Superbook vs Actually Read
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Superbook
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Remember what you read. You finish a great book, and a month later you can't say what it was about. Superbook fixes that. Ask any book anything, see its ideas mapped out, and get quizzed until they stick. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat with any book – ask by text or voice and get answers tuned to your goals • See the whole book – key ideas mapped out; tap any idea to go deeper • Discussion cards – one sharp question at a time; flip to see what the book says • Summaries and key takeaways in minutes • Apply it to your life – adapt any idea to your work, habits and situation • Your book this week – a personal pick, every week GREAT FOR • Readers who forget what they read • Book clubs that want better conversations • Founders, students and lifelong learners • Deciding your next read – see what a book is really about first 120,000+ non-fiction and fiction titles, with new books added all the time. Start free – no account needed. Upgrade for unlimited chat and every feature. Terms of Use (EULA): https://superbook.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://superbook.ai/privacy
Actually Read
Enhance your reading experience by tracking books, blocking distractions with Deep Focus, and utilizing an AI companion for deeper comprehension. Import your own files or discover public domain books to build a consistent reading habit.
- Track reading progress
- Deep Focus distraction blocking
- Import EPUBs and PDFs
- AI-powered book companion
- Summaries and recaps
- On-device AI processing
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Actually Read helps you track your books, protect your reading time, and actually read—whether you’re reading an EPUB, a PDF, or a physical book. • Focus on the book you chose. Start a reading session, set a timer, and use Deep Focus to block the apps, categories, and websites you choose with Screen Time. • See your reading add up. Track books and focus sessions, create custom reading lists, review your reading history, and return to a calm, customizable reading space built around your current book. • Read your way. Import EPUBs and PDFs, discover free public-domain books, search within books, save bookmarks, highlight passages, and pick up where you left off. • Ask better questions with grounded AI. Actually Read uses retrieval-based AI to help you engage with a book, not replace it with an AI digest. Ask about a theme, scene, or passage, get a Story So Far recap, or request a chapter summary when you’re ready. • Stay grounded in the text. Actually Read retrieves relevant passages from your book and uses them as context for each answer. Responses prioritize cited supporting passages you can open directly in the reader and can respect your reading progress to help avoid spoilers. • Keep your content close. Book indexing, embeddings, and retrieval happen on-device. On devices with Apple Intelligence enabled, on-device AI can answer questions without sending your questions or book content to the cloud. • Choose Advanced AI when you want it. Only your question and the relevant excerpts retrieved to answer it are sent to the cloud—never the full book. Actually Read is for reading with more attention, more context, and fewer distractions. Some features require compatible hardware, Apple Intelligence, Screen Time permission, or an internet connection. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Actually Read at every 4 days against Superbook's every 3 weeks. Actually Read also leads on chart position (#113 vs unranked). Superbook's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Superbook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month and Actually Read sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Superbook ships an update every 3 weeks, Actually Read every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Superbook | Actually Read |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #113 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Luft Design AS | Prism32 LLC |
In-app purchases
Superbook
- Superbook Pro Monthly$16.991 Month
- Superbook Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year
- Superbook Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Superbook Pro Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year
Actually Read
- Actually Read Plus3 Days trial$9.991 Month









