Comparison

Glasp vs Max Read

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

Head to head
About

Glasp

Capture and organize online content with customizable highlighting tools. Easily tag, search, and share your collected ideas across multiple platforms and devices with a single click.

Highlights
  • Online content capturing
  • Colored highlighting options
  • Automatic curation to homepage
  • Tagging and searching highlights
  • Cross-platform sharing
  • Syncs across devices
Features
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Glasp turns everything you read and watch into knowledge you keep. Summarize YouTube videos and long articles with AI in seconds, highlight the parts that matter, and save it all in one place — across the web, PDFs, and more. Then revisit your highlights anytime, anywhere. WHAT YOU CAN DO • AI Summary — get the key points of any YouTube video or web page instantly, with transcripts and timestamps. • Highlight — mark up articles and PDFs with a tap; your highlights sync everywhere. • Reader View — strip away the clutter and read distraction-free. • Read Later — save videos, articles, and PDFs to your library and come back when you're ready. • Feed — follow your favorite YouTube channels and catch up fast with summaries. • Your Knowledge — every highlight and note becomes a personal library you can search and revisit. Whether you're researching, studying, or just keeping up, Glasp helps you learn faster and remember more. Highlight the internet. Keep what matters.

About

Max Read

Features
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Max Read shows you one word at a time, right where your eyes are already looking. No lines to follow, no jumping back — just words arriving at the pace you choose. WHY IT WORKS When you read normally, your eyes spend most of their time moving between words instead of taking them in. Max Read removes those jumps: every word appears in the same spot, aligned to a highlighted anchor letter. Your eyes rest, your focus sharpens, and your pace climbs. READ ANYTHING • Import EPUB and PDF files • Open web articles from a link • Paste any text from your clipboard • Scan printed pages with your camera — OCR turns photos into readable text YOUR PACE, YOUR RULES • Set your speed from 100 to 1,000 words per minute • Add a natural pause at the end of each sentence • Feel the rhythm with subtle haptic feedback MAKE IT YOURS • Four backgrounds, including a calm animated gradient • Serif, sans-serif and typewriter fonts in three sizes • Eight anchor colors and adjustable guide lines PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF • Your Library keeps every document with reading progress and time left • The Content Explorer shows the full text so you can jump anywhere Max Read speaks your language: English, Danish, German, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, French, Dutch, Italian and Russian. Questions or ideas? Write to info@sebaexhibits.com — feedback goes straight to the developer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Glasp4 screens
Max Read4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glasp at none against Max Read's 2. Glasp also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Max Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Glasp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glasp ships an update every 11 days, Max Read fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Glasp versus Max Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlaspMax Read
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlasp Inc.Sensonet

In-app purchases

None

Glasp

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Max Read

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Yearly3 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Max Read Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Glasp free?
Glasp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Max Read free?
Max Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glasp or Max Read have ads?
Neither Glasp nor Max Read shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glasp or Max Read?
Glasp ships an update every 11 days, and Max Read fortnightly. Most recently, Glasp was updated on October 25, 2026 and Max Read on October 25, 2026.

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