Comparison

ToRead vs Readable

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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ToRead is free to use — no paywalls, no subscriptions, and no ads. 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, ocean waves, birds, and more) • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (supported devices) • Auto-end sessions, in case you forget • Session history with editing and manual entries • Home Screen widget with weekly reading stats • 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. Optional tips ToRead is free to use. If you enjoy the app, you can optionally leave a one-time tip to support its development. Tips are entirely optional and do not unlock features or affect functionality in any way. Legal • Privacy Policy: https://horchatastudio.com/toread/privacy/ • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Readable

Track your reading journey with a private, ad-free app. Log books, time sessions, and view detailed stats. Discover new reads and connect with book clubs.

Highlights
  • Log reading progress
  • Time reading sessions
  • Import libraries
  • Detailed reading statistics
  • Earn reading milestones
  • Write book reviews and notes
  • Organize books into shelves
  • Join or create book clubs
Features
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Every book you read, kept for good. Readable is a calm, private place to track what you read and see your reading life measured — page by page, year by year. No noise, no feeds shouting for your attention. Only your books, and what they add up to. Open the app and start straight away — your name, your genres, your favourite books. No account required until you want one, and everything you make comes with you when you do. TRACK EVERY BOOK Log what you're reading, what you've finished, and what's next. Time your reading sessions — real books included, not just ebooks — record your pages, and watch a quiet streak build as you go. Search by title, author or ISBN, or scan a barcode. BRING YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU Moving from Goodreads or StoryGraph? Import your whole library with a single CSV file and keep your history. SEE YOUR READING, MEASURED A stats screen built like a year in review: books finished, pages read, and reading days as a masthead you'll want to screenshot. Go deeper into your genres, your most-read authors, how your ratings fall, and how your pace changes through the year. EARN YOUR MILESTONES Reading milestones drawn like engravings — earned quietly, kept for good. Yearly challenges and community goals give the habit somewhere to point. KEEP A DIARY Rate on a half-star scale, review every book, keep private notes, and save the lines worth remembering. Look back on a diary of everything you've read. FIND YOUR NEXT BOOK Search that knows the difference between editions and finds the one you meant. Browse by mood when you don't know what's next. Keep a wishlist for the books you want, with buy options from stores you know — Booktopia, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and more — matched to your country. BUILD YOUR SHELVES Organise your library your way and keep every format you own — paperback, hardcover, audio, ebook — together on one shelf. A PROFILE BUILT FROM BOOKS Headline your profile with the four books you love most, pin the reviews and lists you're proud of, and follow readers whose taste you trust. READ TOGETHER Book clubs with a room of their own: read the same book in sync, discuss chapter by chapter without spoilers, and finish together. Public, private, or invite-only. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WRITE THEM Verified authors can claim their works, share writing progress, and host read-alongs with their readers. CALM BY DESIGN Independent, ad-free, and quiet on purpose. No feeds engineered to keep you scrolling, and no selling your personal data. When you mark a book private, it leaves every public surface with one switch. MAKE IT YOURS Choose the cover each book wears, pick your theme, and shape the app around your reading. READABLE PRO Readable is free to use. Readable Pro adds the full depth of your stats, your choice of themes, streak freezes, a cloud-synced journal, hosting your own clubs, and more — for readers who want the complete picture. A Pro subscription renews until cancelled; manage it any time in your account settings. Every book you read, kept for good. Terms of Use: https://thereadableapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

ToRead4 screens
Readable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ToRead at 4.9 against Readable's 4.0. ToRead also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Readable's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. ToRead sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Readable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ToRead holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ToRead has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToRead ships an update monthly, Readable every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ToRead versus Readable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToReadReadable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrancisco MartinezDAKOTA SWAIN

Customer experience

ToRead

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Readable

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ToRead

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Large tip$4.99
2 purchases

Readable

Subscriptions2
  • Readable Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Readable Pro Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ToRead free?
ToRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readable free?
Readable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ToRead or Readable?
ToRead is rated higher. ToRead averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Readable averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ToRead or Readable have ads?
Neither ToRead nor Readable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToRead or Readable?
ToRead ships an update monthly, and Readable every 4 days. Most recently, ToRead was updated on September 29, 2026 and Readable on September 15, 2026.

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