Comparison

Treasure Books vs Reader Alive

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

Head to head
About

Treasure Books

Features
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Treasure Books: Discovering Buddhist Wisdom, provide Buddhist books, videos, events

About

Reader Alive

Features
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Reader Alive is an AI-powered ebook reader for iPhone and iPad. Import EPUB, PDF, AZW3, and MOBI books from Files, Finder, AirDrop, Wi-Fi transfer, or iCloud Drive. Read in paged or continuous scrolling modes, tune fonts and themes, adjust size and spacing, and keep your library and reading position in sync with iCloud. Reader Alive helps books feel alive: โ€ข Translate selected text or full chapters โ€ข Listen with natural text-to-speech โ€ข Chat with a book and ask questions grounded in its content โ€ข Generate chapter summaries โ€ข Explore key ideas, characters, timelines, arguments, and action lists โ€ข Sync your library and reading progress across devices with iCloud Full translation, listening, and AI chat features require a subscription. Reader Alive is built for deep reading, foreign-language reading, study, research, and faster understanding of long books. Privacy Policy: https://readeralive.pages.dev/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Treasure Books4 screens
Reader Alive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Treasure Books at none against Reader Alive's 2. Treasure Books also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Reader Alive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Treasure Books asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Treasure Books versus Reader Alive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTreasure BooksReader Alive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB289 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBodhisattva wish temple incNocoly.com

In-app purchases

None

Treasure Books

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Reader Alive

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Treasure Books free?
Treasure Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reader Alive free?
Reader Alive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Treasure Books or Reader Alive have ads?
Reader Alive shows ads; Treasure Books does not.

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