ToRead vs El Ágora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ToRead
This app helps you focus on reading by providing a distraction-free environment. It quietly tracks your reading time, offers ambient sounds for relaxation, and displays your progress on your lock screen and home screen.
- Distraction-free reading sessions
- Ambient soundscapes
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
- Session history and editing
- Home Screen widget
- Minimalist interface
- Optional one-time tips
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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/
El Ágora
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¿Por qué unirte a El Ágora? - 5 Salas de Lectura Simultáneas. En El Ágora no nos enfrascamos en un solo género literario, nuestras salas de lectura cubren desde Ciencia y Tecnología hasta Literatura Clásica. ¡Únete a las que más te agraden! - Trivias Individuales y en Duelos. Pon a prueba tu comprensión y memoria participando en duelos de trivia con otros miembros del club, responde trivias individuales sobre los libros en curso y gana puntos para escalar en el ranking del Ágora. - Debate y Conecta. La lectura no termina en la última página. Únete a nuestros foros de discusión en vivo, comparte tus reseñas y debate teorías con personas que comparten tu misma pasión. - Construye el Hábito. Nuestra app está diseñada para motivarte a mantener el hábito lector. Visualiza tu progreso, registra capítulos o libros leídos y convierte el acto de leer en una parte irrenunciable de tu día a día. Descarga El Ágora hoy mismo y descubre que leer nunca había sido tan emocionante. ¡Tu próximo libro favorito te está esperando! Términos del Servicio: https://www.elagoraclub.com/terms-of-service Política de Privacidad: https://www.elagoraclub.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: El Ágora at none against ToRead's 3. El Ágora also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. ToRead sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. El Ágora asks for nothing beyond the download.
ToRead ships an update every 4 weeks, El Ágora every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ToRead | El Ágora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Francisco Martinez | GABRIEL GASPAR GALINDO |
In-app purchases
ToRead
- Small tip$0.99
- Medium tip$2.99
- Large tip$4.99
El Ágora
No in-app purchases









