Comparison

StoryBoat vs Tiny Reader

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

Head to head
About

StoryBoat

Features
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StoryBoat is a focused reading app for EPUB, TXT, PDF, Kindle formats, Markdown, and long-form text. Import your books and documents, keep your reading shelf organized, and pick up where you left off. Read quietly with tuned themes and typography, or listen with system speech and connected online voices. Word-level highlighting, speech filters, voice cache management, share cards, and a calm plain-text editor help long sessions feel lighter. StoryBoat Pro is available as a one-time purchase. Pro unlocks advanced reading tools, premium text-to-speech features, custom fonts, voice filters, chapter preloading, and voice cache management. Importing books and documents is available without Pro. Privacy Policy: https://selfstudio.fun/storyboat/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tiny Reader

Features
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Tiny Reader is a reading app for anyone who finds it hard to focus on a page. Instead of a wall of text, it shows just one to three sentences at a time. There's less to face, so it's easier to begin โ€” and easier to keep going. It's built for adults getting back into reading, or reading more comfortably than a phone usually allows. WHAT IT DOES - Shows a sentence or two at a time, at a pace you control - Simple navigation โ€” tap the edges or use the buttons - Bookmark any moment and jump back in a tap - A progress slider to move through a book quickly - Three calm reading themes โ€” Paper, Sepia, and Night - Adjustable text size PRIVATE BY DESIGN Tiny Reader works entirely on your device. Once a book is imported, the app makes no network calls โ€” you can read in airplane mode. There are no accounts, no analytics, no tracking, and no ads. Your books, bookmarks, and settings never leave your device. BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS Import your own DRM-free EPUB files. A sample book is included so you can start reading right away. No sign-up. No distractions. Just reading.

Screenshots

StoryBoat4 screens
Tiny Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny Reader at none against StoryBoat's 5. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. StoryBoat sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
StoryBoat versus Tiny Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryBoatTiny Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHUANG LUE LUOHarsh Jain

In-app purchases

5 purchases

StoryBoat

One-time5
  • Buy a Coffee$0.99
  • Add a Lantern$1.99
  • Send StoryBoat Forward$3.99
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  • StoryBoat Pro$3.99
  • Deep Support$9.99
None

Tiny Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StoryBoat free?
StoryBoat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Reader free?
Tiny Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StoryBoat or Tiny Reader have ads?
Neither StoryBoat nor Tiny Reader shows ads.

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