Comparison

ReadingClock vs Microreads

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

Microreads

Gain new knowledge and achieve personal growth with concise summaries of bestselling nonfiction books. Read or listen to essential insights from over 2,500 titles in just 15 minutes.

Highlights
  • 2,500+ book summaries
  • 15-minute reading/listening time
  • Audio summaries available
  • Personal growth focus
  • Daily curated titles
  • Free trial
Features
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Microreads has a simple mission: simplify how you learn new things, gain new knowledge, and achieve new goals in life in no time in just the way you like. We aim to give you everything for a straightforward route to your personal growth! Microreads provides an easy way to learn with an extensive compilation of book summaries, tailored for your busy schedule to help you achieve personal growth and get ahead. Microreads condenses the essential insights from over 2,500 bestselling nonfiction books into impactful summaries that you can read or listen to within a 15-minute timeframe. WHAT YOU GET WITH MICROREADS - 2,500+ powerful ideas and an extensive compilation of book summaries for your personal growth, discover the core insights from any nonfiction book within just 15 minutes. - Learn on the go: whether you opt for listening or reading, we provide concise summaries across various subjects to meet your preferences. - Set your desired goal and embark on the challenge to witness remarkable results in no time, faster than you can imagine. - Build your knowledge, learn everything you care about, and let your intellectual curiosity guide you towards a life enriched with continuous growth and understanding. - Get new insights and discover unique ideas in no time. It's the optimal way to structure your routine around enjoyable and effortless personal development! HOW DOES IT WORK? After you decide to begin your personal growth with Microreads and download the app, you can start a 3-day free trial or continue without a subscription plan. If you choose to use Microreads without a subscription plan you can read 1 curated title every day. Get insights every day and read dozens of book summaries without a subscription. If you choose to use Microreads with a subscription plan you can read more than 2500+ titles. Get insights every day and listen to audio summaries. If you choose not to continue with the subscription, make sure to cancel at least 24 hours before the trial concludes to avoid automatic charges. You will be automatically charged a price indicated on the payment screen for a chosen subscription period. The Microreads Premium subscription renews automatically at the end of each period (each week) until you cancel. Canceling your subscription means the automatic renewal will be disabled. Nevertheless, you will retain access to all the features included in your subscription for the remaining duration of your ongoing period. Note that deleting the app does not cancel your subscriptions. By using the app, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://microreads.io/legal/privacypolicy https://microreads.io/legal/termsofuse If you have any questions please contact our support team: support@microreads.io Yours, Microreads Team

Screenshots

ReadingClock4 screens
Microreads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ReadingClock at 4.8 against Microreads's 4.5. ReadingClock also leads on ratings volume (145 vs 8). Microreads's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Microreads sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReadingClock holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReadingClock has 145 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ReadingClock versus Microreads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadingClockMicroreads
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (145 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings145 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB99 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLe HuangLogic Fusion, LLC

Customer experience

ReadingClock

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

Microreads

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ReadingClock

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99
1 purchases

Microreads

Subscriptions1
  • Microreads Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days

Questions

Is ReadingClock free?
ReadingClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Microreads free?
Microreads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReadingClock or Microreads?
ReadingClock is rated higher. ReadingClock averages 4.8 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Microreads averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do ReadingClock or Microreads have ads?
Neither ReadingClock nor Microreads shows ads.

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