Wrist Reads vs EchoReadPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wrist Reads
Read books on your Apple Watch during short breaks without needing your phone. Access a library of classics or import your own EPUB, TXT, or PDF files. Set reading goals and track your progress.
- Read books on Apple Watch
- Import EPUB, TXT, and PDF files
- Built-in library of classics
- Set daily reading goals
- Syncs between iPhone and Apple Watch
- Adjustable text size and themes
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Wrist Reads puts a book on your Apple Watch for the minutes in between: waiting for class, riding the train, a quiet break. Keep your phone in your pocket and your story close. Pick an illustrated classic or bring your own book, send it from iPhone, and turn pages with the Digital Crown. Your place follows you between iPhone and Apple Watch, and once a book is on your Watch it reads without your iPhone nearby. START WITH A STORY Choose a public-domain classic from the built-in library, each with a cover from our own series, bring your own DRM-free EPUB or TXT book from Files on iPhone, or paste in your own text. Send it to your paired Apple Watch and start reading. On Apple Watch, choose the text size and a Paper, Sepia or Dark page. On Apple Watch models with double tap, a double tap turns the page. MAKE A LITTLE READING PART OF YOUR DAY Set a daily reading goal and watch your ring and streak grow. Reading on iPhone and Apple Watch both count. A few minutes a day is enough. READ YOUR WAY ON IPHONE Adjust EPUB text size, spacing and themes. Search inside a book, save bookmarks and highlight passages you want to revisit. You can also import and read PDFs on iPhone; PDFs stay on iPhone. HOW FREE READING WORKS - New to Wrist Reads: downloading, browsing, adding classics and sending books to Apple Watch are free. Read your first 10 minutes free on iPhone and your first 10 minutes free on Apple Watch, within 7 days of first opening the app. After that, keep reading with Pro. Your library and your place stay saved. - Already using Wrist Reads? Your plan stays as it is. - Adding classics does not use your personal import allowance; availability varies by country. Without Pro, you can add two of your own books in total (files or pasted text), at most one PDF. Deleting one does not reset that allowance. WRIST READS PRO Keep reading on iPhone and Apple Watch with no time limit. Import unlimited personal EPUB, TXT and PDF files. Turn on automatic Apple Watch syncing to keep your next reads ready, with an adjustable sync queue of up to ten books. Annual and monthly Pro plans are available. Eligible subscribers can try Annual Pro free for 7 days. Apple confirms your eligibility and local price before you approve. After the trial, Annual Pro renews at the displayed annual price. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Questions or ideas? In the app, open Settings > Talk to us. Bring a book you care about. Find a moment to read. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
EchoReadPro
Transform text into audio for hands-free listening on various devices. Enjoy customizable playback speeds, voice options, and seamless progress saving. Ideal for language learners and anyone who wants to free their eyes from screens.
- Text and local file reading
- Adjustable language, speed, and volume
- Voice sync text highlighting
- Playback paragraph switching
- Save playback history and settings
- Screen-off playback
- Image text recognition
- Unlimited listening duration
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Listen freely with Scroll Books, free your eyes (Watch · Phone · Tablet · Computer) - Supports text input and importing local text files for audio reading, easy for daily audiobook listening - Freely adjust language, speech rate and volume; play/pause available to control playback at will - Synchronized text highlighting with voice, great for reading-along practice and efficient language learning - Freely switch playback paragraphs to listen to specific content accurately - Save playback history, remember playback progress and settings, resume listening without repositioning - Smart anti-screen-lock function; playback continues with screen off, enjoy listening hands-free - Built-in shortcut tool entry for convenient access to Image to Text (CopyImageText), batch text replacement (SearchReplacePro2), web page audiobook (Bookmarkers Pro/Bookmarkers for Safari), LAN file transfer, image preview, file reading and clipboard sync (FileSentPro). # Pro Paid Exclusive Benefits - Remove reading time limit, unlimited long-time listening - Auto shutoff timer for bedtime, safer night listening - Export read content as audio files for offline playback anytime, listen during commute - Use high-quality built-in system voices with pitch adjustment for a comfortable listening experience # Notes - Go to More > Settings to adjust speech paragraph length. If playback issues occur on your device, reduce the value. - If voice playback fails, try switching to another voice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wrist Reads at Free against EchoReadPro's $0.99. Wrist Reads also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). EchoReadPro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume 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
Wrist Reads is free to download; EchoReadPro costs $0.99 up front. Wrist Reads sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. EchoReadPro asks for nothing beyond the download.
EchoReadPro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Wrist Reads ships an update every 3 days, EchoReadPro weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wrist Reads | EchoReadPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Watkins | 杨军 朱 |
Customer experience
Wrist Reads
EchoReadPro
In-app purchases
Wrist Reads
- WristReads Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- WristReads Pro Annual$9.991 Year
- WristReads Pro Annual7 Days trial$11.991 Year
EchoReadPro
No in-app purchases









