Comparison

MySmartBook vs TomoTomo

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

Head to head
About

MySmartBook

This reading app allows you to interact with your books through a conversational AI. Ask questions about the content, get summaries, or even dialogue with characters. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and layouts, and enjoy offline access to your library.

Highlights
  • Chat with book characters and content
  • AI-powered summaries and explanations
  • Customizable font size and layout
  • Offline book reading
  • Library management
Features
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A revolution in reading! Buy your books on mysmartbook.fr, read them in your app and... chat with them in our bot! Ask for an itinerary in a travel guide, dialogue with a novel character, summarize a chapter, explain a difficult passage, everything becomes possible thanks to the conversational agent accessible at any time of your reading! Other features : - Change the font, character size and layout to fit your taste and capacities - Manage your library as you wish, and download your books to read offline

About

TomoTomo

Seamlessly switch between reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks. Your progress is automatically synced across both formats, ensuring you never lose your place. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free experience with support for standard epub and audiobook files.

Highlights
  • Sync position between epub and audiobook
  • Switch between reading and listening
  • Automatic position carry-over
  • Distraction-free reading
  • Supports standard epub and audiobook formats
Features
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Read the book or listen to it. Switch from where you left off. Ask the AI questions about what you're reading. Have it generate images. This isn't a store and it isn't a subscription. If you already own the ebook and the audiobook, however you got them, TomoTomo just works with the files you have. No new library to buy into, no locking your books behind another app's account, no paying Amazon a second time for something you already paid for once. What it does: Reads your own EPUB and PDF files, full screen, nothing in your way Plays your own M4B and MP3 folder audiobooks, with real lock screen controls Pairs books to their audiobooks automatically, or manually if it guesses wrong Highlights the narrated sentence as you read, with word highlighting and a reading window if you want them Finds a passage in the text and jumps your spot to it Lets you highlight and keep notes as you read Asks an AI companion about your book, with spoiler-aware catch-ups Generates illustrations from passages, and custom covers Adjustable font, spacing, and five themes, including true black Playback speed and a sleep timer, because obviously Browses free public-domain books and audiobooks Keeps your files on your device. Reading, listening, page scanning and audio alignment all work without a connection Syncs your position, highlights and stats across your devices using an anonymous account. No email needed unless you choose to sign in No ads, no analytics, no tracking There's also an optional AI companion. Ask questions about the book you're reading, get caught up on the chapters so far, or talk through what just happened. You choose how much of the book it can see: just nearby text, everything up to where you are, or the whole book. Imagine turns a passage you're reading into an illustration, and you can generate a custom cover for any book or audiobook. Nothing is sent until you use one of these, and the app shows you what it will send first. Generated images stay on your device. That's it. No gamification, no login wall, no upsell before you've even started reading, no renting access to books you've already bought. Just your books, staying in sync.

Screenshots

MySmartBook4 screens
TomoTomo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MySmartBook at none against TomoTomo's 5. TomoTomo's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. TomoTomo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. MySmartBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySmartBook ships an update every 9 days, TomoTomo every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MySmartBook versus TomoTomo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySmartBookTomoTomo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB89 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMy Smart BookTyler Mulvey

Customer experience

MySmartBook

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

TomoTomo

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MySmartBook

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

TomoTomo

One-time5
  • imagine — 15 images$2.99
  • companion — 50 messages$4.99
  • pdf audio — 10,000 characters$4.99
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  • pdf audio — 25,000 characters$11.99
  • pdf audio — 50,000 characters$23.00

Questions

Is MySmartBook free?
MySmartBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TomoTomo free?
TomoTomo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MySmartBook or TomoTomo have ads?
Neither MySmartBook nor TomoTomo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySmartBook or TomoTomo?
MySmartBook ships an update every 9 days, and TomoTomo every 6 days. Most recently, MySmartBook was updated on November 5, 2026 and TomoTomo on November 5, 2026.

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