SABA Reader vs Read Reality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SABA Reader
This app offers a new audio book listening experience with simple tools and a dedicated navigation tab. It also provides a customizable reading experience with various page themes, font adjustments, and note-taking capabilities. Explore a vast collection of books across different categories.
- Audiobook listening experience
- Downloadable chapters for offline listening
- Customizable reading themes and fonts
- Add highlights and notes to text
- Explore book collections by category
- Track reading progress
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About app: We have added new audio book listening experience. It is a new design with new and simple tools to make audio listening as simple as it's supposed to be. • Navigation tab only for audio books • Backward and forward functionality • Download chapters and save them in your local storage • Offline Listening New reading experience: • Choose from five easy-to-read page themes • Add highlights and notes to texts • Change font size, that you like • Change text height and page margins • View table of contents • View saved texts and comments Features: • Subscribed users are able to read books • See book status where you stopped reading • Explore great collection of books in different categories, from best authors and best sellers • Detailed book description page
Read Reality
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With the app, you will be able to bring our books to life, visualize them, and travel through the digital world. AR technology will allow you to see the elements of the book in the camera, play games, collect points, and buy prizes from points. good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SABA Reader at none against Read Reality's shown. SABA Reader also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Read Reality's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SABA Reader ships an update weekly, Read Reality every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SABA Reader | Read Reality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | LeavingStone | SkangoGames LLC |
Bugs and requests
SABA Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Previewing audio book excerpts not working after update
- Books disappearing from library after payment method change
- App crashing on launch for some iOS 11 users
- App not displaying any books for some users
Requested features
4 requests- Add note-taking/bookmarking functionality for audio books
- Implement character/speaker labeling for audio books
- Increase font size options on iPad
- Add support for English language books
Read Reality
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SABA Reader
No in-app purchases
Read Reality
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SABA Reader free?
Is Read Reality free?
Do SABA Reader or Read Reality have ads?
Which is updated more often, SABA Reader or Read Reality?
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