Comparison

RR vs Readplace

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

Head to head
About

RR

Enhance your reading efficiency with this app. It offers customizable speed, font, and size settings for a personalized experience. Track your progress and improve comprehension on iOS, iPadOS, and Mac.

Highlights
  • Customizable reading speeds
  • Adjustable fonts and sizes
  • Personalized reading experience
  • Progress tracking
  • Word-by-word reading
Features
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Read saved text one word at a time at a pace you choose. • Create a reading from your own text • Find saved readings by searching titles and text • Adjust reading speed, font, and text size • Pause and resume the reader • Edit and share saved text • Search Wikipedia and read short result excerpts Saved readings work offline. Wikipedia search requires an internet connection and sends your search terms to Wikimedia. Search text is sent as you type after three characters. No app account is required.

About

Readplace

Save articles from any app to a clean, focused reader. Get AI summaries to quickly assess content. This app helps you manage your reading list and actually finish articles.

Highlights
  • Save articles from any app
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • AI-powered article summaries
  • Organized reading list
  • Mark articles as read
Features
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Readplace is a read-it-later app. Save articles from anywhere and read them later in a clean, focused reader — without the clutter, popups, and noise of the open web. SAVE FROM ANY APP Open a web page in Safari (or any app), tap Share, and choose Readplace. The article is captured and added to your reading list — no copy-paste, no tab hoarding. A CALM READING LIST Everything you saved in one place. Tap an article to read it in a distraction-free reader, and get an AI summary so you can decide what is worth your time before you dive in. Swipe to mark things read as you go. ORGANIZE YOUR READING Switch between readlists and choose where articles saved from the share sheet go. Readplace remembers your last open list and keeps unread and finished articles in separate tabs. READ YOUR WAY Choose light, dark, or system appearance. Download an article as an EPUB and use the iOS share sheet to save it or open it in another reading app. BUILT ON A DECADE OF READING Readplace grew out of a personal reading system refined over ten years. It does one thing well: help you actually read the things you meant to read. Your #1 AI-Powered Reading List. A Readplace subscription is required after the free trial.

Screenshots

RR1 screens
Readplace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Readplace at every 2 weeks against RR's every 14 months. RR's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RR against 5.0 for Readplace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RR ships an update every 14 months, Readplace every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RR versus Readplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRRReadplace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNathan FennelJessika Fayner Brack

Customer experience

RR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Readplace

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RR

No in-app purchases

None

Readplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RR free?
RR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readplace free?
Readplace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RR or Readplace?
RR and Readplace are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RR or Readplace have ads?
Neither RR nor Readplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RR or Readplace?
RR ships an update every 14 months, and Readplace every 2 weeks. Most recently, RR was updated on November 4, 2026 and Readplace on October 31, 2026.

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