Vrbtm vs Arcvellum

Vrbtm helps you get through dense documents without losing your place. Turn long PDFs, notes, drafts, articles, and pasted text into guided audio sessions with real-time sentence highlighting. Listen while you read, move through documents section by section, and return to the notes and highlights that mattered. Vrbtm is built for the documents you actually need to finish: research, reports, product briefs, study material, strategy docs, technical notes, and long articles. HOW IT WORKS 1. Import a document Start with a PDF, text file, Markdown file, article, note, draft, or pasted text. 2. Read with your eyes and ears Vrbtm reads your document aloud while keeping the current sentence highlighted on screen. 3. Break long documents into sections Move through dense reading one focused section at a time instead of starting over every time. 4. Mark what matters Highlight important passages, capture notes, and flag sections that need follow-up. 5. Know what to read next Use your queue, library, progress, and review tools to keep moving through the documents that need your attention. WHY VRBTM • Stop re-reading the same page • Listen while the text stays visually anchored • Keep track of sections, progress, notes, and highlights • Return to important passages without starting over • Build a focused library for documents you care about • Keep private reading under your control BUILT FOR PRIVATE READING Vrbtm is designed around private, local-first reading. Your documents, notes, highlights, and generated audio stay in your reading system, with optional iCloud storage controlled through your Apple account when enabled. USE VRBTM FOR • Research papers • Business reports • Product and strategy docs • Study material • Long PDFs • Draft reviews • Articles and saved text • Any document you need to finish, review, and remember Stop re-reading. Start retaining.

Arcvellum is a web library for focused reading and long-term organization. Save web pages, articles, social links, and research material, then return to them in a clean reading view. Arcvellum keeps titles, text, sources, reading state, tags, and collections so scattered links can become a library you can actually use. Highlights: - Save links quickly from browsers and other apps through the iOS share sheet - Parse article text into a comfortable reading view - Organize with collections, tags, and smart lists - Use starred, archive, unread, and recently deleted states to manage your reading flow - Import and export backups - When available, privately sync through iCloud and CloudKit Arcvellum Pro: - Save unlimited pages and articles - Lock in the current price while your subscription remains continuous, even if the price rises later for new customers - Keep building a long-term library with collections, tags, and reading status Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/