Comparison

Read It Now vs epilogue

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

Head to head
About

Read It Now

Features
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Read It Now is the app for people who love reading and want to track every book, every page, every bit of progress. Organize your library into three states — want to read, reading, finished — and never lose track of what you're reading. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Update pages read in real time, time your reading sessions, and watch your progress on a visual dial, book by book. ADD BOOKS IN ONE TAP Search by title, author, or ISBN and auto-import cover, publisher, page count, and details. Scan the barcode to add physical books in seconds. FULL STATISTICS See how many books you read, how many hours you spend reading, your favorite genres and authors, your reading speed, and your streaks. READING CHALLENGE Set a yearly book goal and track your progress with real-time projections. YEARLY WRAPPED At year's end, get your personalized recap — books read, hours, favorite genre — ready to share. NOTES & QUOTES Save the lines you love and your thoughts on every book, and share them in one tap. FULL ORGANIZATION Manage authors, genres, publishers, tags, and series — your library, organized your way.

About

epilogue

This app helps you meticulously track your reading habits, from print books to ebooks and audiobooks. It offers detailed statistics, character tracking, and personalized library views. Unlock unlimited tracking with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Track print, ebook, and audiobook editions
  • Detailed reading statistics and goals
  • Character tracking with relationships and quotes
  • Organize your TBR with moods and queues
  • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, and Fable
  • Customizable library views and sharing options
Features
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epilogue is the beautiful, private way to track everything you read — and actually OWN the app instead of renting it. No subscription, ever. Track up to 50 books free, then unlock unlimited with a single one-time purchase. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Four gorgeous views: clean cards, a wooden bookshelf, e-reader devices for your ebooks, and cassette tapes for your audiobooks • Track print, ebook and audiobook editions of the same book together • Ratings, reviews, tags, custom covers and reading dates A READING JOURNAL THAT KEEPS YOU GOING • Log sessions by pages read or listening time • Daily streaks and a calendar of everything you've read • Reading goals for books, pages and hours STATS THAT GO DEEP • Genre, author and reading-pace breakdowns • Format splits, DNF analysis and a personal Year in Review TRACK THE CAST — LIKE NOBODY ELSE • Build a cast for every book: roles, relationships, quotes and spoiler-safe fates • Link a character across multiple books — even across different series • Explore a whole-series relationship map and share it as an image SERIES, SORTED • Search and filter by series across your Library and TBR • Share a beautiful series card of the whole collection YOUR TBR, ORGANISED • Moods, a "what's next" queue, and gentle nudges for books waiting too long FIND YOUR NEXT READ • Search any title or author, or scan a barcode to add instantly SHARE THE LOVE • Stunning, customisable cards for finishes, monthly wraps, your reading calendar, goals, series and cast YOURS, AND BACKED UP • Optional Google Drive sync and backup • Custom colour themes • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph and Fable No subscription. No ads. No selling your data. Track up to 50 books free — then unlock unlimited, forever, with one purchase. Happy Tracking!

Screenshots

Read It Now2 screens
epilogue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: epilogue at weekly against Read It Now's every 3 weeks. epilogue also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, 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. Read It Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and epilogue sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read It Now ships an update every 3 weeks, epilogue weekly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Read It Now versus epilogue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead It Nowepilogue
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—82.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranco TorrianiOliver Turk

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Read It Now

One-time1
  • Unlimited Books$3.99
7 purchases

epilogue

One-time7
  • Tip: Paragraph$1.00
  • Tip: Page$5.00
  • epilogue unlimited$6.99
Show 4 more
  • Tip: Chapter$10.00
  • Tip: Book$20.00
  • Tip: Series$50.00
  • Tip: Library$100.00

Questions

Is Read It Now free?
Read It Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is epilogue free?
epilogue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Read It Now or epilogue have ads?
Neither Read It Now nor epilogue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read It Now or epilogue?
Read It Now ships an update every 3 weeks, and epilogue weekly. Most recently, Read It Now was updated on October 21, 2026 and epilogue on October 21, 2026.

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