Comparison

Readpace vs ReadPace

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 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 (EULA): https://readpace.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://readpace.org/privacy Premium is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings.

About

ReadPace

Features
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Finish books on time. ReadPace measures your real reading speed and turns any page count into a finish date and a simple daily plan. Log a few timed reading sessions. ReadPace learns your true pace in pages per minute, then shows exactly when you will finish at that rate, how many pages a day to hit a deadline, and how long the next chapter will take. WHAT READPACE DOES - Measures your true reading speed from the timed sessions you log - Projects a finish date for any book from your recent pace - Shows the pages a day to finish by a target date - Tracks several books at once - Estimates the reading time for any chapter - Builds streaks, records, and a pace trend so progress stays visible YOUR READING, PRIVATE Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Your books never leave your device. FREE AND PRO ReadPace is free to measure your speed and estimate a finish date for one book. One simple, one-time purchase, with no subscription ever, unlocks Pro: - Track several books at once - Deadline schedules: the pages a day to hit any date, with ahead or behind tracking - Export a reading report PDF and a CSV of every session INSIGHTS THAT ADD UP See your pace over time, pages per week, current and longest streak, and records like your fastest session and the longest book you have finished. Made for readers who want to finish the pile, not just add to it.

Screenshots

Readpace4 screens
ReadPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Readpace at none against ReadPace's 1. Readpace also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ReadPace's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price and ads 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. ReadPace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Readpace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readpace ships an update every 10 months, ReadPace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Readpace versus ReadPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadpaceReadPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominik MesekInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

None

Readpace

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ReadPace

One-time1
  • ReadPace Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Readpace free?
Readpace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReadPace free?
ReadPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readpace or ReadPace have ads?
Neither Readpace nor ReadPace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readpace or ReadPace?
Readpace ships an update every 10 months, and ReadPace every 3 weeks. Most recently, Readpace was updated on October 3, 2026 and ReadPace on October 5, 2026.

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