Comparison

Leaf e vs PageMark

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

Head to head
About

Leaf e

Access your purchased ebooks and audiobooks securely without a password. Enjoy offline reading and listening with features like bookmarking, customizable fonts, and a sleep timer. Seamlessly pick up where you left off across devices.

Highlights
  • Offline ebook and audiobook access
  • Cross-device bookmarking
  • Customizable font size and face
  • Dyslexic-friendly font option
  • Audiobook sleep timer
  • Background audiobook playback
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Welcome to the Leaf e-Reader app, powered by Glassboxx. We are delighted to offer you an easy and secure way to enjoy your ebooks and audiobooks. No password required — simply log in with the email address you used to buy the book on the website and enter the verification code sent to your email. Your purchased content can be found in the “My Books” area of the app. An internet connection is required to download the content. Once content has been downloaded, you can access and enjoy it offline. AUDIOBOOK PLAYER • Auto-saves your current position in the book so you can pick up right where you left off, even if listening on multiple devices • Skips forward and backward • Sleep timer • Plays on lock-screen, enabling easy access to playback controls • Plays in the background while you browse other apps • Plays immediately and downloads in the background (if internet access is available) EBOOK READER • Bookmarking opens the book across multiple devices • Font-size and font face changes, as well as dyslexic-friendly font • Background color changes

About

PageMark

Features
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Never lose a quote that moved you. PageMark is the reading companion that captures your best book highlights — by typing or camera scan — and reveals the hidden patterns across everything you've read. Capture highlights your way Type a passage in seconds, or point your camera at any physical book page and let PageMark's AI OCR lift the text for you. Tag highlights by book and theme. Find them instantly when you need them. Your reading journal builds itself. Your personal reading library Add books you're reading, mark them finished, rate them, and track your progress. PageMark gives you a clean, searchable reading log — without the social noise of Goodreads or the complexity of Readwise. Just your books, your thoughts, your library. The Insight Engine: intelligence that compounds Save highlights across multiple books and PageMark's AI Insight Engine surfaces the cross-book patterns and themes you didn't know were there. Discover that you're drawn to stoicism across philosophy, biography, and fiction. Understand what really resonates with you — not just what you rated 5 stars. Free to start. Pro for power readers. The free tier gives you 3 books and 50 highlights — enough to feel the magic. Upgrade to PageMark Pro for unlimited books, unlimited highlights, and full Insight Engine access at $3.99/month or $29.99/year (save 37%). PageMark is for the reader who has underlined a paragraph, snapped a photo, and forgotten it three days later. Built for physical book readers who want more than a shelf tracker — and less than an Obsidian vault. Terms of Use: https://pagemark.vertostudios.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pagemark.vertostudios.com/privacy

Screenshots

Leaf e4 screens
PageMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Leaf e at none against PageMark's 2. PageMark's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 23 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. PageMark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Leaf e asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leaf e ships an update every 23 months, PageMark monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Leaf e versus PageMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeaf ePageMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1716.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGlassboxx LimitedMads Borg Hundahl

In-app purchases

None

Leaf e

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PageMark

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Leaf e free?
Leaf e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PageMark free?
PageMark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Leaf e or PageMark have ads?
Neither Leaf e nor PageMark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leaf e or PageMark?
Leaf e ships an update every 23 months, and PageMark monthly. Most recently, Leaf e was updated on October 2, 2026 and PageMark on September 22, 2026.

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