Comparison

Good Things Tree vs Readmate

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

Head to head
About

Good Things Tree

Cultivate a digital tree by logging positive moments, big or small. Share appreciation with others by sending them virtual gifts that grow on their trees. Explore different tree types and ambient sounds for a personalized sanctuary.

Highlights
  • Log positive moments
  • Digital tree visualization
  • Send appreciation to others
  • Browser-based sharing
  • Multiple tree types
  • Ambient sound options
  • Review past entries
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What if every good thing you noticed actually went somewhere? Good Things Tree is a living 3D tree that grows from whatever you're glad happened. Not affirmations. Not prompts. Just... the stuff. "The barista remembered my name." "Mom called for no reason." "Someone brought cupcakes today." Each one becomes a real leaf on a real (okay, digital) tree. Leave it alone for a week. Come back. Your tree is still there, holding everything you gave it. It's weirdly loyal like that. SEND ONE TO SOMEONE Notice something good about a person? Tag them. They'll get a link that says "someone noticed something good about you." No download needed — it opens in any browser. On your tree, it shows up as a flower. If they send one back, a fruit appears on yours. You didn't ask for it. You can't ask for it. It just shows up, like a good surprise should. PICK YOUR TREE Four plant types, each with its own vibe. Classic tree. Cherry blossom. Autumn oak. Redwood. They grow differently, change with the seasons, and look genuinely beautiful at 4pm when the light does that thing. Turn on ambient sounds — wind, birdsong, crickets — or don't. Your tree, your rules. THE PART NOBODY EXPECTS You'll download this to add things. But you'll keep opening it to re-read them. Tap a branch. Scroll back three weeks. Find the one about the stranger who held the door and said "you look like you're having a day." You completely forgot about that. Your tree didn't. FRIENDS, NOT FOLLOWERS Tag people. See their trees. No feed. No likes. No comments section where someone says "first." Just trees growing next to each other, quietly. That's the whole social feature and honestly it's enough. WHAT THIS ISN'T No streaks. No scores. No "you haven't logged in for 3 days!" guilt trips. You show up when you want. You notice what you notice. The tree doesn't care about your consistency. It just keeps what you gave it. Built for the good things that deserved more than a thumbs-up emoji.

About

Readmate

This app helps you revisit and organize your saved book highlights from WeRead. Rediscover past passages, search for specific lines, and share memorable quotes as beautifully designed cards. Your reading data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Sync WeRead highlights
  • Organize by book
  • Daily highlight reminders
  • Search highlights
  • Create shareable quote cards
  • Home screen widgets
  • Offline data storage
Features
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Some lines stay with you longer than the book itself. Every line you save means something to you. Revisit later, and it may mean something different. Readmate brings them back. Sync your books, highlights, thoughts, and reading history from WeRead(More platform support coming soon.), and keep the words you once highlighted together on your own bookshelf. Revisit old highlights, find a line you remember, or turn a favorite passage into a card worth sharing. Sync your WeRead highlights There is no need to organize everything you have already highlighted all over again. • Sync books, highlights, thoughts, and reading history from WeRead • Keep highlights organized by book • Sync again to bring in newly saved highlights • Return to books you have read from your bookshelf Scroll through past highlights A line you highlighted does not have to be something you see only once. Scroll through your saved highlights in Readmate and rediscover words from your past reading. It might be something you highlighted yesterday, or a sentence from a book you finished years ago. Revisit a highlight every day Let something you once highlighted find its way back to you. • Set a daily highlight reminder • Rediscover a past highlight each day • Open Readmate directly from the reminder • Keep saved highlights on your Home Screen with widgets You do not have to remember which book to open. A line you wanted to keep can simply show up again. Find the line you remember Remember a few words, but not where they came from? Search your books, authors, or highlight text to find the passage in your collection and return to the book it came from. Share the words worth keeping Some words are worth keeping. Some are worth passing on. • Turn highlights into beautifully designed cards • Choose from different templates, typography, and layouts • Pick an aspect ratio that fits the content • Keep the book title, author, and attribution • Give longer passages room to breathe • Export cards and share them with other apps Keep highlights on your Home Screen You do not have to open Readmate to view an old highlight again. Choose from different Home Screen widget sizes and keep saved lines where you can see them. A quick glance can bring back a book, a passage, or the reason you highlighted those words in the first place. Your reading stays on your device Readmate does not require an account. Your reading data is stored on your device. Your WeRead API key is securely stored in iOS Keychain, and highlight cards are rendered on device. Readmate currently supports WeRead, with more reading sources planned for the future. Some features require a one-time purchase. Readmate is an independent, unofficial product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Tencent or WeRead. WeRead and related names, logos, and trademarks belong to Tencent and their respective rights holders. Questions or feedback: hello@readmate.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Good Things Tree4 screens
Readmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Good Things Tree at none against Readmate's 1. Good Things Tree also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Readmate's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads 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. Readmate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Good Things Tree asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Good Things Tree holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readmate has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Good Things Tree ships an update every 9 days, Readmate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Good Things Tree versus Readmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGood Things TreeReadmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews—88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvovance LLCWHITESSPACE SDN. BHD.

In-app purchases

None

Good Things Tree

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Readmate

One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Good Things Tree free?
Good Things Tree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readmate free?
Readmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Good Things Tree or Readmate?
Good Things Tree is rated higher. Good Things Tree averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Readmate averages 4.8 from 36 ratings.
Do Good Things Tree or Readmate have ads?
Neither Good Things Tree nor Readmate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Good Things Tree or Readmate?
Good Things Tree ships an update every 9 days, and Readmate every 3 days. Most recently, Good Things Tree was updated on October 3, 2026 and Readmate on October 19, 2026.

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