Clay Read vs Lectori
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clay Read
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For many, a reading library is split between physical bookshelves and digital devices. This keeps your books, notes, and progress fragmented and hard to manage. Clay Read bridges this gap. It's a single, organized app for your entire library, designed to help you track what you read and remember what you learn, no matter the format. Key Features: Unify Your Entire Library Quickly add your physical books by scanning their covers. For your ebooks, simply import them to see your full collection in one organized place. Capture Highlights, No Typing Required Use your camera to scan a page from a physical book. Clay Read's reliable OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology accurately converts your highlights and notes into editable text. You can also connect your accounts to sync highlights from your ebooks automatically. Track Your Reading Progress Manage your library with custom shelves like 'Currently Reading,' 'To-Read,' and 'Finished.' Track your progress by page number for physical books or by percentage for ebooks, so you always know where you left off. Create and Share Quote Cards Turn your favorite saved passages into clean, elegant cards. Customize the design and share your reading insights with friends, colleagues, or on social media. Save Snapshots of Pages For content that isn't just text—like illustrations, charts, or maps—you can save a high-quality photo of the page directly within the app, linked to the correct book. Syncs Reliably Across Your Devices Who It's For: Avid Readers: Who want a single place to catalog their entire collection and easily revisit favorite passages. Students & Researchers: Who need to efficiently consolidate notes and citations from both physical textbooks and digital files. Book Club Members: Who want an easy way to share and discuss specific quotes from what they're reading. Clay Read doesn't try to replace your books—it works with them. It's the organized, digital companion your library deserves. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://clayread.com/privacy
Lectori
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The calm, offline-first reading diary. Build the reading habit you’ve always wanted with Lectori. Designed for focus and privacy, Lectori helps you track your reading, organize your library, and see beautiful stats—without the clutter. WHY READERS CHOOSE LECTORI: - Complete Library Manager Organize your entire collection. Scan ISBN barcodes to add physical books instantly, or log audiobooks and e-books manually. Sort by shelves, tags, and reading status. - Track Your Way A flexible reading log for every style. Track by pages, minutes, or percentage. Perfect for daily habit building. - Private & Offline Your data belongs to you. Lectori is local-first, meaning your library works perfectly offline. No internet? No problem. - Insightful Stats visualize your reading year. See pages read, books finished, and reading streaks at a glance. - Sync (Optional) Keep your data on your device, or create a free account to sync across iPhone and iPad. Download Lectori for free and start your next chapter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lectori at none against Clay Read's 2. Lectori also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 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. Clay Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Lectori asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clay Read ships an update every 2 weeks, Lectori every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clay Read | Lectori |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 熙杰 尹 | Devin Neugebauer |
In-app purchases
Clay Read
- Pro monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
Lectori
No in-app purchases









