Comparison

LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later vs Read Forge

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

Head to head
About

LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later

Save articles, PDFs, and EPUBs for later in a distraction-free reading environment. Organize your saved content with tags and filters, and enhance your reading with notes, highlights, and vocabulary tools. Premium features offer cloud synchronization and advanced organizational options.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app
  • Organize with tags and filters
  • Focused Reader mode
  • Highlight and take notes
  • Vocabulary building tools
  • iCloud Sync (Premium)
Features
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LinkBook helps you save what matters and come back later in a cleaner, calmer reading space. What you can do with LinkBook: • Save links from Safari and other apps with the Share Sheet • Keep articles, PDFs, and EPUBs in one library • Organize with tags, favorites, unread state, and quick filters • Read saved content in a focused Reader with adjustable text and themes • Highlight, bookmark, take notes, translate words, and build vocabulary while you read • Open Smart Cards for supported sources and use Reader Insights on supported Apple devices Premium unlocks: • iCloud Sync for your library • Unlimited Smart Cards • Unlimited Reader Insights • Book mode for long reading sessions • Automatic backups and private iCloud backup history • Import PDFs, EPUBs, and bookmark exports • Extra library controls like folders and hidden items LinkBook is built for people who save a lot and want a faster way to return to what matters. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Read Forge

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Read Forge turns anything you can read into a stream of focused words, so you read faster with less effort. Instead of dragging your eyes across lines of text, Read Forge shows one word at a time in a fixed spot — your eyes stay still, and the text comes to you. GET TEXT IN FROM ANYWHERE • Highlight text in any app — Safari, Mail, Messages, anywhere — and tap Share → Copy to Read Forge • Share a whole article page from your browser and Read Forge extracts the readable text, minus the menus, banners, and clutter • Import books and documents: EPUB, PDF, TXT, and non-DRM MOBI, with chapter navigation • Or just paste READ YOUR WAY • Focus mode: one word at a time, with an optional red anchor letter that holds your eye on the optimal recognition point • Overview mode: a full block of text with a moving highlight, like following a finger across the page • Tempo from a relaxed 120 up to 900 words per minute, with natural pauses at sentence and clause boundaries • Six reading fonts, adjustable size, light and dark appearance YOUR LIBRARY REMEMBERS • Imported books are saved on your device with your reading position • Scrub anywhere in a text, jump back a sentence, or restart a chapter • Time-remaining estimate at your current pace PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your books, articles, and reading habits never leave your device. Whether it's the morning news, a long read you've been putting off, or an entire novel — Read Forge helps you power through it, one focused word at a time.

Screenshots

LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later4 screens
Read Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later at 16.0 against Read Forge's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Read Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later versus Read Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkBook Bookmark & Read LaterRead Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAziz SabaBen Spears

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later

Subscriptions1
  • LinkBook Premium Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • LinkBook Premium$29.99
1 purchases

Read Forge

One-time1
  • Read Forge Pro$7.99

Questions

Is LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later free?
LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Read Forge free?
Read Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later or Read Forge have ads?
Neither LinkBook Bookmark & Read Later nor Read Forge shows ads.

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