Live Long! vs The.Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Long!
Track your lifespan against famous historical figures and see who you've outlived. Discover notable people you might outlive soon and manage your personal collection of interesting personalities. Receive notifications when you surpass someone's lifespan.
- Compare lifespan to historical figures
- Track famous people you outlive
- Discover people you may outlive
- Manage personal collection of figures
- Receive lifespan outlive notifications
- Database of over 12,000 people
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Are you competitive? The biggest competition of all is lifespan, no doubt about it. You've already outlived royalty, billionaires, presidents, generals, admirals, heros and heroines. If you keep going you'll outlive some more. See the famous people you've outlived, those you may outlive in the near future, and track your own collection of famous people that interest you. More than 12,000 people with Wikipedia entries in our database. Get notified at a time you select, on days when you outlive someone.
The.Reader
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Don't you love a pretty good interesting story, do you? Well, we have a lot of personal, fictional, horror, secrets and more stories to share with you. Just remember, a good story can continue in the comments :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Live Long! at none against The.Reader's shown. The.Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 19 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Live Long! ships an update every 19 months, The.Reader every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Long! | The.Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stephen Mykytyn | santiago ortega |
In-app purchases
Live Long!
No in-app purchases
The.Reader
No in-app purchases
