Comparison

Manamo vs Wisp

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

Head to head
About

Manamo

This app helps you understand and remember what you read by explaining passages and turning them into reviewable flashcards. It supports various file formats and offers spaced repetition for effective learning. You can also import and export study decks.

Highlights
  • In-context explanations of text
  • Flashcard creation from reading
  • Spaced repetition scheduling (FSRS)
  • Import/export Anki, Quizlet decks
  • Library management for EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3
  • AI-powered comprehension assistance
  • Cross-device sync with Pro subscription
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Manamo is an EPUB and ebook reader that explains what you read and turns it into flashcards you'll actually review. Open a book, a textbook, a paper, or a PDF. Select anything you don't understand and Manamo explains it in context. Turn the parts that matter into cards, then review them on a schedule built to make them stick. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU READ • Select a word or passage to see what it means right here, in this passage. • Ask about anything in the book. Manamo searches the text and can take you straight to the passage. TURN READING INTO CARDS • Make flashcards from a word, a passage, or a whole chapter. You review every draft before it's saved, and cards made from your reading keep their source. • Study new cards right away, then come back when they're due. REMEMBER IT • FSRS spaced repetition schedules every card toward the memory target you set. • Say or type your answer. The Answer Coach shows what you recalled and what you missed, and you choose the grade. • Quizzes on the cards you keep missing, plus decks, folders, and daily reminders. BRING YOUR DECKS • Import .apkg decks from Anki with their schedules and review history, or cards from a spreadsheet or Quizlet export. • Export any deck to .apkg or a spreadsheet. Your cards stay yours. CATCH UP WHEN YOU COME BACK • Previously: catch up on your current chapter and the chapters before it, newest first. • Open a chapter outline for non-fiction, with key points and original quotes. • So far: a recap up to your place, with more detail after a longer break. YOUR LIBRARY • EPUB, PDF, DRM-free MOBI and AZW3 files, and web pages, with highlights and notes. • Discover free classics, papers, and articles, and keep a Want to read list. FREE TO START Reading, flashcards, spaced repetition, and AI help are free, with AI help that refills on a schedule. Manamo Pro adds much more AI help and syncs your library, highlights, and flashcards across your devices. Pro is billed monthly or yearly; the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Prices are shown in the app before you subscribe. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial or current period ends. Manage or cancel them in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://arkeve.github.io/manamo-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://arkeve.github.io/manamo-privacy/terms.html

About

Wisp

This app offers a calm reading experience with text that smoothly scrolls at a user-defined pace. It supports various formats like PDFs, EPUBs, and web articles, and can read text aloud. Designed for focus and readability, it helps users maintain comprehension and rhythm.

Highlights
  • Customizable auto-scroll speed
  • Continuous text flow
  • Import EPUB, PDF, TXT files
  • Web article import
  • Offline reading
  • Optional read-aloud functionality
  • Focus mode for active line
Features
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Wisp is a calm auto-scroll reader: the text rises at exactly the pace you set while your eyes stay near the centre of the screen. No page turns, no tapping, no losing your place. Bring your own books and PDFs — or send Wisp any web article and let that flow too. This is not word-flashing (RSVP). It is a continuous, natural flow — so you keep comprehension and the rhythm of real sentences. WHY WISP • Auto-scroll that respects your reading — one smooth, continuous stream. • Set your speed in words per minute; change it live with a slide. • Tap to pause or resume. Drag to jump anywhere, then flow on. • Focused mode spotlights the active line — tune the focus strength to your eyes (Pro). • Your speed and your place are remembered for every book. • Four paper tones (white, warm, dim and true black) and a choice of typeface, previewed live as you set them. • Pause and look away: when you resume, the text eases back to your pace instead of jumping to full speed. • Set an optional session goal, and see time left at your own pace instead of percentages. READ ANYTHING — ARTICLES FROM THE WEB • Share a page from Safari, or paste a link, and Wisp strips it down to clean reading text. • Filter your library to just articles, each with the time it takes at your pace, so you know what a five-minute gap can hold. • Once saved, an article reads offline — no connection, no tracking, no clutter. YOUR LIBRARY • Import your own TXT, EPUB and PDF files. • Bookmark any spot, add a note about the thought that pulled you away, and return to it exactly. • Local-first: everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up. LISTEN (Pro) • Have any book or article read aloud, right on your device and fully offline. • The page follows the voice and the spoken sentence is highlighted, so you never lose your place. • Set the narration pace from 0.5× to 2×. Natural on-device voices are English and Turkish. FREE & PRO • Your first 3 books are free, plus 5 web articles every month. • Go Pro for unlimited books and articles, Listen, focus-strength tuning, and more — as a yearly or monthly subscription. Made for ADHD and focus reading, dyslexia, studying, and anyone who reads better when the words come to them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wisp.ozersubasi.com/privacy Wisp Pro is offered as an auto-renewable Yearly or Monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings

Screenshots

Manamo4 screens
Wisp4 screens

Verdict

The call

Manamo and Wisp are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Manamo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Wisp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Manamo against 5.0 for Wisp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Manamo versus Wisp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManamoWisp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrisan MurugendranOZER SUBASI

Customer experience

Manamo

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

Wisp

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Manamo

Subscriptions2
  • Manamo Pro$7.991 Month
  • Manamo Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Wisp

Subscriptions2
  • Wisp Pro — Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Wisp Pro — Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wisp Pro — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Manamo free?
Manamo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wisp free?
Wisp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Manamo or Wisp?
Manamo and Wisp are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Manamo or Wisp have ads?
Neither Manamo nor Wisp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manamo or Wisp?
Manamo ships an update weekly, and Wisp weekly. Most recently, Manamo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Wisp on October 28, 2026.

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