Monocle vs ReadPace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monocle
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Read Together, Think Deeper. Monocle brings curious readers into one vibrant space to highlight, discuss, and discover books in new ways. What You Can Do 1. Share Highlights & Notes • Mark any passage and add text, images, or GIFs. Make your note public for conversation or keep it private for later. 2. Create Snippets (Book Stories) • Capture a quote, layer on visuals or doodles, and publish a story-style post that sparks instant engagement. 3. Ask Beacon (AI Companion) • Unsure about a theme, reference, or character arc? Want to learn more about a particular topic? Beacon answers context-aware questions right inside the book. 4. Discover New Reads • Follow readers you admire, browse trending notes, and get smart recommendations based on the ideas you love. Reading is richer when it’s social. Download Monocle and bring your books to life—one highlight, question, and conversation at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ReadPace
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Finish books on time. ReadPace measures your real reading speed and turns any page count into a finish date and a simple daily plan. Log a few timed reading sessions. ReadPace learns your true pace in pages per minute, then shows exactly when you will finish at that rate, how many pages a day to hit a deadline, and how long the next chapter will take. WHAT READPACE DOES - Measures your true reading speed from the timed sessions you log - Projects a finish date for any book from your recent pace - Shows the pages a day to finish by a target date - Tracks several books at once - Estimates the reading time for any chapter - Builds streaks, records, and a pace trend so progress stays visible YOUR READING, PRIVATE Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Your books never leave your device. FREE AND PRO ReadPace is free to measure your speed and estimate a finish date for one book. One simple, one-time purchase, with no subscription ever, unlocks Pro: - Track several books at once - Deadline schedules: the pages a day to hit any date, with ahead or behind tracking - Export a reading report PDF and a CSV of every session INSIGHTS THAT ADD UP See your pace over time, pages per week, current and longest streak, and records like your fastest session and the longest book you have finished. Made for readers who want to finish the pile, not just add to it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Monocle at every 2 days against ReadPace's every 3 weeks. Monocle also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Monocle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ReadPace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Monocle ships an update every 2 days, ReadPace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monocle | ReadPace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monocle Group Inc. | InnovaLabWorks |
In-app purchases
Monocle
- Monocle AI$3.991 Month
- Monocle AI$35.991 Year
ReadPace
- ReadPace Lifetime$49.99









