anyone else in your household. GROCERY LIST - Have a grocery list that everyone in your family can add to, delete and check off. BUDGET PLANNER - Get total visibility in your house about what the total income is and the total spending each week and what the money is going towards. Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Readminds4 screens
Hous4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Readminds at none against Hous's 2. Readminds also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hous sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Readminds asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readminds ships an update every 8 days, Hous weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Readminds versus Hous: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadmindsHous
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB63 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHyunsoo ParkPharos Company

In-app purchases

None

Readminds

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hous

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Family Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription Plan$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Readminds free?
Readminds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hous free?
Hous is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readminds or Hous have ads?
Neither Readminds nor Hous shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readminds or Hous?
Readminds ships an update every 8 days, and Hous weekly. Most recently, Readminds was updated on October 6, 2026 and Hous on October 1, 2026.

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