Comparison

Reader for Watch vs PointGuard

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

Head to head
About

Reader for Watch

Read your favorite ebooks directly on your wrist with support for epub and txt files. Customize your reading experience with adjustable font sizes, themes, and auto-scroll mode for hands-free enjoyment. Import books easily and read even without your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Import epub and txt ebooks
  • Customizable font size and themes
  • Auto-scroll mode for hands-free reading
  • Works independently of iPhone
  • Supports Unicode and UTF-8 encoding
  • Quick import from iPhone app
Features
Currently charting
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Reader for Watch turns your Apple Watch into a fully standalone EPUB & TXT reader. Import books from your iPhone Files app, send them to your paired Apple Watch, then read offline or listen with Read Aloud (TTS) anytime—completely phone-free! Perfect for workouts, commutes, running, or leaving your phone behind. The app beautifully adapts your books for the watch screen with auto-scroll, chapter parsing, and customizable text styles. Key Features: • Standalone Reading: Read fully offline on Apple Watch after a quick transfer. • EPUB & TXT Support: Easy import from the iOS Files app or other apps. • Image Support: Full support for displaying images and illustrations in EPUB books. • Text-to-Speech (TTS): Listen via the Apple Watch speaker or Bluetooth headphones. • Smart Layouts: Automatic chapter parsing, reading progress sync, and bookmarks. • Smooth Auto-Scroll: Enjoy hands-free reading while on the move. • Quick Resume: Continue Reading widget and watchOS complication/control for fast resume. • Library Management: Pin books, track progress, and manage finished books. • Highly Customizable: Adjust font size, themes, custom colors, and speech rates. • Local Archiving: Option to archive local copies on iPhone after sending them to your watch. • Privacy First: Completely private. No data collection. Reader for Watch is designed for book lovers who want a clean, private, and simple way to carry their personal library on their wrist.

About

PointGuard

Features
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PointGuard is a points, good-year, and retirement tracker built for U.S. National Guard and Reserve members — by a serving Guard NCO. Your official record system shows the past. PointGuard models the future: it tracks every retirement point, warns you before a good year slips away, and shows your retirement math out in the open — including the reduced (early) retirement-age credit that almost everyone miscalculates. WHAT YOU GET, FREE - Points dashboard — a clear good-year ring and your career totals at a glance - Every point, every year — log drills, AT, and orders, or import your history from your points statement - Scan a statement or orders with your camera and confirm the numbers — read on your device - Retirement projection — pay-table math, VA disability, and the early retirement-age calculation, with the formula shown - Good-year alerts — local reminders before a year is at risk - Drill-pay calculator and a pension planner with live sliders - Backup and restore your data as a file you control BUILT FOR HOW GUARD/RESERVE ACTUALLY WORKS - Reduced (early) retirement-age credit, computed under current law - Retention/Retirement (R/R) year tracking, not calendar-year guesswork - Active-duty, technician (FERS), and AGR paths - TSP, BRS government match, and Blended vs High-3 PRIVACY FIRST PointGuard has no account and no server for your service data. Everything stays on your device — no tracking, no ads, no selling your data. Scanning happens on-device. You can erase everything at any time. SOURCES PointGuard helps you organize and project your own records. Every figure it shows is drawn from these official U.S. government sources — always verify against them and with your RPAM and finance office: - Reserve/Guard retirement, good years, and reduced retirement age (10 U.S.C. 12731-12733): https://uscode.house.gov - DoD reserve retirement policy (DoD Instruction 1215.07): https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/ - Military basic pay tables: https://militarypay.defense.gov/Pay/Basic-Pay/ - Retired pay computation: https://www.dfas.mil/RetiredMilitary/ - Blended Retirement System: https://militarypay.defense.gov/BlendedRetirement/ - VA disability compensation rates: https://www.va.gov/disability/compensation-rates/ - Thrift Savings Plan (TSP): https://www.tsp.gov - FERS civilian retirement (dual-status technicians): https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/fers-information/ PointGuard is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. government or any official military personnel or pay system. Every projection is an estimate.

Screenshots

Reader for Watch4 screens
PointGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PointGuard at Free against Reader for Watch's $2.99. Reader for Watch's advantage is chart position (#110 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

PointGuard is free to download; Reader for Watch costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Reader for Watch versus PointGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReader for WatchPointGuard
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer磊 汪Mally Ferguson

In-app purchases

None

Reader for Watch

No in-app purchases

None

PointGuard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reader for Watch free?
Reader for Watch costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PointGuard free?
PointGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reader for Watch or PointGuard have ads?
Neither Reader for Watch nor PointGuard shows ads.

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