Reading Streak vs Tally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Daily reading streak tracking
- Simple, private interface
- Home screen widget
- Offline functionality
- One free streak restore
- Milestone celebrations
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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.
Tally
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Tally is a reading app built around sessions, pace, progress, and momentum. Instead of only helping you organize books, Tally helps you understand how your reading is actually moving. Log reading sessions in seconds. Track pages, time, pace, goals, and streaks. See how your current book is progressing and how your reading rhythm changes over time. With Tally, you can: - log reading sessions quickly - track reading pace and pages over time - build momentum with streaks and goals - see progress on your current read - remember where and how you read - share beautiful reading milestones - follow other readers without a noisy social feed Tally is best for people looking for: - a reading pace tracker - a reading tracker - a reading log - a book progress app - a reading goals app - a reading stats app If you want reading to feel more active, measurable, and motivating, Tally is built for that. https://tally-nu-sepia.vercel.app/en/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tally at daily against Reading Streak's every 4 months. Tally also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Reading Streak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tally sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reading Streak ships an update every 4 months, Tally daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Streak | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robust Echo | Arthur Lopes |
In-app purchases
Reading Streak
- Streak Restore$2.99
Tally
- Tally Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Tally Pro - Annual$39.991 Year









