Comparison

RAISA vs Readest

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

Head to head
About

RAISA

Access and read articles from the SCP Wiki on your mobile device. Organize your favorite content into custom lists. Enjoy a seamless, ad-free reading experience without any initial cost.

Highlights
  • SCP Wiki article reader
  • Download articles for offline access
  • Create custom reading lists
  • Ad-free experience
  • No cost to start
Features
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A Mobile reader for the SCP Wiki. Download articles and sort them into lists. Ad-free and requires no cost to start reading.

About

Readest

This app offers a versatile reading experience for various ebook formats, allowing users to manage their library, take notes, listen to audiobooks, and sync progress across devices. It supports OPDS catalogs, Calibre servers, and multiple cloud storage options for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, CBZ, TXT, Markdown
  • OPDS catalog and Calibre server integration
  • Text-to-speech with offline voices
  • Cross-device sync via cloud services
  • Annotation and note-taking tools
  • Customizable reading settings
  • CarPlay support for audiobooks
Features
Currently charting
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Readest is an ebook reader for people who read a lot, and who want their books, notes and reading position on whatever device is nearest. Open EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, CBZ, TXT and Markdown in one library. Pull books from OPDS catalogs or from your own Calibre server. Read, annotate, listen, translate. Made for iPhone and iPad • CarPlay, so you can keep listening on the road with playback controls on the dashboard • Download read-aloud voices per book and listen with no connection at all • Add books from Files, Mail or any share sheet, and read them in place instead of copying them into a second library • Open up to four books at once on iPad and arrange them how you like Reading • Paginated or scrolling, with custom fonts, themes, spacing and margins • Vertical text for CJK books • Contrast and refresh tuned for e-ink screens • Full-text search inside a book Your library • Browse, search and download from OPDS catalogs and public libraries • Connect to Calibre or Calibre-Web, covers and metadata included • Organize with bookshelf groups you can rename Notes • Highlights, bookmarks and structured notes • Copy a highlight together with a deep link back to the passage • Export your annotations Listening and languages • Text-to-speech with downloadable offline voices • Translate a sentence, a page, or an entire book • Wikipedia and dictionary lookup without leaving the page Sync • Readest Cloud, or bring your own: iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, S3 • KOReader sync keeps your progress in step with your e-reader • iPhone, iPad, Mac, all other platforms and the web Readest is open source. Support: support@readest.com Privacy Policy: https://readest.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RAISA4 screens
Readest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RAISA at 5.0 against Readest's 4.5. RAISA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Readest's advantage is ratings volume (201 vs 6) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). 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. Readest sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RAISA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RAISA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readest has 201 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RAISA's written reviews are positive against 84% of Readest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RAISA ships an update every 2 weeks, Readest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RAISA versus Readest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRAISAReadest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (201 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6201 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB58 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMaximus HardingBilingify LLC

Customer experience

RAISA

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Readest

All ratings201 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.3%

In-app purchases

None

RAISA

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Readest

Subscriptions4
  • Subscribe to Plus Plan$4.991 Month
  • Subscribe to Pro Plan$9.991 Month
  • Subscribe to Plus Plan$49.991 Year
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  • Subscribe to Pro Plan$99.991 Year
One-time5
  • 1 GB$9.99
  • 2 GB$14.99
  • Full Customization$19.99
Show 2 more
  • 5 GB$29.99
  • 10 GB$49.99

Questions

Is RAISA free?
RAISA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readest free?
Readest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RAISA or Readest?
RAISA is rated higher. RAISA averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Readest averages 4.5 from 201 ratings.
Do RAISA or Readest have ads?
Neither RAISA nor Readest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RAISA or Readest?
RAISA ships an update every 2 weeks, and Readest fortnightly. Most recently, RAISA was updated on November 3, 2026 and Readest on November 8, 2026.

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