Comparison

BoostLectura vs Steady Read

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

Head to head
About

BoostLectura

Features
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BoostLectura is a reader for the PDFs and EPUBs you already have. Import a file and start reading in seconds. Everything you get out of the book โ€” the highlights, the notes, the answers to the questions you'd normally skip past โ€” stays with the book. FEATURES โ€ข Read PDFs and EPUBs in a reader that stays out of the way. โ€ข Ask about anything in the book you're reading. The answers come from the book itself, not from the internet. โ€ข Highlight a passage, write a note next to it, and find both later. โ€ข Pick your own background and text colors. Paper white at noon, dark at 1am. โ€ข Sync your library, reading progress, highlights and notes across your iPhone, iPad and Mac. โ€ข Your books live on your device. No connection needed to open one. โ€ข Keep a widget on the Home Screen with whatever you're reading now. Made for people just getting into reading, and for seasoned readers too.

About

Steady Read

Features
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You can read faster than you think. Steady Read shows you one word at a time, centered on the exact letter your brain naturally locks onto. No scanning. No re-reading. No losing your place. Just focus. Start at 200 WPM. Work your way to 900. Most people surprise themselves on the first try. Paste any text, or upload PDFs, EPUBs, DOC files, and more with Steady Read Pro. The words come to you, all you have to do is watch. Built-in instrumental tracks that match your reading pace. Custom jazz and folk designed to keep you locked in without distraction. Skip tracks, repeat favorites, or turn it off entirely. Set your pace from 60 to 1200 WPM. Scrub through your text. Pause anytime. Pick up exactly where you left off. Traditional reading wastes time on eye movement (jumping between words, drifting to margins, re-reading lines you just read). Steady Read eliminates all of that. Your eyes stay still. Your brain does the rest. Great for books, articles, meeting notes, research papers, study material, or anything you've been meaning to read but haven't found the time. Free to use with pasted text. Upgrade to Pro to upload files โ€” PDFs, EPUBs, DOC, DOCX, TXT, and ZIP. Terms of Use: https://www.steadyread.com/terms.html

Screenshots

BoostLectura4 screens
Steady Read3 screens

Verdict

The call

BoostLectura and Steady Read are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. BoostLectura sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Steady Read sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BoostLectura versus Steady Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoostLecturaSteady Read
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB66 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel Matias Carvajal CarvajalMartin Uhlmann

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BoostLectura

One-time4
  • Small Credits Pack$1.99
  • Medium Credits Pack$4.99
  • Plus Credits Pack$9.99
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  • Max Credits Pack$19.99
1 purchases

Steady Read

Subscriptions1
  • Steady Read Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is BoostLectura free?
BoostLectura is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steady Read free?
Steady Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BoostLectura or Steady Read have ads?
Neither BoostLectura nor Steady Read shows ads.

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