Reading Assistant Plus vs SimplyRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Assistant Plus
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Reading Assistant Plus help you to read text as you write. Learn how to read while or after writing. # Feature - Create a new file - Choose a text file from storage. - Manage file History or Recent files - Export audio file - Save text and audio files in storage - Show saved audio and text file - Find a word from text - Next and previous button - Share text and audio - Auto speak option - Perform undo-redo option on text - Manage repeat mode on speaking # Speech Settings - Change language - Speech rate - Speech pitch # Speaking text process - Pre-made rules 1. Do not read web links 2. Do not read aloud punctuation 3. Do not read Numbers - Create custom rule - Auto sleep set time for sleeping
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SimplyRead at none against Reading Assistant Plus's shown. SimplyRead also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). Reading Assistant Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Reading Assistant Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SimplyRead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reading Assistant Plus ships an update every 9 months, SimplyRead weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Assistant Plus | SimplyRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kushal patel | 阳 张 |
In-app purchases
Reading Assistant Plus
- Ad Free Version$0.99
SimplyRead
- Pro User$0.99
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