Tomes vs Speakify Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tomes
Easily search for books across multiple New York library systems in one place. Instantly view book availability at various branches without checking individual catalogs.
- Search multiple library catalogs
- Compare book availability
- View branch locations
- Instant search results
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Tomes makes it easy to search for books across New York library systems and instantly see where they’re available. Instead of checking multiple library catalogs one by one, search once and compare availability across branches in a single app.
Speakify Reader
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Speakify is a beautiful reading and listening app for books, novels, PDFs and audiobooks — with natural read-aloud in your language. Discover thousands of free, public-domain classics and page-turning serial novels, then read them in a clean editorial reader or have any book read aloud to you. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Read or listen — natural text-to-speech reads any book aloud, with sentence highlighting • A gorgeous, distraction-free reader with real page-turn, themes and adjustable type • Thousands of free books, novels, PDFs, comics and audiobooks • Serial novels — binge them chapter by chapter • Personalized "For you" picks and a rich Discover feed • Download for offline reading and listening • Daily reading rewards, streaks and collectibles • Available in 10 languages Speakify Premium unlocks unlimited serial chapters and removes ads. You can also unlock individual chapters with coins. Start your library today — read beautifully, or just listen. Terms of Use: https://wgbk.github.io/speakify/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://wgbk.github.io/speakify/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tomes at none against Speakify Reader's shown. Speakify Reader's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.4). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Tomes | Speakify Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Angeli-Ayello | Doan Quoc Khanh |
In-app purchases
Tomes
No in-app purchases
Speakify Reader
No in-app purchases
