Pub Viewer vs ReadCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pub Viewer
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Pub Viewer is a mobile application with a modern UI/UX that provides a text viewer feature. It allows users to conveniently enjoy novels and text-based content, and includes a Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature to listen to the content audibly.
ReadCast
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ReadCast reads to you. Bring a PDF, an ebook, an article or your favorite newsletter, pick a voice, and press play. WHAT IT READS • PDF, EPUB and text files from Files • Any article link, shared from Safari or pasted in • Newsletters and blogs with a feed, refreshed each time you open them • Free books: public-domain classics and open-access novels on shelves that restock daily • Pasted text, like a long email or your study notes VOICES WITH CHARACTER Choose from 13 natural voices and give them a style: calm, warm, cheerful, a whisper, dramatic, even spooky. Hear a sample in your language before you pick. READ AND LISTEN Follow along as each word lights up while it is read, or put the phone away and just listen. Change the speed from 0.75x to 2x, keep your place in every book, and build a daily listening streak. PLANS Start free. Upgrade to Pro, Premium or Max for more listening hours each month. Terms of Use: https://readcast.cc/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pub Viewer at none against ReadCast's 6. Pub Viewer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ReadCast sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pub Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pub Viewer ships an update daily, ReadCast every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pub Viewer | ReadCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cheonryong Jang | DevLab Spa |
In-app purchases
Pub Viewer
No in-app purchases
ReadCast
- Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Max Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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- Pro Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$199.991 Year
- Max Annual7 Days trial$279.991 Year
