Comparison

4DFEST vs SlowRead

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

Head to head
About

4DFEST

Features
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The official app for 4DFEST 2026: Glitch in the System, the bi-annual outdoor dance and performance festival hosted by 4th Dimension Dance. Designed for dancers, families and festival-goers, this app brings all essential event information together in one place. Explore the Realms line-up, register performers, view food vendors, check travel and shuttle bus details, browse practical information, discover workshops, and stay updated as new elements are unlocked. 4DFEST brings together more than 700 dancers, live entertainment, family activities and a full day of performance at Willow Grange Farm. With this app, you can keep track of everything leading up to the event and during the festival itself. Features include: – Performer registration – Volunteer sign-up – Realms line-up – Food vendor information – Travel and shuttle updates – Practical festival information – News, updates and essential notices – A central hub for everything 4DFEST New features and content will continue to unlock as we get closer to the festival date.

About

SlowRead

This app helps you build a visually appealing digital bookshelf and encourages focused reading sessions by blocking distracting apps. Track your reading progress, organize your library, and create a personalized reading ritual.

Highlights
  • Customizable 2.5D digital bookshelf
  • Distraction-blocking focus sessions
  • Reading streak tracking
  • TBR and library organization
  • Effortless book addition (scan, search, photo)
  • Import from Goodreads (CSV)
  • Private, local-first library
Features
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SlowRead is the book tracker with a bookshelf you will want to show off. Every book you read stands on your own shelf, with its real spine and cover. Keep your TBR, your reading journal and your reading log in one place, and share your bookshelf on BookTok and Instagram. YOUR BOOKSHELF • Every book stands on the shelf as a spine or as a cover. • Photograph your own copy to show its real spine, cover and sprayed edges, or use a photo another reader already shared. • Arrange your books by hand, lay them flat in piles and keep a series together. • Decorate with plants, candles, lights and more, and pick a theme for the wall and the wood. • Share a picture of your bookcase to your Stories on TikTok or Instagram. • Get a public profile at slowreadapp.com/@you with the bookcases you choose to show. BOOK CLUBS • Create a club or join one and read the same book together. • Talk in a channel for each part of the book, so nobody spoils what comes next. • Hide the parts of a message that are spoilers. • Vote on the club's next book. YOUR READING YEAR • Monthly and yearly wrap ups: cards to swipe through and share. • Your reader type, worked out from the books you finish. • A yearly reading challenge, and your year next to the last one. • Stats for pages, time and books, your reading speed and your top genres. • A reading streak, with past days you can fill in by hand. TRACKING WITHOUT EFFORT • Search millions of books or scan the barcode to add one in seconds. • Import your library from Goodreads, The StoryGraph, Bookmory, Fable or Libib. • Paperback, ebook and audiobook, even for the same book. • Track library loans with the due date and a reminder the day before. • Series grouped together, with your progress through each one. • Notes, quotes scanned from the page with your camera, and characters with a portrait and their relationships. • Half star ratings, rereads and did not finish. WIDGETS • Your bookshelf, what you are reading, your streak, your challenge and a daily quote on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. READING SESSIONS • Start a timed session from any book and log the page where you stop. • If you want, block the apps that distract you while you read, with Screen Time. All features described above require a subscription. A free trial is included, so you can try everything before paying. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

4DFEST4 screens
SlowRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4DFEST at none against SlowRead's 4. 4DFEST also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). SlowRead's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support 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. SlowRead sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.39 per 7 days. 4DFEST asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

4DFEST ships an update every 3 months, SlowRead every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
4DFEST versus SlowRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4DFESTSlowRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (793 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—793 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#33 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB117 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer4D DANCE CICAdrian Martinez Moreno

In-app purchases

None

4DFEST

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

SlowRead

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$8.397 Days
  • Premium Annual Offer$32.991 Year
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access to Slowread$149.99

Questions

Is 4DFEST free?
4DFEST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SlowRead free?
SlowRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 4DFEST or SlowRead have ads?
Both 4DFEST and SlowRead show ads.
Which is updated more often, 4DFEST or SlowRead?
4DFEST ships an update every 3 months, and SlowRead every 3 days. Most recently, 4DFEST was updated on October 28, 2026 and SlowRead on October 31, 2026.

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