ReadMaxx vs Mononote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadMaxx
This app helps you read faster and more effectively by displaying one word at a time at a controlled pace. It supports various input formats like PDFs, EPUBs, and web links, and includes optional haptic cues to improve focus and comprehension.
- Word-by-word reading display
- Adjustable reading speed
- Supports PDF, EPUB, web links, and pasted text
- Optional haptic cues for structure
- Reduces eye movement
- Maintains attention and comprehension
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ReadMaxx helps you get through more of what you want to read — whether you want to read it faster or understand the essentials in seconds. Import a PDF, EPUB, Web Link, or text you’ve pasted in. Then choose how you want to engage with it: read using ReadMaxx’s RSVP speed reader, or generate a concise summary and key points to quickly understand what matters. - Read faster - ReadMaxx’s RSVP reader presents one word at a time at a controlled pace, reducing eye movement and helping you maintain attention while reading. Optional haptic cues reinforce the structure of what you’re reading, from subtle taps at the start of each word to stronger signals at sentence boundaries — helping anchor attention without pulling focus away from the text. - Understand faster - When you don’t need to read every word, ReadMaxx can summarise your content for you. Generate a concise overview and key points from documents, books, articles, and other long-form text — giving you a faster way to understand what something is about and decide where to spend your attention. Read it. Summarise it. Get through more with ReadMaxx. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mononote
Capture your thoughts and reminders with a focus on simplicity. This app lets you jot down notes, to-dos, or motivational messages and keep them easily accessible. Pin your most important notes to your Home Screen or Lock Screen for constant visibility.
- Single note focus
- Home Screen widget
- Lock Screen Live Activity
- Dynamic Island integration
- Note archiving and restoration
- Intentional simplicity
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Mononote helps you focus on one note at a time. Simply open the app and write down anything you want your future self to remember, whether it's a to-do, reminder, or motivational note. Keep it visible on your Home Screen with a widget, or start a Live Activity to pin it to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island when it's something more urgent. The app is intentionally simple, showing only one active note at a time. Archive or delete it when you're done, and a new blank note is ready for whatever comes next. Archived notes can always be restored if you need them again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mononote at none against ReadMaxx's 3. Mononote also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (129 vs 7). ReadMaxx's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. ReadMaxx sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Mononote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mononote holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mononote has 129 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of ReadMaxx's written reviews are positive against 94% of Mononote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ReadMaxx ships an update every 4 days, Mononote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadMaxx | Mononote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (129 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 129 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAXX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | THE DIGITAL MINIMALIST PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
ReadMaxx
Mononote
In-app purchases
ReadMaxx
- Unlimited Weekly$2.997 Days
- Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
Mononote
No in-app purchases









