Comparison

ReadPace vs Audiobook Player

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

Head to head
About

ReadPace

This app measures reading speed and comprehension by timing sessions, scanning pages, and asking questions based on the text. It provides detailed insights into reading habits, helping users find their optimal pace for retention.

Highlights
  • Timed reading sessions
  • Page scanning for WPM calculation
  • Comprehension testing
  • Personalized speed-retention analysis
  • Progress tracking and goal setting
  • Book-specific reading insights
Features
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Most reading apps count pages. ReadPace counts whether you actually understood them. Start a session, read the way you normally read, then scan the pages you finished. ReadPace turns that into a real words-per-minute number — not an estimate, not a guess. Then it asks you six questions about what you just read, written from those exact pages. Speed means nothing if none of it stuck. ReadPace measures both. TIME IT. SCAN IT. KNOW IT. Hit start, read, hit "Finish & scan." Your session becomes a precise WPM number, logged against the book you're reading. No manual page counts, no stopwatch math. READ IT. THEN PROVE IT. Every session can end with a comprehension test built from the pages you just covered. Real questions about the actual ideas — not trivia. Not sure? Tap "No idea." Honest answers make your data honest. GET SCORED, THEN GET BETTER. See your comprehension percentage, your WPM, and how many you got right — side by side. Then review every question: what you answered, what was correct, and why. Misses get explained, so the test teaches you something too. FIND THE SPEED WHERE YOU REMEMBER MOST. This is the one no other reading app can tell you. ReadPace groups your tested sessions into speed bands and averages your recall in each, revealing your personal sweet spot — the pace where you're fast and you retain it. It also shows you where recall starts to fall off, so you know exactly when you're reading too fast to learn anything. WATCH THE LINE CLIMB. Your WPM trend over 7 days, 30 days, or all time, with your goal line drawn right across it. Weekly session goals, personal bests, and a running average that proves the last three months weren't your imagination. INSIGHTS THAT CHANGE HOW YOU READ. • Your most productive time of day — morning, afternoon, or evening • Which categories you read fastest, and which you remember best • Week-over-week change, personal best, total sessions at a glance EVERY BOOK ON YOUR SHELF, MEASURED. Your library tracks each title separately: lowest, average, and highest speed, average comprehension across every tested session, a speed curve across the whole book, and a full session log with words read, time spent, WPM, and recall score. WHO IT'S FOR Students who need it to stick. Professionals reading to stay sharp. Anyone with a shelf of non-fiction and a nagging suspicion they're not retaining much of it. And anyone who just wants to read faster — with proof they haven't sacrificed understanding to get there. Stop guessing how fast you read. Start knowing what you keep. Terms of use: https://readpace.org/terms Privacy policy: https://readpace.org/privacy

About

Audiobook Player

Features
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Audiobook Player - Offline is the audiobook player built for people who own their books. Import from any folder, listen anywhere — no internet required. TRULY OFFLINE Import audiobooks from your device or cloud sync folders. Everything plays locally with zero network dependency. Your books stay yours. AI-POWERED CAPTIONS Generate captions for any audiobook using on-device AI (Whisper). No data leaves your phone — perfect for following along in noisy environments or for accessibility. SEAMLESS CARPLAY Full CarPlay support. Browse your library, resume your current book, and control playback hands-free while driving. SMART LIBRARY • Automatic metadata detection (title, author, narrator, series) • Cover art extraction and display • Categories, favorites, and status tracking • Sort by recently played, author, title, or progress • Grid and list views with search AUDIOBOOK-FOCUSED PLAYBACK • Adjustable speed (0.5x – 3.0x) with pitch correction • Configurable skip forward/back intervals • Smart auto-rewind after pauses • Sleep timer with fade-out • Chapter navigation and bookmarks with notes • Per-book progress tracking LISTENING STATS • Daily listening goals and streaks • Session history • Progress visualization AUDIO CONTROLS • 10-band equalizer with presets • Volume boost • Skip silence detection PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No tracking. No data collection. No ads. Your listening habits stay on your device. SUPPORTED FORMATS M4B, M4A, MP3, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, WAV, AAC, WMA — single-file and multi-file audiobooks. Whether you get audiobooks from Libro.fm, your local library, or rip your own CDs, Audiobook Player - Offline gives you a premium listening experience without subscriptions or internet dependency.

Screenshots

ReadPace4 screens
Audiobook Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

ReadPace and Audiobook Player are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ReadPace versus Audiobook Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadPaceAudiobook Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominik MesekGuntis Jakovins

In-app purchases

None

ReadPace

No in-app purchases

None

Audiobook Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadPace free?
ReadPace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audiobook Player free?
Audiobook Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReadPace or Audiobook Player have ads?
Neither ReadPace nor Audiobook Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadPace or Audiobook Player?
ReadPace ships an update every 9 days, and Audiobook Player every 9 days. Most recently, ReadPace was updated on October 20, 2026 and Audiobook Player on October 10, 2026.

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