Comparison

BookGrass vs SnailRead

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

Head to head
About

BookGrass

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Build your reading habit, one tap at a time. BookGrass is the simplest way to track your daily reading. No complicated features, no book databases to manage – just tap when you read and watch your grass grow. ā–  SIMPLE TRACKING Tap once to mark today as read. That's it. No page counts, no timers, no lengthy forms. Reading should be enjoyable, and so should tracking it. ā–  VISUALIZE YOUR PROGRESS See your reading history as a beautiful grass grid. Each green square represents a day you read. Watch your garden grow over 3 months and feel the satisfaction of building a habit. ā–  STAY MOTIVATED - Track your current reading streak - See your total reading days - Don't break the chain – keep your grass alive! ā–  POWERFUL WIDGETS Add BookGrass widgets to your home screen: - Small: This week's progress + streak count - Medium: One month view - Large: Full 3-month grass grid with stats Tap directly on widgets to record your reading without even opening the app. ā–  SHARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT Proud of your reading streak? Share your grass grid image with friends and inspire others to read more. ā–  PRIVACY FIRST All your data stays on your device. No account required, no data collection. --- Start growing your reading grass today. One tap, one day, one book at a time.

About

SnailRead

Features
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SnailRead is a calm, focused reader for people who want to read slowly and remember more. Open your PDFs and EPUBs in a clean, distraction-free space designed for deep reading — not endless scrolling. Highlight what matters, add your own notes, and let everything you mark collect in one place you'll actually revisit. WHY SNAILREAD • Built for focus. A quiet, beautiful reading surface with themes for day and night, adjustable fonts, spacing, and margins. • Your own engine. A purpose-built EPUB engine plus rock-solid PDF rendering — your books just work. • Read slowly, on purpose. Reading goals, daily streaks, and gentle reminders that keep the habit without the pressure. HIGHLIGHTS, NOTES & QUOTES • Highlight in color and attach notes as you read. • Every quote and note gathers on one screen — search, review, and come back to your best ideas. • Reminders and spaced review bring your highlights back over time, so the ideas you loved actually stick. AN AI ASSISTANT THAT RESPECTS THE BOOK • Ask about any passage and get a clear explanation — in your own language. • Instant dictionary for any word, in context. • Chapter summaries when you want the gist. Your books stay yours: excerpts are sent securely only when you ask, and aren't stored after the answer. SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Reading time, streaks, most-read books, and your most active day. • "Books this year" goal and a yearly "Year in Books" recap. • Home- and Lock-Screen widgets: continue reading, quote of the day, word of the day, streak, and goals. BRING YOUR LIBRARY • Import PDF and EPUB from Files, Mail, the web, and more. • Connect OPDS catalogs to browse and download. • Convert other formats (like DjVu) to read them too. • iCloud keeps your highlights, notes, and progress in sync across iPhone and iPad. READ TOGETHER (OPTIONAL) • Add friends by code, share what you're reading, and react to each other's quotes — privacy-first, and entirely up to you. Your notes are never shared. FREE & PLUS SnailRead is free to read your own books locally. SnailRead Plus unlocks sync, advanced stats, export, and themes. AI plans add the assistant, dictionary, and summaries. Subscriptions auto-renew; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Read slowly. Think deeply. Remember more. Terms: https://snailread.app/terms Privacy: https://snailread.app/privacy

Screenshots

BookGrass4 screens
SnailRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookGrass at none against SnailRead's 7. BookGrass also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. SnailRead sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BookGrass asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookGrass ships an update daily, SnailRead every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
BookGrass versus SnailRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookGrassSnailRead
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaeyoung HeoYevhen Lebediev

In-app purchases

None

BookGrass

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

SnailRead

Subscriptions6
  • Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • AI7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • AI Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • AI7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • AI Pro7 Days trial$149.991 Year
One-time1
  • SnailRead Plus Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is BookGrass free?
BookGrass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SnailRead free?
SnailRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BookGrass or SnailRead have ads?
Neither BookGrass nor SnailRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookGrass or SnailRead?
BookGrass ships an update daily, and SnailRead every 2 weeks. Most recently, BookGrass was updated on October 28, 2026 and SnailRead on November 5, 2026.

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