Comparison

Readgio vs BookWorm

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

Head to head
About

Readgio

This app allows you to read your EPUB and PDF files, tracking your reading progress, time, and speed automatically. Save meaningful passages, adjust text for PDFs, and sync your data across devices. It also supports manual logging for physical books.

Highlights
  • EPUB and PDF reading
  • Automatic reading progress tracking
  • Estimated chapter time
  • Adjustable PDF text size
  • Highlight and save quotes
  • Manual logging for physical books
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Read your own EPUB and PDF books in Readgio. See whether you have time for another chapter, save meaningful passages and track your progress without keeping a manual log. • One more chapter? See an estimate of the minutes left in your EPUB chapter, based on your reading pace. • PDFs without the tiny print. Reader Mode adapts the text to your screen and lets you adjust the font size. The original page layout is always available. • Statistics that track themselves. Reading time, progress, speed and streaks — just read and see yourself getting closer to your goal. • Quotes you can find again. Highlight passages, search your saved quotes and revisit favourite ideas through reminders and a widget. • Paper books count too. Use the timer or log sessions manually to keep your whole reading history together. Read offline. Sync your progress, bookmarks and highlights between iPhone and iPad with iCloud. PDF Reader Mode is available for files with selectable text. Some features require Readgio Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BookWorm

Features
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BookWorm is your personal reading companion: a beautiful, private home for every book you read, own or want to read. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Add books in seconds: search online, scan the ISBN barcode with the camera, or enter them by hand • Covers, authors, publishers, genres, series and sagas, with the edition's year and the year of first publication • Organize with collections, or let smart collections fill themselves from rules you define • Import your library from Goodreads or Book Tracker, and export it to CSV at any time TRACK YOUR READING • Log reading sessions with a timer or by hand, by page or by percentage, with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Keep your current page, notes, ratings and reviews for every book • Set reading goals and follow your streak • Re-read a book and keep every reading in its history SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE • Statistics and charts: books per month, pages, reading time, genres and more • A reading diary and a calendar of the covers you finished • Achievements, levels and badges to keep you motivated MAKE IT YOURS • Widgets for your Home Screen and controls for Control Center • Reader Cards: beautiful, shareable cards for the books you love • Light and dark appearance, with the accent color you prefer PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking • Your data stays on your device and syncs through your own iCloud • Back up and restore your whole library whenever you want FREE TO START, YOURS FOR GOOD Start free: build your first shelf, with a custom collection and a smart collection, and every essential tool for tracking your reading. When your library grows, a single one-time purchase unlocks BookWorm Premium forever: no subscription, no renewals. It lifts the limits and adds advanced statistics, achievements, widgets, Reader Cards and cover maintenance tools.

Screenshots

Readgio4 screens
BookWorm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BookWorm at daily against Readgio's fortnightly. Readgio's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). 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. Readgio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BookWorm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readgio ships an update fortnightly, BookWorm daily. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Readgio versus BookWorm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadgioBookWorm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnna SadnovaBiagio Paolino

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Readgio

Subscriptions2
  • Pro: monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro: annual7 Days trial$13.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro: lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

BookWorm

One-time1
  • BookWorm Premium Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Readgio free?
Readgio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookWorm free?
BookWorm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readgio or BookWorm have ads?
Neither Readgio nor BookWorm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readgio or BookWorm?
Readgio ships an update fortnightly, and BookWorm daily. Most recently, Readgio was updated on November 9, 2026 and BookWorm on November 9, 2026.

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