OBC Reader vs Readsy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBC Reader
Access a library of ePub2 books, download free titles from a community collection, and enjoy private books for members. Features include copy-paste, bookmarking, and text search for an enhanced reading experience.
- Read ePub2 books
- Download free books
- Community library access
- Private member books
- Copy-paste text
- Bookmarks
- Text search
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You can read books, download free books from the community library, and private books for Online Book Club members. This first version supports ePub2 format books in English. The e-reader allows copy-paste, bookmarks, and text search.
Readsy
Immerse yourself in a vast library of romance novels, from billionaire and werewolf tales to LGBTQ+ and paranormal love stories. Enjoy unlimited reading with a subscription, discovering your next favorite book from curated collections and saved favorites.
- Vast romance novel library
- Unlimited reading subscription
- Billionaire and werewolf genres
- LGBTQ+ and paranormal romance
- Curated collections
- Saved favorite books
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Readsy is audio romance, performed rather than read. Every story is narrated end to end by a voice recorded for Readsy alone — no synthetic reading, no abridgement. Slow burn, forbidden, enemies to lovers, and the quiet in-between: browse by mood, by heat, or by how long you have tonight. WHAT YOU GET • Hundreds of narrated stories, with new Readsy Originals every week • A free preview on every story, so you hear the voice before you decide • Heat rated up to three peppers, shown before you press play • The most intense moments marked on the timeline, so you can go straight to them • Sleep timer, playback speed, and a player that remembers where you stopped • Six narration languages: English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Italian • Discreet billing and a library nobody else sees HOW LISTENING WORKS Start any story free. A subscription opens the full catalogue and every new release; it renews automatically until you cancel, and you can cancel at any time. Every story on Readsy is a work of fiction. By signing up for a subscription, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy. Please check out the following information: Terms of Use → https://readsy.io/terms-of-use Privacy Policy → https://readsy.io/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OBC Reader at 78% against Readsy's 24%. OBC Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Readsy's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. Readsy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. OBC Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Readsy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readsy has 406 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of OBC Reader's written reviews are positive against 24% of Readsy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OBC Reader ships an update every 2 months, Readsy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBC Reader | Readsy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (12 ratings) | 4.7 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 24.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OnlineBookClub.org LLC | Brailion Ventures Limited |
Customer experience
OBC Reader
Readsy
Bugs and requests
OBC Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Readsy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Signing out issues
- Audio not available
- Poor editing
Requested features
3 requests- Search function
- Option to view author's catalog
- Free reading options or point system
In-app purchases
OBC Reader
No in-app purchases
Readsy
- Full Access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Full Access$6.997 Days
- Full Access$9.997 Days
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- Full Access7 Days trial$14.991 Month
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- Full Access7 Days trial$29.993 Months
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- Full Access$47.993 Months
- Full Access$79.991 Year
- Full Access$89.991 Year
- Full Access7 Days trial$89.991 Year









