ScrollWizard vs ReadAI Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
ScrollWizard
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Your books deserve a better home. ScrollWizard is a full EPUB and PDF reader for people who care how they read -- not just what. Tune the type to taste -- font, size, line height, spacing, reading width, margins, alignment, hyphenation -- and override any of it per book. Speed-read with a built-in focus engine. No subscription, ever. Pay once, own it forever. READING, YOUR WAY -- 12 fonts including OpenDyslexic, with size, line height, and letter and word spacing -- Text alignment, paragraph indent and spacing, hyphenation -- Reading Width control sets your line length and centres the column on wide screens, plus top and bottom margins -- 5 built-in themes (Light, Dark, Sepia, Solarized Dark, Nord) plus unlimited custom themes -- Page-turn animations: slide, fade, or none -- Per-book overrides -- some books just read better in a different font -- A Lock Screen Live Activity shows your reading progress at a glance FOCUS READING (RSVP SPEED READER) -- Words appear one at a time at the pace you set, from 100 to 1500 WPM -- A focus mode: fewer distractions, one word at a time, your pace -- Adjustable word highlighting and a tunable pause curve -- Sentence navigation: swipe back or forward with full context -- Eases back up to speed after a pause, so you never lose the thread SPLIT READER (iPad) -- Two books side by side with a draggable divider -- Paragraph-proportional sync keeps both sides aligned -- Reference pane: open footnotes or an appendix beside the text without losing your place VOCABULARY & ANNOTATIONS -- Select any word for an instant dictionary definition -- Save words with their sentence and book attached, then export them to a flashcard file (Anki, TSV, or JSON) -- Highlight in 5 colors, with optional notes -- Export every annotation to Markdown, Obsidian, Notion, Logseq, or JSON -- no caps, no publisher limits -- Full-text search within any book YOUR LIBRARY -- Smart collections that sort themselves by your rules -- Browse free books from Project Gutenberg, ManyBooks, and Feedbooks, plus Standard Ebooks for Patrons Circle members -- Connect your own Calibre server -- iCloud sync for books and reading position, in a folder you can actually see -- Cover grid with sorting, filtering, metadata editing, and batch actions READING STATISTICS -- Daily reading charts with 7- and 30-day views, goals, pages, and time -- See how far you have come -- not how far you have to go No ads. No analytics. No feed pulling you somewhere else. No account to make. Just you and the book. The base reader is completely free. Advanced Wizard Mode -- the RSVP Speed Reader, the iPad Split Reader, and custom font import -- is a one-time purchase. No subscription. No recurring charges. One wizard, one price, forever. Reflowable EPUB and PDF. App available in 12 languages.
ReadAI Smart
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ReadAI is a smart book reader built for people who want more than just a reading app. Upload your own PDF, EPUB, and FB2 books, read in a clean and comfortable interface, and use AI tools right inside the book. Translate difficult passages, ask questions about what you are reading, listen to text and words, save useful quotes, and build your personal vocabulary as you go. ReadAI helps you stay inside the reading flow while understanding more, remembering more, and coming back to important parts later. Why readers choose ReadAI: β’ Read your own books in PDF, EPUB, and FB2 β’ Translate paragraphs and selected text instantly β’ Ask AI questions about the book while you read β’ Listen to text and vocabulary with audio support β’ Save new words to your personal dictionary β’ Review vocabulary with flashcards and associations β’ Highlight quotes and keep notes in one place β’ Search across your books and library β’ Track reading progress and activity ReadAI is a great fit if you: β’ Read in English or other languages β’ Want to combine reading with vocabulary learning β’ Need one app for reading, translation, and study β’ Prefer listening to text when a passage feels difficult β’ Want to save words, notes, and quotes without switching between apps Instead of jumping between an ebook reader, translator, dictionary, notes app, and AI assistant, you get everything in one focused reading experience. Use ReadAI to read with more confidence, understand more of every page, and turn everyday reading into steady learning. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
ScrollWizard and ReadAI Smart are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ScrollWizard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ReadAI Smart sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScrollWizard ships an update every 2 weeks, ReadAI Smart fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScrollWizard | ReadAI Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks β better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 β better | 16.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merijn Douwes | Vladislav Condratiev |
In-app purchases
ScrollWizard
- Advanced Wizard Mode$4.99
ReadAI Smart
- Base Monthly$6.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$49.991 Year









