Comparison

Electronic Edition 9 vs ToRead

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

Head to head
About

Electronic Edition 9

This app provides access to a collection of books and discourses by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. It serves as a digital archive for his extensive written and spoken works, making them easily accessible.

Highlights
  • Collection of books and discourses
  • Digital archive
  • Distribution of works
  • Access to P.R. Sarkar's writings
Features
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The "Electronic Edition of the Works or P.R. Sarkar", usually shortened to "Eledit" or "EE", is a project, started in the late 1980s, overseeing the collection and distribution of the books and discourses given by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921-1990).

About

ToRead

This app helps you focus on reading by providing a distraction-free environment. It quietly tracks your reading time, offers ambient sounds for relaxation, and displays your progress on your lock screen and home screen.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free reading sessions
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Session history and editing
  • Home Screen widget
  • Minimalist interface
  • Optional one-time tips
Features
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ToRead is free to use, with no ads. The timer, your reading history and weekly reflection are free for everyone. It’s designed to help you spend more time reading, without pressure, goals, or distractions. Start a reading session, put your phone down, and just read. ToRead quietly tracks your reading time, so you can build awareness of your habits without gamification, streaks, or competition. Designed for calm focus • One tap to start reading • Ambient sounds to help you relax: rain and ocean waves, with more in ToRead Plus • Your reading time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (ToRead Plus) • Auto-end sessions, in case you forget • Session history with editing and manual entries • A Books page to rename, finish, archive or bring back a book • A weekly widget for the Home and Lock Screen (ToRead Plus) • Minimal interface that stays out of the way Your reading time, simply recorded ToRead focuses on time, not speed or performance. Whether you read for 2 minutes or 2 hours, every session counts. Your reading history helps you reflect on how reading fits into your life — without judging it. Built with intention • Designed for iPhone • Light and dark themes designed for comfort • iCloud sync (when enabled) to keep your data across devices • Privacy-friendly: your data stays yours For readers who just want to read ToRead is for anyone who wants a quieter relationship with reading: • No social feeds • No challenges • No productivity pressure Just reading, at your own pace. Read when you want. Stop when you want. ToRead. ToRead Plus ToRead Plus adds a few comforts: your reading time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, the weekly Home Screen widget, every ambient sound, and each new sound pack as it arrives. Pay once, keep it forever. If you used ToRead before Plus existed, everything it had then stays yours, with nothing to do. Legal • Privacy Policy: https://horchatastudio.com/toread/privacy/ • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Electronic Edition 93 screens
ToRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ToRead at 4.9 against Electronic Edition 9's 4.0. ToRead also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Electronic Edition 9's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Electronic Edition 9 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ToRead sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ToRead holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Electronic Edition 9's written reviews are positive against 100% of ToRead's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Electronic Edition 9 versus ToRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectronic Edition 9ToRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnanda MargaFrancisco Martinez

Customer experience

Electronic Edition 9

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ToRead

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Electronic Edition 9

One-time1
  • Electronic Edition 9$75.00
3 purchases

ToRead

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Large tip$4.99

Questions

Is Electronic Edition 9 free?
Electronic Edition 9 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ToRead free?
ToRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Electronic Edition 9 or ToRead?
ToRead is rated higher. Electronic Edition 9 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ToRead averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Electronic Edition 9 or ToRead have ads?
Neither Electronic Edition 9 nor ToRead shows ads.

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