Comparison

PagePath vs PagePace

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

Head to head
About

PagePath

Track your reading habits privately and offline. Easily add books by scanning or typing, view detailed stats, set reading goals, and get visual recaps of your progress. Offers a free tier with a limit and a one-time purchase for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Add books via scan or manual entry
  • Detailed reading statistics
  • Weekly and monthly reading recaps
  • Set and track yearly reading goals
  • Offline and private data storage
  • Import/export reading library
  • Home screen widgets
Features
Read full description

PagePath keeps your entire reading life on your phone - private, offline, and subscription-free. ADD BOOKS IN SECONDS Scan the ISBN barcode or type in the author and title. PagePath pulls the cover and details automatically. You can also upload your own cover or add books entirely by hand. YOUR STATS Books finished this month. Pages read this year. All-time totals. Daily reading streaks. WEEKLY & MONTHLY WRAPS A visual recap of your reading - books finished, pages read, genres explored, time spent. Like a year-in-review you can check anytime. Share them or keep them private. SET A GOAL Pick a yearly book target. PagePath tracks your progress and celebrates when you hit it. YOUR DATA, YOUR PHONE Your reading library stays on your device. PagePath does not upload your reading history. Book lookups send only the ISBN, title, or author needed to fetch covers and details. Purchases and referrals use external services, but your library and reading history are not uploaded. SWITCH WITHOUT LOSING ANYTHING Import your existing reading library from CSV. Books, ratings, shelves, and dates carry over. Export your full history anytime as a backup. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See your current book and reading goal right on your home screen. No need to open the app. TBR ROULETTE Can't decide what to read next? Spin the roulette and let PagePath pick from your to-be-read pile. TIME YOUR SESSIONS Track each reading session. Enter your start and end pages. See how your reading time adds up by day, week, and month. FREE & PRO Your first 25 books are free. A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited books plus monthly and yearly wraps. No subscription. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Turkish, and Chinese.

About

PagePace

This app offers a unique reading experience by displaying one word at a time, allowing users to set their reading speed. It includes a library of free short stories and the ability to import or write personal content. The app helps build a reading habit with progress tracking and reminders.

Highlights
  • One-word-at-a-time reading
  • Adjustable words per minute (WPM)
  • Bundled short stories across genres
  • Import and write personal notes/stories
  • Reading habit tracking (streaks, completion)
  • Organize and save favorite stories
Read full description

PagePace is a short-form reading app built for quick, focused reads. Instead of reading line by line, PagePace shows one centered word at a time so stories move at your chosen pace. Open the app, pick a genre, set your words per minute, and read polished short stories in a calmer format designed for a phone. Read: - Free bundled stories across thriller, scary, mystery, adventure, history, science, sports, weird facts, and moral dilemmas - PagePace Plus stories with all-access subscription - Your own notes, drafts, articles, and personal stories Create and organize: - Import or write personal stories - Save favorites to your bookshelf - Like, history, and resume reading - Submit public stories for PagePace review Build the habit: - Daily streaks - Weekly words read - Stories completed - Adjustable WPM - Optional reading reminders PagePace is for people who want the quick pull of scrolling without losing the satisfaction of actually finishing something. Terms of Use: https://pagepace.pages.dev/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://pagepace.pages.dev/privacy/

Screenshots

PagePath4 screens
PagePace4 screens

Verdict

The call

PagePath and PagePace are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. PagePath sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and PagePace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PagePath against 5.0 for PagePace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PagePath versus PagePace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPagePathPagePace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB82 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperAndreas SchevzikColby Kerner

Customer experience

PagePath

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PagePace

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PagePath

One-time2
  • PagePath Pro — Lifetime (Special)$4.99
  • PagePath Pro — Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

PagePace

Subscriptions2
  • PagePace Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PagePace Plus Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PagePath free?
PagePath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PagePace free?
PagePace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PagePath or PagePace?
PagePath and PagePace are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PagePath or PagePace have ads?
Neither PagePath nor PagePace shows ads.

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