Comparison

Read Ease vs Next Paragraph

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

Head to head
About

Read Ease

Features
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The app helps you start reading every day and not give up halfway through. • Local EPUB and PDF import. Just select the file on your device. • Customisable pace. Specify how many days you want to finish the book in, and the app will calculate the size of each fragment. • Reading one fragment at a time. Each block of text takes a few minutes to read, making daily reading a realistic goal. • Reading counter. Shows how many days in a row you've opened the book — a visual motivation to keep going. • Notes on sections. Record your thoughts, quotes and questions right while you're reading. • Simple interface. No registration required, and everything is stored on your device. Read a little every day, and you'll finish books in no time. You may need to restart the app when loading a book for the first time. Reminders and widgets are added as beta features and may not work consistently.

About

Next Paragraph

Features
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Most people don’t stop reading because they don’t like books.
They stop because they never find the right moment. Next Paragraph turns long books into something you can read naturally —
one paragraph at a time, right from your Home Screen. No feeds.
No streaks.
No pressure. Just the next paragraph, waiting for you. What it does How it works: • Add a large widget to your Home Screen
• Import a book or paste your own text
• Each time you look at your phone, you read one paragraph
• Tap once to move forward — no app opening required Reading becomes something that happens between moments, not a task you need to schedule. Why it’s different Designed for real life reading Unlike traditional reading apps, Next Paragraph doesn’t ask for long focus sessions. It’s built for:
• Busy days
• Short breaks
• Quiet moments
• Slow progress that actually lasts You don’t “finish chapters”.
You simply keep moving forward. Widget-first experience The Home Screen is the main reading space. The widget always remembers where you stopped.
Each tap gently moves you to the next paragraph. No notifications.
No reminders.
No guilt. Import your own content • Paste any text
• Import PDF books (one-time unlock)
• Clean paragraph segmentation, optimized for widgets Your content stays on your device. Privacy Your reading is private. • No accounts
• No tracking
• No cloud sync Everything stays on your phone. Who it’s for Next Paragraph is for people who: • Love books but rarely finish them
• Prefer thinking over skimming
• Enjoy slow, intentional reading
• Want reading to fit into daily life — not fight it

Screenshots

Read Ease4 screens
Next Paragraph3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Read Ease at 3 against Next Paragraph's 1. Read Ease also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Read Ease versus Next Paragraph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead EaseNext Paragraph
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaksim Mamchur文 华

In-app purchases

None

Read Ease

No in-app purchases

None

Next Paragraph

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read Ease free?
Read Ease is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Paragraph free?
Next Paragraph is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read Ease or Next Paragraph have ads?
Neither Read Ease nor Next Paragraph shows ads.

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