Fixate vs Librosy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fixate
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Can't stay focused on reading? Fixate shows you one word at a time, right in the middle of the screen, so there's no page to wander off and no line to lose. If your mind drifts halfway down a paragraph, or you've read the same sentence five times, the full page is the problem. Fixate takes it away. Words appear one by one at a pace you set, and the text comes to you. WHY IT HELPS • Nothing else on screen to pull your attention • No losing your place or rereading the same line • A steady pace that carries you through the dull parts • Switch to the full page anytime when you want the context READ ANYTHING • Import your own PDFs and EPUBs: textbooks, papers, novels, reports • Set your speed from 200 to 800+ words per minute, and change it on the fly • Pause, skip back or forward 10 words, and pick up exactly where you left off SEE IT ADD UP • Daily streaks, time spent reading and time saved • Your reading speed over time FREE VS PREMIUM Free: up to 210 WPM and 1 imported document. Premium (subscription): unlimited speed, unlimited imports, and advanced stats and streaks. GOOD FOR • Readers with ADHD or a wandering mind • Students getting through set reading • Anyone with a pile of PDFs they keep putting off Your books stay on your device. No ads. Privacy All data stored locally. No personal information collected. Analytics are anonymized and optional. Support https://get-fixate.com/support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Librosy
A beautifully designed reader for iOS that supports multiple book formats. It allows users to highlight text, save quotes, and organize notes. Track progress on both digital and physical books with integrated tools.
- Supports EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT, Markdown, HTML, RTF
- Highlighting with color-coded quotes
- Centralized saving of quotes, words, and highlights
- Paper book tracking with timer and page counter
- Smart library with auto-shelving and search
- iCloud sync for progress and notes
- Native iOS gestures and dark mode support
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Librosy is a calm, beautifully made iOS reader for people who read closely, not fast — and want to keep what their books leave behind. Any format EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT, Markdown, HTML, RTF — one beautiful reader for everything you read. Highlights with color Long-press, drag, pick a color. Your quote is saved — and you can share it as a designed card on Threads, Instagram, or Telegram. Memory Everything you save from a book — quotes, words, highlights, bookmarks — lives in one place. Add a thought, or tag how it made you feel. Librosy brings it back to you later. Paper books Add a paper book: snap the cover, run a session timer and page tracker, follow progress in a Live Activity. Camera and photos are used only for the cover. Smart library Auto-shelves by folder. Search across books, quotes, and notes. Multi-select for batch actions. iCloud Sync Reading progress, highlights, notes, bookmarks, and saved words follow you between devices through your own iCloud. Book files stay where you put them — we never see your data. Native iOS Gestures, haptics, smooth motion, dark mode, OLED — done right. Ukrainian-first Interface in Ukrainian, with hyphenation and local typography. English included. Completely free. Every feature, for everyone — no subscriptions, no ads, no limits. Made in Ukraine by one designer-developer. Not a social network. Not a store. Not a page counter. Just a calm home for everything you read — and everything it gave you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://librosy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://librosy.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fixate at every 4 days against Librosy's monthly. Fixate also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Fixate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Librosy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fixate ships an update every 4 days, Librosy monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fixate | Librosy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Coffey | Vitalii Trus |
In-app purchases
Fixate
- Fixate Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Fixate Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Fixate Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Librosy
- Librosy Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Librosy Pro · Lifetime$39.99









