ReadCast vs Blubb Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadCast
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ReadCast turns your own books into a flexible reading and listening experience. Import PDF, EPUB, or TXT files, read with a clean and customizable interface, or switch to natural AI narration when you want to listen instead. Adjust text size, theme, playback speed, and voice to match the way you like to read. Use ReadCast to move smoothly between reading and listening, pick up where you left off, and enjoy your personal library in a more accessible way. Terms of Use: https://readcast.cc/terms
Blubb Reader
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Blubb is a free reader for books and research papers. Import EPUB, PDF, text, and scans, then read and listen offline. For research papers with an available arXiv HTML edition, Blubb offers a formatted view that preserves equations, figures, tables, citations, and working links. Keep the original PDF at hand and change the reader's font, size, theme, and page or scrolling layout. On-device voices read aloud from your last position. Notes and highlights stay with each book. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is included to get you started. No account, subscription, ads, or tracking. Your imported books and notes stay on your device. iCloud sync is under development and unavailable in this release.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blubb Reader at none against ReadCast's 6. ReadCast's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. ReadCast sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Blubb Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ReadCast | Blubb Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DevLab Spa | Chuanjie Duanmu |
In-app purchases
ReadCast
- Pro — 500K chars/month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium — 1M chars/month3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Unlimited Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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- Pro Annual — Save 22%7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Premium Annual — Save 22%7 Days trial$199.991 Year
- Unlimited Annual — Save 22%7 Days trial$279.991 Year
Blubb Reader
No in-app purchases
