Comparison

iPublishCentral Reader vs ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)

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

Head to head
About

iPublishCentral Reader

Read and manage your digital library with this app. It supports PDF and EPUB formats, allowing you to organize books, customize your reading experience with notes and highlights, and sync progress across devices. Download content from various sources, including cloud storage and email.

Highlights
  • Read PDF and EPUB ebooks
  • Organize books into shelves
  • Add notes and highlights
  • Bookmark pages
  • Sync reading progress across devices
  • Download content from Dropbox and email
  • Customize font, margins, and background
Features
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With the iPublishCentral Reader App you can read ebooks and content in PDF and EPUB format on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. You can organize books in to shelves, customize your reading experience, add notes or highlights to specific passages, bookmark a page, and download content from your Dropbox account and e-mails. Your last read page, notes, highlights, and bookmarks are synchronized across devices when network connectivity is available. This synchronizations enables you to pick a book from where you left off on another device. Download ebooks: · From various ebookstores hosted on the iPublishCentral platform · Non-DRM PDF and EPUB content from your e-mails, and Dropbox Customize your reading experience: · Add notes or highlights to specific passages, bookmark pages/locations · Select among four typefaces and adjust font size, set margins · Set background color of the Reader · Switch between horizontal swipe and vertical scroll · Set brightness level Organize: · Organize your ebooks/content by creating shelves Navigation: · Search for specific keywords and navigate to a specific passage by picking a search result · Swipe or scroll to go to previous or next page · Use the page slider to quickly navigate across · Go to specific passages from the table listing the personalizations · Table of contents Formats supported: · Ebooks in PDF format hosted on the iPublishCentral platform · Ebooks in EPUB2 and EPUB3 format hosted on the iPublishCentral platform · Interactive ebooks and audio (read aloud) ebooks hosted on the iPublishCentral platform · Non-DRM PDFs · Non-DRM EPUBs Hope you enjoy reading your ebooks on the iPublishCentral Reader App iPublishCentral Team

About

ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)

This app enhances your reading experience with unique technologies like Focused Reading and BeeLine Reader, designed to improve speed and fluency. It supports EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and TXT files, with optional cross-device syncing and premium features available via subscription.

Highlights
  • Read EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT files
  • Focused Reading mode
  • BeeLine Reader for speed and fluency
  • Multi-device syncing
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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ReadMe! has helped readers find their pace and place since 2014. v2 is the biggest ReadMe! update yet: a rebuilt reader, a calmer library, and four focused ways to move through a book. FOUR WAYS TO READ • Spritz presents one word at a time around a fixed red focal letter, with precise speed control. • BeeLine guides your eyes through each rendered line with continuous color gradients. • Focus builds a readable trail of recent words so attention can settle without losing context. • Read Along carries the text through a smooth, centered ticker. A FULLY UNLOCKED SAMPLE Open the built-in sample and try every reading mode, control, and setting for as long as you like. No account or subscription is required. YOUR BOOKS STAY READABLE Import supported books and documents, keep them in your local library, and read them normally for free. Each imported book includes 3 active minutes to try ReadMe!'s focused reading modes. The timer runs only while a Premium mode is actively playing. When the preview ends, your book stays open at the same place and remains readable normally. PREMIUM, WITHOUT LOCKING YOUR LIBRARY Premium unlocks unlimited Spritz, BeeLine, Focus, and Read Along use with your imported books. It does not take away normal reading, imports, bookmarks, or your local library. LIFETIME STILL MEANS LIFETIME Existing Lifetime Premium buyers retain full access to all current and future Premium features. Restore through Settings or the Preview complete screen. If automatic restoration cannot find your purchase, ReadMe! support will help. SYNC WHEN YOU CHOOSE An account is optional. Sign in with Apple, Facebook, or email when you want cloud library sync. On-device v1 books migrate locally with bookmarks and reading position, and the new sync system stores exact reading anchors instead of an approximate percentage alone. Subscriptions are available monthly and yearly. ReadMe! shows the exact localized price and duration before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. Manage or cancel in Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://v2.readmei.com/privacy.php Terms of Use: https://v2.readmei.com/terms.php Support: https://v2.readmei.com/support.php

Screenshots

iPublishCentral Reader4 screens
ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iPublishCentral Reader at none against ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)'s 5. iPublishCentral Reader also leads on ratings volume (160 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)'s advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 19%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. iPublishCentral Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for iPublishCentral Reader against 3.7 for ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPublishCentral Reader has 160 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of iPublishCentral Reader's written reviews are positive against 43% of ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPublishCentral Reader ships an update every 2 months, ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iPublishCentral Reader versus ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPublishCentral ReaderReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (160 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews43.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings160 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiPublishCentralSpritz Holding LLC

Customer experience

iPublishCentral Reader

All ratings156 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative69.0%

ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral13.2%
Negative43.7%

User reviews

iPublishCentral Reader

From 160 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nice design, works well
  • 🚀 Swiftly updated
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Nice App, easy to download and read
  • 👍 Keeps notes updated across devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App constantly crashes
  • 🐛 Notes/highlights not synced
  • 🐛 Poorly built app
  • 🐛 No way of writing notes
  • 🐛 Deletes written notes

ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)

From 3 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient reading
  • 🚀 Increased reading speed
  • 👍 User-friendly design
  • 👍 Customizable reading modes
  • 👍 Helpful for reading disabilities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy, crashes frequently
  • 🔒 Requires subscription for full functionality
  • 👎 Poor navigation and UI
  • 👎 Difficult to import books
  • 👎 Loses reading progress

Bugs and requests

iPublishCentral Reader

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App constantly crashes
  • Notes/highlights not synced between devices
  • Highlighting and note-taking disappears after closing books
  • Vertical scrolling resets to default every time the book is left
  • App crashes every second after last update
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  • Speech to text only works if the app is open
  • Tables in BCSC do not display correctly
  • Highlighting does not work
  • Apple pen support is scarce
  • App consistently fails to 'see' new books
  • App crashes every time a book is attempted to be added
  • App crashes every time the textbook is opened
  • App fails to work more often than not
  • iPad does not recognize password
  • App crashes after highlighting or noting
  • App takes user out to bookshelf upon closing
  • Image quality of radiological pictures is poor
  • Update has made the app worse, does not open
  • Cannot open any downloaded books

Requested features

7 requests
  • Direct link to Bible scripture
  • More colors for underlining
  • Set vertical scrolling preference permanently
  • Support split screen on iPad
  • Improve highlighting function to avoid squares
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  • Allow search and TOC selection
  • Improve image quality for radiological pictures

ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Spritz reader not working properly
  • App freezes when adding books
  • Sync issues across devices
  • Compatibility problems with certain ebook formats

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline reading mode
  • Annotation and note-taking capabilities
  • Better library management and organization
  • Integration with other ebook platforms
  • Customizable reading speed controls

In-app purchases

None

iPublishCentral Reader

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)

Subscriptions4
  • Synchronisation Service$1.991 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Synchronisation Service$19.991 Year
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  • Premium (Yearly)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$99.99

Questions

Is iPublishCentral Reader free?
iPublishCentral Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) free?
ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iPublishCentral Reader or ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)?
iPublishCentral Reader and ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) are both rated 3.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 160 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do iPublishCentral Reader or ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) have ads?
Neither iPublishCentral Reader nor ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPublishCentral Reader or ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine)?
iPublishCentral Reader ships an update every 2 months, and ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) fortnightly. Most recently, iPublishCentral Reader was updated on October 20, 2026 and ReadMe! (Spritz & BeeLine) on October 19, 2026.

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