Comparison

Readbase vs Offprint

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

Head to head
About

Readbase

Features
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Readbase is the inbox that's just for newsletters. Get your own private @readbase.io address, move your Substack and other subscriptions there, and every newsletter arrives with an AI summary. Get the point in seconds instead of reading every word, and save 4+ hours every month. Free to start. No credit card required. YOUR PRIVATE NEWSLETTER INBOX • Your own @readbase.io address, just for newsletters. • Subscribe once and keep newsletters completely out of Gmail, Outlook and your work email. • Moving from Substack takes one email change, and every subscription follows. • Substack's own notification emails stay out by default, so you only see the posts. AI SUMMARIES FOR EVERY NEWSLETTER • Every newsletter arrives with a summary crafted for long-form writing. Get the key ideas before you even open it. • Daily Recap: start each morning with one AI summary of your unread newsletters, so you know what's worth reading at a glance. • Ask AI: ask anything about a newsletter, or select a passage to have it explained. (Premium) Skim the summary, ask AI for the rest, and read in full only what is worth it. READ ANYWHERE • Offline Mode: everything stays available on flights and commutes. • iPhone and web: read in the app or at readbase.io, always in sync. • Siri & Shortcuts: ask Siri for your latest summary, or mark a subscription as read, hands-free. STAY IN CONTROL • 1-Click Unsubscribe: drop the newsletters you stopped reading in seconds. • Bookmarks: keep the newsletters you want to come back to. • Reading Stats: see what you actually read and build better reading habits. (Premium) WORKS WITH EVERY NEWSLETTER Read newsletters from Substack, Beehiiv, Ghost, Kit (ConvertKit), Medium, Buttondown, Mailchimp and any other provider that sends by email. One app for all your newsletter subscriptions, from daily briefings to long-form essays. PRIVACY-FIRST Your newsletters are yours. Readbase doesn't sell your data, and newsletter content is only used to power features like summaries and offline reading. FREE AND PREMIUM Readbase Free: your private @readbase.io inbox, AI summaries for every newsletter, Daily Recap, 1-click unsubscribe, bookmarks and offline reading. Readbase Premium adds Ask AI, the latest AI models for your summaries, Reading Stats with monthly insights, smart unsubscribe suggestions and push notifications for new newsletters. Billed monthly or annually. Cancel anytime. If newsletters are getting lost in your email, Readbase gives them a calm home of their own: just newsletters, summarised and ready to read. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readbase.io/legal/privacy

About

Offprint

Easily save web pages as clean PDFs, EPUBs for e-readers, or Markdown documents. This tool removes ads and clutter, allowing you to archive articles, send them to your e-reader, or integrate them into your note-taking apps.

Highlights
  • Save web pages as PDF, EPUB, or Markdown
  • Removes ads and clutter from web pages
  • Reader mode for articles
  • Page content mode for more comprehensive captures
  • Share to various apps and devices
  • On-device conversion for privacy
Features
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Offprint turns the web page you're reading into a file you can keep — a clean PDF, an EPUB for your e-reader, or a Markdown document for your notes. Open any article in Safari, tap the Offprint extension, pick a format, and share it anywhere. No copy-pasting, no cluttered printouts, no account. Offprint strips the ads, banners, and pop-ups and keeps what matters: the text, the images, and the structure of the article. THREE FORMATS, ONE TAP • PDF — a clean, paginated document for printing, annotating, or archiving • EPUB — a real e-book you can send to Kindle, Apple Books, or any e-reader • Markdown — plain-text formatting that drops straight into Obsidian, Notion, Bear, or any notes app MADE FOR READING • Reader mode extracts just the article — no ads, no navigation, no cookie banners • Page content mode captures more of the page — cleaned-up text and images, not the website's layout • Built-in preview shows exactly what you'll get before you share it FITS YOUR WORKFLOW • Works directly in Safari — no switching apps, no pasting URLs • Share sheet integration: AirDrop it, save to Files, send to Kindle, attach to mail • Conversion happens on your device — nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked WHO IT'S FOR • Readers building an offline library of articles for flights and commutes • Students and researchers archiving sources as PDFs • Note-takers clipping articles into their Markdown knowledge base • E-reader owners who'd rather read long articles on a paper-like screen Save the page in front of you — in the format you actually use.

Screenshots

Readbase4 screens
Offprint3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Readbase at every 9 days against Offprint's every 2 months. Offprint's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Readbase sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Offprint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readbase ships an update every 9 days, Offprint every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Readbase versus Offprint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadbaseOffprint
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB20 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLlingas LTDNikolai Rodionov

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Readbase

Subscriptions4
  • Readbase Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Readbase Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Readbase Premium - Annual$39.991 Year
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  • Readbase Premium - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Offprint

One-time3
  • Small Tips$0.99
  • Tips medium$3.99
  • Tips large$9.99

Questions

Is Readbase free?
Readbase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offprint free?
Offprint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readbase or Offprint have ads?
Neither Readbase nor Offprint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readbase or Offprint?
Readbase ships an update every 9 days, and Offprint every 2 months. Most recently, Readbase was updated on November 5, 2026 and Offprint on November 5, 2026.

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