Nook vs ToRead

Nook: Build Your Reading Habit • Track Books • Join Book Clubs Nook is a reading app built to help you connect more intentionally with reading. Track your books and stay organized, set reading goals, curate your reading plans, track reading stats, and join conversations that bring stories to life. Whether you're rediscovering reading or leveling up your routine, Nook makes it easy (and fun) to build a lasting habit and get more out of every book. Read More With Less Effort • Set personalized reading goals • Track books you’ve read, are reading, or want to read • Log progress and maintain daily reading streaks • Get gentle reminders that help you stay consistent Discover Books You’ll Actually Love • Explore curated book lists and recommendations • Search books instantly (powered by leading book databases) • Save titles to personalized shelves and wishlists • Plan ahead with reading boards designed for future TBRs, themed collections, or seasonal reading Connect Through Books • Join or create book clubs • Share posts about the books you're reading • Create curated reading boards with posts, notes, and book picks • Follow other readers and discover what’s inspiring them • Engage through comments, reactions, and community conversations Your Reading Life, Organized • Clean, simple, reader-first design • Quick-add tools to capture your current reads • Detailed stats and insights to track your growth and help you build habits Why Readers Love Nook Because it’s more than a book tracker. Nook is a space to build your reading identity. Nook helps you stay motivated, inspired, and connected every time you open the app.

ToRead is free to use, with no ads. The timer, your reading history and weekly reflection are free for everyone. It’s designed to help you spend more time reading, without pressure, goals, or distractions. Start a reading session, put your phone down, and just read. ToRead quietly tracks your reading time, so you can build awareness of your habits without gamification, streaks, or competition. Designed for calm focus • One tap to start reading • Ambient sounds to help you relax: rain and ocean waves, with more in ToRead Plus • Your reading time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (ToRead Plus) • Auto-end sessions, in case you forget • Session history with editing and manual entries • A Books page to rename, finish, archive or bring back a book • A weekly widget for the Home and Lock Screen (ToRead Plus) • Minimal interface that stays out of the way Your reading time, simply recorded ToRead focuses on time, not speed or performance. Whether you read for 2 minutes or 2 hours, every session counts. Your reading history helps you reflect on how reading fits into your life — without judging it. Built with intention • Designed for iPhone • Light and dark themes designed for comfort • iCloud sync (when enabled) to keep your data across devices • Privacy-friendly: your data stays yours For readers who just want to read ToRead is for anyone who wants a quieter relationship with reading: • No social feeds • No challenges • No productivity pressure Just reading, at your own pace. Read when you want. Stop when you want. ToRead. ToRead Plus ToRead Plus adds a few comforts: your reading time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, the weekly Home Screen widget, every ambient sound, and each new sound pack as it arrives. Pay once, keep it forever. If you used ToRead before Plus existed, everything it had then stays yours, with nothing to do. Legal • Privacy Policy: https://horchatastudio.com/toread/privacy/ • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/