ReadVortex vs Gist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ReadVortex
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Save anything worth reading. Then actually read it. ReadVortex turns the articles you save into a library you'll come back to โ clean, offline, and yours. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share any article from Safari, Chrome, or any app. ReadVortex strips the ads, popups, and clutter, and keeps the text โ available offline, wherever you are. LISTEN INSTEAD OF READ Turn your reading list into audio. Word-by-word highlighting keeps your place while you drive, walk, or do the dishes. Upgrade to Pro for natural-sounding neural voices. ASK YOUR LIBRARY Forgot which article made that point? Just ask. ReadVortex searches everything you've saved and answers in plain language, with sources. GET A DAILY DIGEST Wake up to an AI brief that connects what you've been reading โ the throughline across your week, not just a list of links. READ BEAUTIFULLY Distraction-free typography built for long-form. Highlight passages, tag articles, and pick up exactly where you left off. Your library, your pace. No feed. No algorithm. No interruptions.
Gist
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Gist turns any article, video, or podcast into a clean AI summary in seconds โ right from iOS's share sheet. Found something worth reading but don't have 15 minutes? Share it with Gist. You'll get the key points, the most important quotes, and an estimated read time, so you can decide whether to dive in โ or just move on with what you need to know. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open any article, video, or podcast in Safari, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or any other app. 2. Tap the Share button and pick "Gist." 3. Gist summarizes it with AI and opens your summary in the browser. Done. Every summary you create is saved to your Recent Gists inside the app, so you can revisit anything you've read and pick up where you left off. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY READ โข One-tap summaries from the iOS share sheet โ no copy-pasting URLs โข Works with Safari, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, News, Reeder, and any app with a Share button โข Clean, shareable summary pages you can send to friends or coworkers โข Local history of every Gist you've made, newest first โข No account, no sign-up, no tracking โ just share and read WHO IT'S FOR โข Execs and knowledge workers drowning in newsletters and Slack links โข Students speed-running research โข Curious people who want the substance without the filler โข Anyone tired of "this article will take you 18 minutes to read" PRIVACY BY DESIGN Gist doesn't require an account and doesn't collect personal information. Each install gets an anonymous ID used only for rate limiting. Your summary history lives on your device. See our full privacy policy at gist.website/privacy. Questions, feedback, or a URL that won't summarize? Email support@gist.website โ we read every message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gist at daily against ReadVortex's every 6 months. ReadVortex's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ReadVortex ships an update every 6 months, Gist daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadVortex | Gist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EMDES SOLUTIONS LLC | Michael Sugarman |
In-app purchases
ReadVortex
No in-app purchases
Gist
No in-app purchases









