Parch vs Readtide

Parch is a calm reading log and book journal for books and audiobooks. Track what you read, set reading goals, keep your streak, and save the lines you love. Free, with no ads and no feed. Your reading sanctuary, without the noise. TRACK EVERY BOOK YOU READ Add books and audiobooks to your library, mark what you're reading, finished or didn't finish, and build a reading history you'll love looking back on. Unlimited books, always. LOG EVERY SESSION Log pages or minutes in a few taps and add a note while it's fresh. Every session builds your streak and moves your goals forward. SET READING GOALS THAT FIT YOUR LIFE Build a reading challenge around how you actually read: • Books: "Read 24 books this year" • Time: "Read 30 minutes a day" • Audiobooks: "Finish 12 audiobooks this year" • Streaks: keep your reading or listening streak alive Goals can be daily, weekly or yearly. Track your progress privately, without a public leaderboard. SAVE THE LINES YOU LOVE Keep quotes, highlights and notes with the book and page they came from. Snap a photo of a page to capture a quote, or record a quick voice note while you read. YOUR READING ON A CALENDAR See every book and session on a calendar. Spot your busy months, your quiet seasons and the time of day you read best. BRING YOUR GOODREADS LIBRARY Switching trackers shouldn't mean starting over. Import your Goodreads library and keep your shelves, ratings and reading history in a calmer home. CELEBRATE EVERY MILESTONE Finished a book? Hit a goal? Kept a 30-day streak? Parch marks the moment, so your progress feels earned. SHARE BEAUTIFUL READING CARDS Turn your reading into cards worth posting: • Quotes and highlights • Reading stats, progress and streaks • Reviews and recommendations • Monthly recaps and your year in books Share to Instagram, stories or group chats, or keep them for yourself. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: tracking, your library, goals, streaks, stats, the calendar, Goodreads import and sharing. Parch Premium adds Reading Guide (plan a finish date, adjust your pace and get reading reminders), unlimited page scans and unlimited voice notes. Free includes 10 scans a month. BUILT FOR READERS, NOT ALGORITHMS No ads, no endless feed, no pressure to perform. Just a private space to read more, track honestly and share in a way that feels like you. Add your first book and watch your reading life take shape. Privacy Policy: https://www.readparch.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.readparch.com/terms

Readtide is a reading app designed by a reader. An app that focuses on the rhythm of reading. No ads, no trackers, no privacy issues. No stress. Just you and the story, the way reading is meant to be. READ Import your own EPUBs, or browse thousands of free public domain classics from inside the Readtide app. Your books stay on your device, and they stay yours. Choose your typeface and size. Turn on Focus Mode when you want nothing between you and the page. Turn the phone sideways and the words follow, without losing your place. Full screen reading enabled which means more real estate for the words. FOUR TIDES Readtide moves with your day. High Tide at sunrise, Noon Tide at midday, Low Tide at dusk, Night Tide after dark. The light is always right for the hour you're reading in. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Highlight a line and it's saved. Tap a word you don't know and the definition comes to you, then stays in your vocabulary list. Tide Notes hold your note taking and "a-ha" moments. Quote Cards turn any passage into something shareable. SEE YOURSELF READING Rate a book and describe how it felt with moods and tropes. Then open Reading Constellations: every book you finish becomes a star, and lines form where themes correlate and echo across your reading. READTIDE SHORE Readtide is free for everyone, and the public domain classics stay free forever, for everyone. Readtide OCEAN paid features: - Reading Constellations - Unlimited notes and marginalia - Book ratings, moods and tropes - Book report cards and shareable quote cards - Next Tide, your reading queue - Currents, your reading stats - All four Tide themes - E-ink mode One-time purchase. Yours forever. NO NOISE No ads. No feed. No one watching what you read. Just you, the book, and the tide. Find your current.