Comparison

ReadingClock vs Resident Pocketbook

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

Head to head
About

ReadingClock

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking your daily and weekly reading time and progress. Visualize your journey and set personal reading goals to witness your transformation as a reader.

Highlights
  • Daily reading tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Set reading goals
  • Manage reading logs
  • Cultivate reading habits
Features
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ReadingClock is a simple reading timer and tracker for building a daily reading habit. Tap to start, read, and watch your minutes add up toward your daily and weekly goals. Whether you're a kid logging reading for school, a parent cheering on a young reader, or an adult who wants to read more, ReadingClock keeps you consistent. FEATURES - Reading timer: slide to start, slide to stop, and your session is logged automatically - Daily and weekly reading goals with progress at a glance - Reading calendar that shows how consistent you've been all month - Streaks and milestones: celebrate 7-day and 30-day streaks, 10, 50, and 100 hours, and more - Share your wins with friends and family - Reading notes for thoughts, favorite quotes, and progress - Add, edit, or delete reading logs anytime - Total reading time for today, this week, and all time - Optional sound when you reach your daily goal WHY I BUILT READINGCLOCK I'm Grace, a mother of two. My kids read every day, and although their school asks for only 20 minutes, they usually read for 40 minutes to an hour. Watching how much their reading and writing improved over time inspired me to build an app that helps other readers keep the same routine. My children gave me a lot of feedback on this app. It wouldn't be here without them! "I love ReadingClock! I use it for my reading time at home and for my homework." - my son "ReadingClock is so helpful! Also my mom always takes my feedback to make the app better!" - my daughter Upgrade to ReadingClock Pro to enjoy the app ad-free.

About

Resident Pocketbook

A quick-access tool for internal medicine residents on inpatient service. It provides common bedside scoring tools, conversion charts, and algorithms for medical calculations and references.

Highlights
  • Bedside scoring tools
  • Conversion charts
  • Medical algorithms
  • Quick access favorites
  • Inpatient service assistance
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This app is designed to assist internal medicine residents on inpatient service. It is meant to be a quick-access tool for common calculations and references on inpatient service. The app contains commonly used bedside scoring tools such as CHADS2-VASc, HEART, Well's Scores etc... There are also commonly used conversion charts for steroids, opioids, statins, beta blockers and algorithms for ACLS, sodium, acid/base and pre-op cardiovascular risk. Users can store favorites for quick bedside access.

Screenshots

ReadingClock4 screens
Resident Pocketbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Resident Pocketbook at none against ReadingClock's 1. Resident Pocketbook also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). ReadingClock's advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. ReadingClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Resident Pocketbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Resident Pocketbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReadingClock has 143 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of ReadingClock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Resident Pocketbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadingClock ships an update fortnightly, Resident Pocketbook every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ReadingClock versus Resident Pocketbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadingClockResident Pocketbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (143 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLe HuangDmitriy Scherbak

Customer experience

ReadingClock

All ratings143 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

Resident Pocketbook

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ReadingClock

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99
None

Resident Pocketbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadingClock free?
ReadingClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Resident Pocketbook free?
Resident Pocketbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ReadingClock or Resident Pocketbook?
Resident Pocketbook is rated higher. ReadingClock averages 4.8 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Resident Pocketbook averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do ReadingClock or Resident Pocketbook have ads?
Neither ReadingClock nor Resident Pocketbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadingClock or Resident Pocketbook?
ReadingClock ships an update fortnightly, and Resident Pocketbook every 5 weeks. Most recently, ReadingClock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Resident Pocketbook on October 9, 2026.

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