Comparison

Clastly vs Artiful Reader

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

Head to head
About

Clastly

Organize anything with custom collections and powerful field types. Track reading lists, travel memories, subscriptions, and more. Your data syncs securely via iCloud with a clean, native iOS interface.

Highlights
  • Customizable collections
  • Multiple field types
  • Pre-built templates
  • Data filtering
  • iCloud sync
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Clastly is a personal database for collecting, organizing, and looking back on everything you love. Books, gadgets, travel memories, fandom, subscriptions—turn anything worth keeping into a collection shaped around you. Start quickly with templates: • Collection Catalog - Track purchase dates, condition, storage locations, and photos • Travel Log - Save places from maps or your current location • Fandom - Record concerts, merch, and favorite moments • Subscription Manager - Manage renewal dates, costs, and active services • Reading List - Organize covers, reading status, reviews, and reference URLs • Pet Diary - Capture daily moments, photos, and notes about your pets • Sauna & Spa - Record temperatures, facilities, and relaxation levels • Cafe Log - Log latte art, beans, and shop atmosphere • Movie Watchlist - Save memorable quotes, directors, and personal ratings Or start with Blank and create a structure of your own. Add fields that fit what you collect: • Text • Number • Date • Checkbox • Single Select • Multi Select • URL • Place • File • Created Time • Last Edited Time Look back your way: • List - Scan details quickly • Gallery - Browse records with photos • Masonry - Make the most of photos in different sizes • Board - Organize by status or category • Map - See saved places on a map Group, sort, and filter using your fields. Search within a collection and choose which details appear in each row. Capture from anywhere: Save photos, web pages, text, files, and Apple Maps places to Clastly from the share sheet. Home Screen widgets show recent records and collection counts, while widgets, the Lock Screen, and Control Center give you quick ways to add a new record. Clastly also works with Siri and Shortcuts. Automate opening collections, adding and editing records, updating fields, and searching your data. Private and synced: No ads. No social features. Your collections sync between iPhone and iPad with iCloud. Not for likes, but for yourself. Build a library to enjoy now and revisit later.

About

Artiful Reader

This app allows you to save articles and read documents like PDFs and EPUBs. It offers unlimited text-to-speech with natural voices, works offline, and removes distractions for a focused reading experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited text-to-speech
  • Save articles for offline reading
  • PDF reflow for mobile-friendly view
  • Supports EPUB, Markdown, and text files
  • Distraction-free reading environment
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Save articles. Read PDFs and EPUBs. Unlimited text-to-speech (TTS) with natural-sounding voices. No account or subscription required. Unlimited text-to-speech Listen to articles, PDFs, EPUBs, Markdown, and text files with natural-sounding voices. No listening caps. Follow along with synced highlighting, jump between paragraphs, choose a voice, and adjust playback speed. Works online or offline. Save articles for later Save articles you can open in your browser, then read them in a clean, distraction-free format. Artiful removes clutter like ads, popups, cookie banners, and messy page layouts so you can focus on the text. PDF Reflow Turn dense PDFs into a clean, phone-friendly reading view. Reflow adapts PDF text into a smooth scrolling layout, making long documents easier to read on small screens. EPUB books and files Bring your own reading library. Upload EPUBs, PDFs, Markdown, and plain text files for reading and listening in one simple app. Works offline Save once, then read or listen later without an internet connection. Great for commutes, travel, and focused reading. Private by design Articles and files are processed and stored locally on your device whenever possible. Offline voices work locally, so you can listen without sending your reading to the cloud.

Screenshots

Clastly4 screens
Artiful Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Artiful Reader at 5.0 against Clastly's 4.7. Artiful Reader also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artiful Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clastly ships an update fortnightly, Artiful Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clastly versus Artiful Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClastlyArtiful Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings312 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoji TakahashiFrank Liu

Customer experience

Clastly

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Artiful Reader

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clastly

No in-app purchases

None

Artiful Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clastly free?
Clastly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artiful Reader free?
Artiful Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clastly or Artiful Reader?
Artiful Reader is rated higher. Clastly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Artiful Reader averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Clastly or Artiful Reader have ads?
Neither Clastly nor Artiful Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clastly or Artiful Reader?
Clastly ships an update fortnightly, and Artiful Reader every 4 days. Most recently, Clastly was updated on October 6, 2026 and Artiful Reader on October 7, 2026.

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