Comparison

Reading Timer vs Reading Streak

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

Head to head
About

Reading Timer

Track your reading time and pages with a quick timer. Organize your personal library, view detailed reading statistics, and stay motivated with a visual reading heatmap.

Highlights
  • Quick reading timer
  • Page tracking
  • Personal library management
  • Reading statistics and reports
  • Reading heatmap for streaks
  • Track reading pace
Features
Read full description

How much did you read today? Keep the time, pages, and thoughts together. Reading Timer is a reading log and book tracker for the books you already own. Start the timer, read at your own pace, then enter your ending page. Your session becomes part of your book diary, with time, pages read, and reading speed in one place. KEEP A READING JOURNAL Save a thought after each session, add notes to a book, and revisit what you read. Forgot the timer? Add a reading record manually. SEE YOUR BOOKS MOVE FORWARD Keep current reads and completed books on your bookshelf. Track page progress and view each book’s sessions, average pace, and estimated completion based on your recorded reading. BUILD A READING HABIT YOU CAN SEE Choose a time or page goal for the day, week, month, or year. Check your reading calendar, activity heatmap, and statistics. Optional daily time-goal alerts let you know when you reach that goal while reading. ADD BOOKS YOUR WAY Enter a title and author, or look up book information by ISBN barcode. Check the details before saving; information may be incomplete. Export books and sessions as CSV for use in a spreadsheet. READ AT YOUR OWN PACE Use dark mode or keep the screen awake while timing. Join the optional weekly ranking or share a reading record if you choose. Reading Timer tracks your reading. It does not provide ebooks. OPTIONAL PRO SUBSCRIPTION Reading Timer Pro is a 1-month auto-renewable subscription that removes all ads while active. The price is shown before purchase and may vary by store. Manage or cancel your subscription in your store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hydroponicglass.com/privacy-policy/

About

Reading Streak

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking your daily reading streak. It focuses on simplicity, privacy, and visual motivation, with a single free streak restore and optional paid restores.

Highlights
  • Daily reading streak tracking
  • Simple, private interface
  • Home screen widget
  • Offline functionality
  • One free streak restore
  • Milestone celebrations
Features
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Build a reading habit that sticks. Reading Streak is a dead-simple tracker that does one thing perfectly: help you read every single day. No social features, no complicated tracking, no accounts—. It's just you, your books, and the number that keeps climbing. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app each day 2. Tap "I read today" when you've read 3. Watch your streak grow That's it. The entire interaction takes 5 seconds. YOUR STREAK, YOUR PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account required. No data sent anywhere. Your reading history is yours alone. Add the widget to your home screen and your current streak is always visible, a constant reminder of the habit you're building. LIFE HAPPENS We get it. Sometimes you miss a day despite your best intentions. You get one free streak restore if life gets in the way. After that, you can start fresh or restore your streak for $2.99 as an accountability tool. CELEBRATE MILESTONES Hit 7 days? 30? 100? The app celebrates with you. Small acknowledgments that your consistency matters. WHY THIS WORKS The streak is the motivation. Watching that number climb day after day creates momentum. Breaking a 50-day streak feels like too much to lose, so you keep going. This isn't about tracking pages or minutes, just showing up. Every. Single. Day. Any amount of time counts, what's important is that you read. WHO IT'S FOR - Readers who want to make reading a daily habit - People tired of complicated productivity apps - Anyone who responds to simple, visual motivation - Former readers getting back into books NO FLUFF No gamification. No badges. No levels. Just a number that represents every day you chose to read. TECHNICAL STUFF - iOS 18.6 or later - Home screen widget included - Works completely offline - Private by design with zero data collection Built by a reader who wanted to reclaim a childhood habit. Now it's yours too. Download free. Start building your streak today.

Screenshots

Reading Timer4 screens
Reading Streak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Reading Streak at none against Reading Timer's shown. Reading Streak also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Reading Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, rating 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 Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Reading Streak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.9 for Reading Timer against 5.0 for Reading Streak. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Timer has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Reading Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reading Streak's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Reading Streak every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Reading Timer versus Reading Streak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading TimerReading Streak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeulki EomRobust Echo

Customer experience

Reading Timer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Reading Streak

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reading Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Reading Timer Pro$1.991 Month
1 purchases

Reading Streak

One-time1
  • Streak Restore$2.99

Questions

Is Reading Timer free?
Reading Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reading Streak free?
Reading Streak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reading Timer or Reading Streak?
Reading Streak is rated higher. Reading Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Reading Streak averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reading Timer or Reading Streak have ads?
Reading Timer shows ads; Reading Streak does not.
Which is updated more often, Reading Timer or Reading Streak?
Reading Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Reading Streak every 4 months. Most recently, Reading Timer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Reading Streak on October 16, 2026.

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