Comparison

leaf vs Auto Scroll Reader

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 offers a natural reading experience with customizable scrolling and page-turning options. Access thousands of free ebooks or import your own EPUB and PDF files. Organize your library, take notes, and create a personal reading journal.

Highlights
  • Vertical and horizontal scrolling
  • Import EPUB and PDF files
  • Access Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks
  • Bookmarks, highlights, and notes
  • Exportable Reading Journal
  • Library organization with shelves
  • iCloud syncing
Features
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Scroll naturally. Read deeply. leaf is a reading app built for your phone. Read on your own, or let leaf read to you. Read with a natural vertical scroll, or turn pages with a page curl when you want a more traditional feel. leaf flows through your book the way your thumb already moves. When your attention keeps sliding off the page, tap play. leaf sets a gentle pace and lights up each line as you go. Turn on the voice and it reads the page aloud while you follow along, or lock your phone and keep listening. Narration uses the voices built into your iPhone, so it's free and unlimited, works offline, and your books never leave your phone. Browse and download over 70,000 free books from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks: classic literature, philosophy, fiction, and more. Import your own EPUB, PDF, and Markdown files too. No reading streaks. No goals. No ads. No noise. Just you and the book. READ ALONG AND NARRATION - Tap play and leaf sets the pace, lighting each line as you read - Turn on the voice and leaf reads the page aloud as the highlight follows - Free and unlimited: no hours to count, no account to make - Runs on your iPhone, works offline, and never uploads your books - Keeps reading with the screen locked. Pause, play, or skip back 15 seconds from the lock screen or your headphones - Picks a voice in your book's language. Apple's Enhanced and Premium voices are a free download and sound the most natural - Change the speed any time, pause with a tap, or step back a sentence - Works with every reading flow (not yet with PDFs) READER - Three reading flows: Page Curl, Slide, or Continuous scroll - Vertical or horizontal page turns - Light, Dark, System, and E-Ink themes - Bookmarks, highlights, and notes - Multi-paragraph highlighting and sharing - Search within any book - Typefaces including Classic, Modern, Lexend, and Atkinson Hyperlegible - Adjust font size, spacing, and text density - Set a reading intention for each book - An exportable Reading Journal is created automatically when you highlight text or write a note PDFs - Read PDFs with the same reading flows as books - Pages follow your theme automatically, in light or dark - Columns are detected and shown one at a time, so the text is bigger and you never scroll sideways to read a line LIBRARY - Organise books into shelves, grouped into sections you can collapse - Filter by shelf, intention, or reading status - Sort by title, author, last opened, or shelf - View books as Grid or List - Search your entire library - Drop supported book files into the leaf folder and they'll appear in your library automatically - Use iCloud to share books between devices - Continue reading from your current book with the Home Screen widget FREE BOOKS - Browse and download from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks - Over 70,000 free classic and public domain titles - The Call of the Wild is included, so you can start reading straight away - Import your own EPUB, PDF, and Markdown files - Supports multiple file and folder import LEAF PRO - Six more themes: Sepia, Ivory, Mist, Forest, Midnight, and Amber Night - Design up to six custom themes of your own - Three more typefaces (Literata, Spectral, and Merriweather) or import your own - Line, paragraph, and letter spacing - Sync your library across devices - Sync reading progress, highlights, notes, bookmarks, shelves, and Reading Journal entries Privacy Policy: https://readleaf.co/legal Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Auto Scroll Reader

Features
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Auto Scroll is a reading tool for people who want to move through web pages and documents without constant swiping. Use Reader Hub to open the built-in browser, pick local files, adjust scrolling speed, and listen with Read Aloud where supported. Key features: Auto-scroll controls for supported reader surfaces Built-in web browser with immersive reader mode for cleaner article reading Local document reader for PDF, EPUB, TXT, CBZ, CBR, ZIP, and common image files Read Aloud for TXT, EPUB, local HTML, and browser reader-mode articles Adjustable speech rate and voice selection using installed iOS voices Reading progress and recent documents for quick return Light and dark reader themes Floating controls for play, pause, speed, jump, theme, and Read Aloud actions Auto Scroll is designed for reading and listening inside the app. Availability of reader mode and text-to-speech depends on the page, document type, file format, and installed iOS voices. Some Reader Hub features require an active subscription; subscription details are shown before purchase and can be managed in Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://jsdapplications.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy-for-autoscroll-ios.html Terms of Use: https://jsdapplications.blogspot.com/p/terms-of-use-for-autoscroll-ios.html

Screenshots

leaf4 screens
Auto Scroll Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

leaf and Auto Scroll Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Auto Scroll Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
leaf versus Auto Scroll Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterleafAuto Scroll Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAbraham JesriJoenardson Divino

In-app purchases

2 purchases

leaf

Subscriptions2
  • Leaf Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Leaf Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Year
2 purchases

Auto Scroll Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is leaf free?
leaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auto Scroll Reader free?
Auto Scroll Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do leaf or Auto Scroll Reader have ads?
Neither leaf nor Auto Scroll Reader shows ads.

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