Comparison

unQbd vs Readnest

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

Head to head
About

unQbd

Access a vast library of ebooks, audiobooks, and animated shows in one place. Enjoy content for all ages, from classics and technical books to children's stories and learning journeys. Connect with authors and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Ebooks, audiobooks, and animated shows
  • Content for all ages
  • Learning journeys with certificates
  • Kids Mode with PIN protection
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Follow and connect with authors
Features
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Read. Listen. Watch. Connect. unQbd brings your favorite books to life. Read them, listen to them, and now watch select stories become animated shows, all in one library synced across your devices. One subscription for the whole family. Tech books and classics for you, story time for the kids, animated shows you can watch together. All of it for US$49 a year. What's inside: - Ebooks: fiction, classics, technical, and kids' titles, all in one library - Audiobooks paired with the books you're reading - unQbd Watch: animated shows that bring stories to the screen - For your kids: read-along books that read every word aloud, phonics Learning Journeys, and stickers and badges they collect as they go - Kids Mode: lock the app to kid-safe content behind a PIN you set - Learning Journeys for grown-ups too: guided coding trails with certificates - Connect: follow the indie authors you love and join the conversation - Cross-device sync, ratings and reviews, and new titles added every month Bring a book home, too. Eligible first-time annual Premium members can choose a complimentary paperback or five-book Kids starter set where available. The starter set ships within the U.S.; paperback availability and supported shipping countries vary. One welcome gift per eligible member after a qualifying payment. Pick up where you left off. Rate what you read. Back the authors you love. For readers who want range. For families who want more than words on a page. For authors who want a real home. Read. Listen. Watch. Connect. unQbd is an annual auto-renewing subscription (US$49/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for another year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://unqbd.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://unqbd.com/privacy

About

Readnest

Features
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Readnest is the simple, private way to track everything you read - no account, no social feed, just your own reading life. Organize your books across To-Read, Reading, Finished and DNF shelves, log reading sessions, set a yearly reading challenge and watch your stats grow - all offline. WHY SHELFLIFE - Private by design: every book stays on your device. No sign-up, no cloud. - Offline: your library works anywhere, even with no connection. - Made for readers: a calm reading tracker, not another social network. YOUR LIBRARY - Add title, author, pages, cover photo, genre, tags and format (paper, e-book, audiobook) - Optional ISBN barcode scan to add books fast - Shelves for To-Read, Currently Reading, Finished and Did-Not-Finish - Rate books, write reviews and save notes and quotes TRACK YOUR READING - Update progress by page or percent with a quick slider - Log reading sessions (pages and minutes) - Get an estimated finish date based on your own reading pace - Build a daily reading streak CHALLENGES & GOALS - Set a yearly books goal and an optional pages goal - See if you are on track, ahead or behind schedule - Quarter milestones keep you motivated INSIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS - Books finished per month, genre breakdown and reading heatmap - Reading by weekday, longest streak and personal records - Unlock dozens of achievements as you read MADE YOUR WAY - Progress as percent or page count - Custom genres and a daily reading reminder - Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese - Export and import your library anytime Whether you are building a to-read pile, finishing your reading challenge, or just keeping a private reading journal, Readnest makes it easy. Download Readnest and track every book you read - in your pocket, forever.

Screenshots

unQbd4 screens
Readnest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Readnest at none against unQbd's 1. Readnest also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). unQbd's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. unQbd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.00 per year. Readnest asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
unQbd versus Readnest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterunQbdReadnest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperunQbdFerran Espuna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

unQbd

Subscriptions1
  • unQbd Premium$49.001 Year
None

Readnest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is unQbd free?
unQbd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readnest free?
Readnest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do unQbd or Readnest have ads?
Readnest shows ads; unQbd does not.

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