Comparison

Vread vs Aleph

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

Head to head
About

Vread

This app gamifies reading by turning book completion into a challenge. Earn points, unlock badges, and build reading streaks to create a verifiable library of finished books. It offers a wide selection of titles and personalized challenges to keep you motivated.

Highlights
  • Checkpoints with book questions
  • XP, levels, and badges
  • Daily reading streaks
  • Detailed reading statistics
  • Personalized reading challenges
  • Wide book catalog
  • Gentle local notifications
Features
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A video rewards you in one second. A book, sometimes after a hundred pages. Vread closes the gap: every 30 to 40 pages, one question about what you just read. One word is enough. Get it right, your pages are validated and your progress moves forward. WHY When our lives became sedentary, we started running. Now it's our attention that has gone sedentary. The workout already exists: reading. It was missing what made sport visible and motivating: milestones, a record, a streak, people to move forward with. HOW IT WORKS • Read your own book: print, e-reader or audio • Every 30 to 40 pages, a checkpoint asks one question about the passage • A one-word answer validates your pages • Over 15,000 books available, in English and French WHAT YOU GET • Reading that moves forward before your eyes, step by step • A streak that gives you a reason to open your book today • Stats that count pages read, not pages claimed • Weekly leagues and a Duo mode to read with others • XP, levels and badges: every finished book leaves a mark • Booky, the Vread fox, who cheers your wins and nudges you when you drift Sport became visible, social and desirable once people could track it. Vread does the same for reading, which is why it is nicknamed the Strava of reading. Vread is an independent app and is not affiliated with Strava. Over 22,000 readers have already validated more than 10 million pages. Vread is free. The optional Premium subscription lets you, among other things, request books to be added to the catalogue. If it's not on Vread, did you really read it? Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.vread.fr/legal/privacy

About

Aleph

This app allows you to meticulously track your reading progress, log sessions, and rate books. It features a unique 3D bookshelf visualization that dynamically arranges your finished books based on their physical attributes.

Highlights
  • 3D bookshelf visualization
  • Log reading sessions (pages/minutes)
  • Rate and take notes on books
  • Search reading history
  • Sync across devices
  • No habit tracking features
Features
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Meet Aleph — the Strava of reading. Log every session, build streaks, and turn your reading life into stats worth bragging about. TRACK EVERYTHING • Log pages and minutes in seconds with the one-tap timer • Organize your TBR, currently-reading, and finished shelves • 300+ books? Your whole history, beautifully counted BUILD THE HABIT • Daily reading streaks with weekly progress dots • Goals that keep you honest — pages per day, books per year • A full activity heatmap of your reading year KNOW YOUR NUMBERS • All-time totals for pages, minutes, and books finished • Daily and weekly breakdowns that show your momentum • The kind of stats that make you read one more chapter Download Aleph and make reading a habit you can see. PLANS • Monthly — $6.99 per month, after a 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Annual — $44.99 per year, after a 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Lifetime — $159.99, a one-time purchase, not a subscription Aleph is free to try for 7 days. One subscription unlocks everything — no tiers, no locked features, no ads. Prices are in US dollars and vary by region. Your local price is shown in the app before anything is bought. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Monthly and Annual are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage a subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use: https://www.readaleph.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.readaleph.com/privacy

Screenshots

Vread4 screens
Aleph4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aleph at daily against Vread's weekly. Vread's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). 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. Vread sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Aleph sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. 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 Vread against 5.0 for Aleph. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vread has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vread ships an update weekly, Aleph daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vread versus Aleph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVreadAleph
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTANGUY WARSMANNBlake Hunsicker

Customer experience

Vread

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.3%

Aleph

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Vread

Subscriptions3
  • VREAD Weekly$2.997 Days
  • monthly premium$11.991 Month
  • Premium annual14 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium à Vie$199.00
3 purchases

Aleph

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$159.99

Questions

Is Vread free?
Vread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aleph free?
Aleph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vread or Aleph?
Aleph is rated higher. Vread averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Aleph averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Vread or Aleph have ads?
Neither Vread nor Aleph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vread or Aleph?
Vread ships an update weekly, and Aleph daily. Most recently, Vread was updated on October 15, 2026 and Aleph on October 2, 2026.

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