Comparison

Reading Journey vs ToRead

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

Head to head
About

Reading Journey

Easily log your reading sessions, track your emotions, and discover your reading habits. Share your reading journey with visually appealing graphics and import your existing libraries. This app makes tracking books enjoyable, not a chore.

Highlights
  • Log reading sessions with photos
  • Track reading emotions and reactions
  • Quick book import via scanning
  • DNF (Did Not Finish) book tracking
  • Import from Goodreads and Storygraph
  • Goodreads library synchronization
Features
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Book tracking should feel like fun, not like homework. It’s a chance to explore, escape, and connect with stories. With Reading Journey, you can log your sessions, track your reactions, and discover who you are as a reader. Why you’ll love it: Easy & Fun Reading Logs: Snap a pic of your reading sessions.Record your pages and emotions. Share the Feels: Track your reactions as you read — we’ll turn it into a graphic worth sharing. Quick import: Scan books to quickly upload them to your TBR. DNF Graveyard: Bury the books you didn’t finish—they still count for something! No Streaks, No Stress: Show up for your books however you want. Import your library from GoodReads or Storygraph. GoodReads Sync: Automatically fetch and synchronize new books from GoodReads Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readingjourney.co/privacy

About

ToRead

This app helps you focus on reading by providing a distraction-free environment. It quietly tracks your reading time, offers ambient sounds for relaxation, and displays your progress on your lock screen and home screen.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free reading sessions
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Session history and editing
  • Home Screen widget
  • Minimalist interface
  • Optional one-time tips
Features
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ToRead is free to use, with no ads. The timer, your reading history and weekly reflection are free for everyone. It’s designed to help you spend more time reading, without pressure, goals, or distractions. Start a reading session, put your phone down, and just read. ToRead quietly tracks your reading time, so you can build awareness of your habits without gamification, streaks, or competition. Designed for calm focus • One tap to start reading • Ambient sounds to help you relax: rain and ocean waves, with more in ToRead Plus • Your reading time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (ToRead Plus) • Auto-end sessions, in case you forget • Session history with editing and manual entries • A Books page to rename, finish, archive or bring back a book • A weekly widget for the Home and Lock Screen (ToRead Plus) • Minimal interface that stays out of the way Your reading time, simply recorded ToRead focuses on time, not speed or performance. Whether you read for 2 minutes or 2 hours, every session counts. Your reading history helps you reflect on how reading fits into your life — without judging it. Built with intention • Designed for iPhone • Light and dark themes designed for comfort • iCloud sync (when enabled) to keep your data across devices • Privacy-friendly: your data stays yours For readers who just want to read ToRead is for anyone who wants a quieter relationship with reading: • No social feeds • No challenges • No productivity pressure Just reading, at your own pace. Read when you want. Stop when you want. ToRead. ToRead Plus ToRead Plus adds a few comforts: your reading time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, the weekly Home Screen widget, every ambient sound, and each new sound pack as it arrives. Pay once, keep it forever. If you used ToRead before Plus existed, everything it had then stays yours, with nothing to do. Legal • Privacy Policy: https://horchatastudio.com/toread/privacy/ • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Reading Journey4 screens
ToRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

Reading Journey and ToRead both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ToRead's written reviews are positive against 73% of Reading Journey's. ToRead also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Reading Journey's advantage is ratings volume (389 vs 10) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Reading Journey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ToRead sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Reading Journey against 4.9 for ToRead. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Journey has 389 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Reading Journey's written reviews are positive against 100% of ToRead's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Journey ships an update every 10 days, ToRead every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reading Journey versus ToRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading JourneyToRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (389 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings389 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVinh DinhFrancisco Martinez

Customer experience

Reading Journey

All ratings370 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral17.3%
Negative9.6%

ToRead

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Reading Journey

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Occasional bugs and glitches reported

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to edit book page counts
  • Additional star rating options (0.25, 0.75)
  • Ability to follow other users

ToRead

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Reading Journey

Subscriptions2
  • Reading Journey Plus$4.991 Month
  • Reading Journey Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

ToRead

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Large tip$4.99

Questions

Is Reading Journey free?
Reading Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ToRead free?
ToRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reading Journey or ToRead?
ToRead is rated higher. Reading Journey averages 4.8 out of 5 from 389 ratings, while ToRead averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Reading Journey or ToRead have ads?
Neither Reading Journey nor ToRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Journey or ToRead?
Reading Journey ships an update every 10 days, and ToRead every 4 weeks. Most recently, Reading Journey was updated on October 30, 2026 and ToRead on October 31, 2026.

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