Comparison

Symbols vs ReadingStinks

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

Head to head
About

Symbols

Learn symbolic logic through interactive exercises and visual study cards. Master rules of inference, evaluate arguments, and translate everyday language into formal logic. Progress through various activities to build and solidify your understanding of logical reasoning.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Studycards with clear explanations
  • Interactive activities for skill mastery
  • Validity: Evaluate pre-solved arguments
  • Justification: Deduce missing argument steps
  • Inference: Build valid arguments
  • Translation: Convert statements to logical form
Features
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Learn logic with Symbols, the app that teaches natural deduction and the rules of inference in an intuitive, accessible way. Our unique Studycards feature visual pictographs and interactive, step-by-step exercises that allow you to grasp each rule easily and quickly. Then, challenge yourself with activities specifically designed to practice those rules, building your skills progressively, and cementing them in your memory with every level completed. Why Symbols? Comprehensive Studycards: Learn essential rules like Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens, Disjunctive Syllogism, and many more through clear explanations and examples. Perfect for students and anyone looking to understand formal logic. Engaging Activities for Skill Mastery: Validity: Sharpen your critical thinking by evaluating pre-solved arguments. This unique activity provides the benefits of repetition without the tedium, helping you apply, recognize, and grow familiar with the rules of inference. Justification: Challenge your understanding with puzzle-like scenarios where you deduce missing argument steps. This deepens your comprehension and refines your application of logical rules within complex arguments. Inference: By this stage, the training wheels are off, and the student has to draw on everything they've learned so far. Their task is to mentally build a valid argument from what’s provided—or to recognize that no valid argument can be formed. What would normally be worked out slowly on paper is now done at the speed of thought. Translation: Translation helps students practice turning statements with indicator words and phrases into logical form. These indicator words, commonly found in logic books and courses, give students a sense of how to translate everyday language into formal logic. Translation breaks this process into levels, allowing students to track their progress and earn new scores as they build proficiency. Download Symbols for free and begin your journey into formal logic. Your free access includes the first level of every activity and the Modus Ponens study card, a must-have for getting started. For more advanced content and features, simply use our in-app purchases to continue building your logic skills. Start your journey of mastering the rules of inference now!

About

ReadingStinks

Transform PDF documents into audiobooks using AI. This app is ideal for students and professionals seeking to learn more efficiently, retain information better, and study conveniently while multitasking or resting their eyes.

Highlights
  • Convert PDFs to audiobooks with AI
  • Background audio playback
  • Smart playback controls
  • Flashcards and study tools
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Secure sign-in
Features
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ReadingStinks helps you turn PDF documents into audiobooks so you can learn faster, retain more, and study on the go. Upload any PDF and instantly convert it into clear, high-quality audio. Perfect for students, professionals, and lifelong learners who want to consume reading material while walking, commuting, or resting their eyes. Key features: • Convert PDFs into audiobooks using AI • Listen anytime with background audio support • Smart playback controls for efficient listening • Flashcards and study tools to reinforce learning • Clean, distraction-free interface • Secure sign-in with Apple or Google ReadingStinks is designed to make reading easier, faster, and more accessible — especially for dense academic or professional material. No ads. No spam. Just focused learning. Privacy-first. Your documents are processed securely and are not shared. Download ReadingStinks and make reading effortless.

Screenshots

Symbols4 screens
ReadingStinks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ReadingStinks at 5.0 against Symbols's 4.5. ReadingStinks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Symbols's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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. Symbols sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ReadingStinks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReadingStinks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Symbols versus ReadingStinks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymbolsReadingStinks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew RayesBetter Apps, LLC (TX)

Customer experience

Symbols

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ReadingStinks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Symbols

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
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  • Three Month Subscription$18.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
None

ReadingStinks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Symbols free?
Symbols is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReadingStinks free?
ReadingStinks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Symbols or ReadingStinks?
ReadingStinks is rated higher. Symbols averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while ReadingStinks averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Symbols or ReadingStinks have ads?
Neither Symbols nor ReadingStinks shows ads.

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