Pageist vs Murmur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Pageist
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Turn Reading Into a Daily Habit Make reading a consistent, rewarding part of your life. Stay motivated, track your progress, and finish more books than ever before. Whether youβre a casual reader or a bookworm, our app helps you turn every page into a habit. Why Youβll Love It: β’ Build a Consistent Reading Routine β Small daily actions add up. Keep your streaks going and watch your reading habits grow. β’ Track Your Progress Instantly β Log your current page in seconds, so you always know where you left off. β’ Visualize Your Reading Journey β Yearly heatmaps and streaks give a satisfying visual reward for your effort. β’ Stay Motivated with Goals β Set daily page targets and celebrate each milestone. β’ Manage All Your Books in One Place β Never lose track of what youβre reading, finished, or planning to read next. β’ Discover and Add New Books Quickly β Use the built-in search to find and add any book to your library. β’ Dive Into Insights β Track your reading pace, streaks, monthly progress, and see how your habits evolve over time. β’ Secure Your Data β Backup and export your reading history anytime so you never lose your progress. With Pageist, every page counts. Start today, hit your daily reading goals, and see how your library grows. Turn reading into a habit that sticks! ---- EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mindstoria.vercel.app/en/privacy
Murmur
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Turn the books and documents you already own into audiobooks. Murmur reads EPUBs and PDFs aloud with natural neural voices that run entirely on your iPhone. Import a book, choose a narrator, press play, and keep listening while you commute, exercise, cook, clean, or simply give your eyes a break. NO AUDIOBOOK? NO PROBLEM. Most books will never receive a professionally produced audiobook. Your textbooks, PDFs, self-published books, research material, old EPUBs, and personal documents may never have one at all. Murmur lets you listen to the files you already have instead of buying another copy. READ EPUB & PDF ALOUD Import EPUB and PDF files directly into your library. Murmur organizes books into chapters and paragraphs and keeps your reading and listening position together. Follow the text while the narrator speaks, or put your phone away and keep listening in the background. 23 NEURAL VOICES Choose from 23 bundled narrators across 10 languages. Set a default narrator for each language or choose a different voice for an individual book. Adjust playback speed whenever you want. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Your books stay on your iPhone. Speech is generated on-device, so Murmur doesn't need to upload your EPUBs, PDFs, textbooks, or personal documents to a text-to-speech server. β’ No account β’ No document uploads β’ No cloud processing β’ No internet connection required for narration β’ Background playback BUILT FOR BOOKS, NOT JUST TEXT Murmur combines an EPUB reader, PDF reader, text-to-speech engine, audiobook player, and follow-along reader in one library. Use it for: β’ EPUB books β’ PDF books and documents β’ Textbooks and course material β’ Research and professional reading β’ Independent and self-published books β’ Out-of-print titles β’ Long reading backlogs β’ Hands-free reading β’ Read-aloud and accessibility workflows LISTEN YOUR WAY Murmur remembers your position, playback speed, and narrator settings for every book. Switch between reading and listening without losing your place. FREE TO START Import as many books as you want. Free includes 60 minutes of listening every 30 days and access to one English and one Polish narrator. Murmur Premium unlocks unlimited listening and all 23 voices. Your books already contain the words. Murmur gives them a voice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readbuildship.com/apps/murmur/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pageist at daily against Murmur's every 9 days. Pageist also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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. Pageist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Murmur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pageist ships an update daily, Murmur every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Pageist | Murmur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily β better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 2.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denys Pavlenko | Jan Piotrzkowski |
In-app purchases
Pageist
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$12.991 Year
- Lifetime$34.99
Murmur
- Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$49.991 Year









