Quollect vs TumTumRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quollect
Easily capture and organize memorable book quotes by snapping photos, highlighting text, and adding personal notes. Quotes are automatically grouped by book for quick retrieval, enhancing your reading experience.
- Snap and save quotes from books
- Highlight specific text sections
- Add personal notes and page numbers
- Organize quotes by book title
- Search saved quotes easily
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Quollect helps you easily and quickly save memorable quotes you come across while reading. Since everything is saved as text, it's super easy to find them later! 1. Snap, Drag, and Save! While reading, simply snap a photo of the quote you want, drag to highlight the part you need, and save it instantly! Quollect is designed to capture quotes without interrupting your reading flow. 2. Add your own notes You can add page numbers or jot down your thoughts alongside each quote you save. 3. Quotes Organized by book Every quote you collect is neatly grouped under its book. Pick a book, scroll through your saved quotes, and quickly revisit the highlights whenever you want! Taking notes should be easy if you want your reading to go deeper. Quollect is built for the easiest quote collection possible. Start your deeper reading journey with Quollect today! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://metal-room-91b.notion.site/19e60957d3a680109b9adcbe2716933c
TumTumRead
Easily save favorite passages from books using your camera or by entering page numbers. Add personal notes, organize your reading list, and share or export your collected passages.
- Capture passages with camera
- Add personal notes and reflections
- Organize personal bookshelf
- Copy and share passages
- Export collection as CSV
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Save Your Favorite Passages with Ease Found a passage you love while reading? Save it effortlessly with TumTum Read. Simply add a page, select the passage you want to keep, enter the page number, and you're done! [Key Features] 1. Capture Passages with Your Camera Save passages from a photo with just two taps. You can also capture passages from photos already saved on your iPhone. 2. Add Your Thoughts Leave notes and reflections on your favorite passages, as if you're having a conversation with the book. 3. Your Personal Bookshelf Keep track of books you've read, want to read, and love. 4. Copy & Share Copy your favorite passages and easily share them anywhere. 5. Export Your Collection Export your saved passages and notes as a CSV file whenever you need them. [Contact] Email: tumtumread@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://adorable-tern-150.notion.site/2316701a7e0d80d88453fb90fd02972b?source=copy_link Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TumTumRead at 5.0 against Quollect's 3.0. TumTumRead also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Quollect's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Quollect sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and TumTumRead sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TumTumRead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Quollect's written reviews are positive against 96% of TumTumRead's.
Quollect ships an update every 2 weeks, TumTumRead fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Quollect | TumTumRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyongwook Jo | Yuseong Nam |
Customer experience
Quollect
TumTumRead
In-app purchases
Quollect
- Quollect PRO Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
- Quollect PRO Annual Plan$39.991 Year
- Quollect PRO Lifetime Plan$49.99
TumTumRead
- Subscription Monthly$1.991 Month
- Subscription Yearly$22.991 Year
- Support 1 USD$0.49
- Support 4 USD$2.99
- Support 7 USD$5.99
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- Lifetime Plus Membership$29.99
