Comparison

Month Read vs Readroom

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

Head to head
About

Month Read

Organize your reading with this comprehensive journal. Track progress, manage your library, set reading goals, and analyze your habits with detailed statistics. Enjoy features like a dark theme and customizable rating systems for a comfortable reading experience.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress with timers or manual entry
  • Organize books in your library
  • Create and manage TBR lists
  • Set daily, monthly, and yearly reading goals
  • Analyze reading statistics and summaries
  • Dark theme for comfortable night reading
  • Customizable rating systems (5 or 10 points)
Features
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Month Read is a convenient reading journal that helps you organize your reading. Track your reading progress, add books to your library, read with the app, make notes, and analyze your reading statistics. Track your reading progress: - Start a timer or manually enter a reading session to see how long it takes to finish a book. - Month Read predicts your reading completion date for convenience. Keep your reading journal: - Mark books as read. - Add books from your personal library. - Easily sort books by author, publisher, or even purchase date. Read more with Month Read: - Set goals for the day, month, or year. - Create your TBR list. - Add new books to your future reading list. - Participate in the 12-hour reading challenge. Analyze your progress: - View your reading statistics. - Always know how many books are on your shelves. - Mark gifted books and library books. - Track how much money you spend on books. - Earn rewards for your achievements. - Year-end summary for every book lover. Reading is easy with Month Read: - Dark theme—read comfortably even at night without eye strain. - Choose your rating system, either a 10-point or 5-point scale. - Record your progress in pages, percentages, or hours. Additional features available through a separate Month Read Premium subscription: - Advanced reading statistics (detailed analytics by genres and authors). - Summaries for previous months. - No ads. - Mood impressions. - Turbo Paws — a bonus feature that allows you to mark missed days in the reading marathon. - Unlimited advanced search usage without frequency restrictions. Subscription details: - Duration: 1 month with automatic renewal. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon purchase confirmation. - The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - You can manage your subscription and turn off automatic renewal in your Apple ID settings after purchase. - The subscription price is displayed on the subscription purchase screen in the app. You'll read more with Month Read. Privacy Policy - https://www.monthread.pp.ua/privacy-policy Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Readroom

Track your reading progress with a session timer and calendar. Discover new books through curated shelves and join clubs to discuss literature with others. Enjoy a private reading space without ads or trackers.

Highlights
  • Reading session timer with lock screen widget
  • Reading calendar with book covers
  • Personalized reading statistics
  • Curated book shelves from creators
  • Book club discussions and events
  • Manual book entry for personal libraries
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Readroom — застосунок для тих, хто любить паперові книжки. Трекай читання у своєму темпі, знаходь наступну улюблену книжку на полицях креаторів і читай разом з клубами. ЧИТАЙ У СВОЄМУ ТЕМПІ - Таймер сесій з віджетом прямо на екрані блокування: пауза і стоп без розблокування - Календар читання з обкладинками дочитаних книжок - Чесна статистика: сторінки, години, серії — без жодних докорів за пропущені дні - Досягнення, які радують, а не присоромлюють НАЙБІЛЬШИЙ КАТАЛОГ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ КНИЖОК - Понад 6 000 видань з офіційними обкладинками — за згодою видавництв - КСД, Vivat, Видавництво Старого Лева, Наш Формат, Віхола, Stone Publishing та інші - Серії книжок, перекладачі, описи — все на місці - Не знайшлось? Додай вручну — навіть фанфіки (вони видимі тільки тобі) ПОЛИЦІ КРЕАТОРІВ - Добірки від буктокерів, яким довіряєш - Стрічка думок про книжки: короткі пости, реакції, розмови - Стеж за улюбленими авторами полиць КНИЖКОВІ КЛУБИ - Читайте одну книжку разом: спільний темп без сорому - Події, опитування, гілки для спойлерів - Обговорення з реакціями, цитатами й фото ТВОЯ ПРИВАТНІСТЬ - Нотатки бачиш тільки ти - Жодних рекламних трекерів - Дані зберігаються в ЄС Readroom — простір, де читання це радість, а не змагання. Приєднуйся. Умови використання (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Політика приватності: https://readroom.club/privacy

Screenshots

Month Read4 screens
Readroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Readroom at none against Month Read's shown. Readroom also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Month Read sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Readroom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Month Read against 5.0 for Readroom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Month Read's written reviews are positive against 100% of Readroom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Month Read ships an update weekly, Readroom every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Month Read versus Readroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonth ReadReadroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYana OdnostebletsOstap Radelytskyi

Customer experience

Month Read

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Readroom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Month Read

Subscriptions1
  • Month Read premium for 1 month$2.991 Month
2 purchases

Readroom

Subscriptions2
  • Readroom+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Readroom+ Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Month Read free?
Month Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readroom free?
Readroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Month Read or Readroom?
Month Read and Readroom are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Month Read or Readroom have ads?
Month Read shows ads; Readroom does not.
Which is updated more often, Month Read or Readroom?
Month Read ships an update weekly, and Readroom every 2 weeks. Most recently, Month Read was updated on October 28, 2026 and Readroom on October 25, 2026.

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