Comparison

ToRead vs Lecturameter

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, 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/

About

Lecturameter

Features
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Lecturameter is your reading journal. Log what you read, see how you read, and discover your streaks : no social feed, no ads, no forced account. Books, comics, manga and audiobooks Every format counts the same. Add by ISBN, by search, or with the camera. Photograph spines and edges for your own edition. Visual analytics - A heatmap of your reading days, in the style you already know. - Pages and minutes read per day, week and month. - Monthly summary and yearly Wrapped with your strongest months, your streaks and your books of the year. - Stats by saga, author and genre. Reading habit - Configurable reading challenges: books per year, pages per day, minutes per day. - Reading sessions with a timer and Pagi, your reading companion. - Clear shelves: reading, finished, paused, dropped and wishlist. - Sagas and collections so you never lose the thread. Visual themes A light mode, a dark one, and Ocaso : a premium theme with blue-to-orange gradient accents made for late-night reading. Your data is yours - Everything works locally. Manual backup or your own cloud (Drive/iCloud). - No ads. No ad trackers. No AI "summarizing" your books. - Full export whenever you want. 7-day trial 7 days of every Pro feature, no card required. Then decide if you keep Pro (Ocaso theme, widgets, unlimited challenges and more) or stay on the free version. Optimized for iPhone Duo, folded and unfolded. Write to us at lecturameter.app@gmail.com : we always reply.

Screenshots

ToRead4 screens
Lecturameter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lecturameter at every 2 days against ToRead's every 4 weeks. 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 4 one-off in-app purchases and Lecturameter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToRead ships an update every 4 weeks, Lecturameter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ToRead versus Lecturameter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToReadLecturameter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB232 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco MartinezVictor Parra Cruz

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ToRead

One-time4
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Large tip$4.99
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  • ToRead Plus$9.99
2 purchases

Lecturameter

One-time2
  • Pro free trial (7 days)Free
  • Lecturameter Pro$2.99

Questions

Is ToRead free?
ToRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lecturameter free?
Lecturameter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ToRead or Lecturameter have ads?
Neither ToRead nor Lecturameter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToRead or Lecturameter?
ToRead ships an update every 4 weeks, and Lecturameter every 2 days. Most recently, ToRead was updated on November 9, 2026 and Lecturameter on November 10, 2026.

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