Comparison

Chitneek vs Readarium

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

Head to head
About

Chitneek

Features
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SHARE BOOKS. LISTEN TOGETHER. Chitneek turns your books, articles, and other content into something you can listen to. Import or share content with friends, add it to a shared group, and let Chitneek read it aloud. Whether it’s a book, an article, a PDF, or an RSS feed, Chitneek brings your content together so you can listen while commuting, exercising, doing chores, or simply resting your eyes. YOUR SHARED LISTENING LIBRARY Create shared groups with friends, family, or study partners. Add content to a common library and discover things to listen to together. Share books, articles, and other supported content with your group, then listen whenever it suits you. BRING YOUR CONTENT Chitneek supports a wide range of content that can be turned into a listening experience: PDF & EPUB: Import books, documents, notes, and other text-based content. Websites: Save supported web pages and listen to their text aloud. RSS Feeds: Follow feeds and listen to new articles as they arrive. YouTube: Add supported YouTube content to your library and listen to it in the app. MP3 & MP4: Keep your existing audio and video content alongside your books and other listening material. LISTEN, DON'T READ Chitneek is built around listening. Supported text content is read aloud using offline high-quality or on-device voices, so you can enjoy your books and articles without staring at a screen. Adjust the playback speed, add bookmarks, and use the sleep timer to make listening fit your routine. Offline Listening: Download supported content for listening without an internet connection. In-App Translation: Translate supported PDF documents before listening to them. SCAN & RECORD* Scan physical pages with your camera and turn them into content you can listen to later. You can also record audio and save it in your library. WHO IS CHITNEEK FOR? Book lovers who want to listen instead of reading from a screen. People with busy days who want to make time for books while commuting, walking, exercising, or doing chores. Students who want to listen to notes, textbooks, and study materials. Friends and study groups who want to share books, articles, and other things worth listening to. SUPPORTED LANGUAGES The interface and high-quality voice support are available in English, Polish, German, Spanish, and French. More voices are supported, but only using device's built-in text-to-speech voices. PRICING & FREE TIER Chitneek is available with a monthly or yearly subscription, including a 7-day free trial, or a lifetime purchase. A limited free tier is also available: * Up to 3 books in the library at the same time * No offline high-quality voices * No Scan & Record features * Limited shared groups TECHNICAL NOTES Voice availability and quality depend on your device and the languages installed on it. Some content types and features require an internet connection or depend on the availability and capabilities of the original content provider. Web content availability depends on the website. Direct PDF or EPUB downloads are required for supported web-library downloads. YouTube content is subject to YouTube’s availability and terms. iPad support is currently limited. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://extiri.com/privacy_policy.html

About

Readarium

Features
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Save the whole article. Read it clean, offline, or listen. Readarium is the free, private place for everything you want to read later. Share a page from Safari and it comes back as the article alone: no ads, no pop-ups, no cookie banners, ready to read anywhere β€” including on a plane. THE COMPLETE ARTICLE, EVEN ON SITES YOU PAY FOR Most read-later apps re-download the page on their own and end up with the preview. Readarium saves the page exactly as Safari shows it to you. If you're signed in to Le Monde, The New York Times, Mediapart, the FT, Medium or a paid Substack, you get the whole article β€” and Readarium tells you when a save is only the preview, so you know to share it again from Safari. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share from Safari or any browser, paste a link, subscribe to RSS feeds, or drop in PDF, EPUB, Markdown, HTML, text and email files. Bringing a library over from Pocket, Instapaper, Raindrop, GoodLinks, wallabag or browser bookmarks takes a single import. READ WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Serif, sans-serif or rounded fonts, adjustable size and spacing, light, sepia, dark and pure-black themes. Highlight passages, add notes, and find anything in your library with full-text search. READY OFFLINE Text and images stay on your device. Build a self-contained HTML or clean PDF copy of any article for the days without signal. The β€œMake Clean PDF” shortcut turns any web page into an ad-free PDF straight from the share sheet, and β€œListen to Page” starts reading it aloud. LISTEN Play any article aloud, or send it to VocaRead for natural voices, CarPlay and background playback. YOUR NOTES, YOUR TOOLS Export articles and highlights as Markdown to Obsidian or any notes app. Reading reminders, widgets, Spotlight and Shortcuts keep what you saved within reach. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Readarium account, no ads, no tracking. Your library lives on your devices and syncs through your private iCloud β€” nobody else can see it. COMPLETELY FREE Everything included, no subscription, no premium tier. Built by a solo indie developer who believes reading should be free, private and beautiful.

Screenshots

Chitneek4 screens
Readarium3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Readarium at every 3 days against Chitneek's every 5 weeks. Chitneek's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Chitneek sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Readarium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chitneek ships an update every 5 weeks, Readarium every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Chitneek versus Readarium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChitneekReadarium
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size255 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWiktor WojcikEmmanuel BORGES

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chitneek

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Full Access (Yearly)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access (one-time)$34.99
1 purchases

Readarium

One-time1
  • Offer a Coffee$0.99

Questions

Is Chitneek free?
Chitneek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readarium free?
Readarium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chitneek or Readarium have ads?
Neither Chitneek nor Readarium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chitneek or Readarium?
Chitneek ships an update every 5 weeks, and Readarium every 3 days. Most recently, Chitneek was updated on November 5, 2026 and Readarium on November 5, 2026.

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