Comparison

Leaf vs Reading Streak

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

Head to head
About

Leaf

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking your progress page by page and setting daily goals. It offers features like reading streaks, dual goal-setting modes, and visual progress indicators. An AI assistant is available for Pro users to interact with their reading data.

Highlights
  • Daily reading streak counter
  • Flexible and fixed date goal setting
  • Visual progress indicator
  • AI assistant for reading queries (Pro)
  • Home screen widgets
  • Barcode scanning for book entry
  • Goodreads library import
Features
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Stop starting books you never finish. Leaf turns reading into a daily habit. Without the guilt. Track progress page by page, set a daily goal, and build the streak that keeps you reading. Or set a reading challenge: pick a few books, pick a finish date, and Leaf tells you how many pages to read each day. The first reading tracker connected to your AI assistant (Pro). READING STREAKS Build a consistent reading habit: - Daily streak counter with a weekly reading calendar - 3-hour grace period for late-night reading sessions - Missed a day? One tap to backdate yesterday's reading. No guilt, no penalty - Nine milestone levels from Sprout to Ancient, earned permanently even if your streak resets DUAL GOAL-SETTING MODES Choose the approach that fits your style: - Flexible Mode - set pages per day, Leaf calculates your finish date "I want to read 20 pages daily" - Fixed Date Mode - set a target date, Leaf calculates daily pages "I want to finish by March 15" READING CHALLENGES "5 books in 3 months." Leaf does the math. - Pick your books, pick a finish date - Leaf tells you how many pages to read today - Read extra today, and tomorrow's number goes down - Fall behind, and the number just updates. No penalty - Every week, an email and a notification with how you're doing - Finish, and get a recap you can share Reading challenges come with the Challenge Pass (3 months) or Leaf Pro. It's private. Just you and your books, no leaderboard. VISUAL PROGRESS TRACKING See exactly where you are and how far to go: - Circular progress indicator for each book - Quick-adjust buttons (−5, −1, +1, +5, +10) to log pages in seconds - Updates in one tap, not minutes ASK YOUR AI ASSISTANT (PRO) Your reading data is available via an MCP server: - "What am I reading?" Get your current book and progress - "Log 30 pages of my current book" updates without opening the app - "Add Atomic Habits, 320 pages" adds new books by voice or chat - Works with any MCP-compatible AI assistant Requires Leaf Pro. Set up at readwithleaf.app/integrations. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Your reading at a glance, without opening the app: - Progress ring widget with today's streak and page goal - Book widget showing your current read and progress - Lock screen widget for quick check-ins SMART BOOK MANAGEMENT Add books in seconds: - Scan a barcode for instant lookup - no typing required - Search by title or ISBN - title, author, page count, and cover auto-filled - Import your Goodreads library in one step - bring your reading history with you - Manual entry for any book not in the database - Finish a book in a series? Leaf finds the next volume for you - Share a completion card when you finish a book - Bookshelf organized by currently reading, TBR, finished, and dropped READING JOURNAL Your complete reading history: - Current streak and all-time longest streak - Total pages read and books completed - Full stats for every book you finish: days taken, pages per day, best reading day - Book notes and quotes, saved by page - Export your book list to CSV anytime WHY READERS LOVE LEAF Free to use - tracking, streaks, goals, stats and import, no strings attached Works fully offline - no account required Dark-first design - comfortable for evening reading Available in 16 languages Works on iPhone and iPad LEAF PRO An optional upgrade for readers who want more: - Reading challenges (also sold on their own as a 3-month Challenge Pass) - Cloud sync across all your devices - Automatic backup - never lose your reading data - Ad-free experience - AI assistant integration (MCP server) - Cancel anytime PERFECT FOR - Readers who start more books than they finish - Anyone building a reading habit, one page at a time - Anyone building a reading journal and TBR list - Busy people fitting reading into a packed schedule - Goodreads users looking for a focused, offline-first alternative One page at a time.

About

Reading Streak

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking your daily reading streak. It focuses on simplicity, privacy, and visual motivation, with a single free streak restore and optional paid restores.

Highlights
  • Daily reading streak tracking
  • Simple, private interface
  • Home screen widget
  • Offline functionality
  • One free streak restore
  • Milestone celebrations
Features
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Build a reading habit that sticks. Reading Streak is a dead-simple tracker that does one thing perfectly: help you read every single day. No social features, no complicated tracking, no accounts—. It's just you, your books, and the number that keeps climbing. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app each day 2. Tap "I read today" when you've read 3. Watch your streak grow That's it. The entire interaction takes 5 seconds. YOUR STREAK, YOUR PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account required. No data sent anywhere. Your reading history is yours alone. Add the widget to your home screen and your current streak is always visible, a constant reminder of the habit you're building. LIFE HAPPENS We get it. Sometimes you miss a day despite your best intentions. You get one free streak restore if life gets in the way. After that, you can start fresh or restore your streak for $2.99 as an accountability tool. CELEBRATE MILESTONES Hit 7 days? 30? 100? The app celebrates with you. Small acknowledgments that your consistency matters. WHY THIS WORKS The streak is the motivation. Watching that number climb day after day creates momentum. Breaking a 50-day streak feels like too much to lose, so you keep going. This isn't about tracking pages or minutes, just showing up. Every. Single. Day. Any amount of time counts, what's important is that you read. WHO IT'S FOR - Readers who want to make reading a daily habit - People tired of complicated productivity apps - Anyone who responds to simple, visual motivation - Former readers getting back into books NO FLUFF No gamification. No badges. No levels. Just a number that represents every day you chose to read. TECHNICAL STUFF - iOS 18.6 or later - Home screen widget included - Works completely offline - Private by design with zero data collection Built by a reader who wanted to reclaim a childhood habit. Now it's yours too. Download free. Start building your streak today.

Screenshots

Leaf4 screens
Reading Streak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Reading Streak at none against Leaf's shown. Leaf's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Leaf sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Reading Streak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Leaf against 5.0 for Reading Streak. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leaf has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leaf ships an update every 3 days, Reading Streak every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Leaf versus Reading Streak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeafReading Streak
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent BallutRobust Echo

Customer experience

Leaf

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Reading Streak

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Leaf

Subscriptions3
  • Leaf Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Leaf Pro Annual1 Year trial$24.991 Year
  • Leaf Pro Annual1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small$1.99
  • Medium$4.99
  • 3-Month Challenge Pass$9.99
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  • Large$9.99
1 purchases

Reading Streak

One-time1
  • Streak Restore$2.99

Questions

Is Leaf free?
Leaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reading Streak free?
Reading Streak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Leaf or Reading Streak?
Leaf and Reading Streak are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Leaf or Reading Streak have ads?
Leaf shows ads; Reading Streak does not.
Which is updated more often, Leaf or Reading Streak?
Leaf ships an update every 3 days, and Reading Streak every 4 months. Most recently, Leaf was updated on October 15, 2026 and Reading Streak on October 16, 2026.

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