Storybase vs Easy_Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storybase
This app offers an interactive reading and listening experience for books, connecting readers directly with authors. Authors can engage their audience, track engagement, and build relationships beyond the book itself.
- Immersive audiobook/ebook sync
- In-app AI questions
- Shareable chapters
- Author-reader connection
- Reader engagement tracking
- Customizable offers
- AI prompts for readers
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Storybase helps authors build relationships with their readers, and helps readers engage deeper with books through an immersive and interactive experience. FOR READERS A new way to experience audiobooks and ebooks: immersive, interactive, and connected to the author every step of the way. • Immersive: switch between audiobook and ebook, read and listen in sync, and play soundtracks for exercising, learning, or relaxing. • Interactive: ask the book questions with built-in AI, and share chapters with the people who need them. • Connected: stay close to the author and their world, from the first page to the last. FOR AUTHORS What if your book was the beginning, not the end? • Reach: get your book into more hands with instant share links and customizable offers. • Engage: see who reads, listens, and finishes, and drop AI prompts and calls to action right into the experience. • Activate: turn attention into relationships. Capture contacts and guide readers to your real next step. • Multiply: turn your team, clients, and readers into ambassadors who pass the book forward. A book should do more than sit on a shelf. It is the door into everything you do next. Use of this app is bound by the Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Easy_Reader
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Easy_Reader transforms everyday documents into a focused reading room for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Choose thoughtful typography and atmospheric themes, then let Focus Flow introduce sentences or paragraphs at a comfortable pace. Natural narration, subtle motion, and optional soundscapes help the words feel present without becoming distracting. READ BEAUTIFULLY • Sentence, paragraph, and page-based Focus Flow • Carefully designed type, spacing, themes, and Liquid Glass controls • Adjustable reading speed, focus, margins, and motion • Optional rain, ocean, fireplace, and brown-noise atmosphere LISTEN NATURALLY • Automatic language detection with the best matching Apple voice installed on your device • Optional manual voice selection, pace control, and synchronized playback navigation FIND ANYTHING • Search by exact phrase, all words, typo-tolerant matching, semantic similarity, or regular expression • Navigate by contents, source or virtual page, and individually numbered paragraph • Jump straight from a search result to its exact place in the document READ AND REMEMBER • Add highlights, bookmarks, and passage-anchored typed notes • Write by hand with Apple Pencil or a finger on iPhone and iPad • Keep original handwriting or convert it to editable text • Export annotated PDF, Word, EPUB, RTF, HTML, Markdown, and text files BRING YOUR DOCUMENTS Import PDF, EPUB, Word, RTF, HTML, Markdown, text, and images. Scanned pages can be recognized on-device with Vision OCR. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library, annotations, search index, reading history, and narration remain on-device. No account or sign-in is required. FREE TO START Read up to three documents with the core reader, narration, notes, bookmarks, and local library. EASY_READER PREMIUM Choose monthly or annual Premium to unlock unlimited imports, Smart Search, annotated export, and personalization. Eligible new subscribers can try Premium free for 7 days. Restore Purchases and Manage Subscription are available in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy_Reader at none against Storybase's 3. Storybase's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Storybase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Easy_Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Storybase ships an update every 5 days, Easy_Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storybase | Easy_Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Storyline Creative, LLC | Luke Mclaughlin |
In-app purchases
Storybase
- Reader Premium$17.991 Month
- Author Plus$107.991 Month
- Author Pro$214.991 Month
Easy_Reader
No in-app purchases









