Comparison

Last First Words vs Bare Reader

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

Head to head
About

Last First Words

Features
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Last First Words is a speed reader that streams text one word at a time, helping you stay focused, read faster, and move through more of what you want to read. Import books, PDFs, and web articles into one library, set reading goals, track your progress with reading stats, and customize the reading experience to match your preferences. Features One-word-at-a-time speed reading Import EPUBs, PDFs, and web articles Set reading goals and build momentum Track reading progress and stats Customize themes and reading preferences Adjust reading speed on the fly Play, pause, rewind, and skip ahead Save bookmarks

About

Bare Reader

Features
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Bare Reader is a calm, distraction-free way to read your EPUB books on iPhone. No accounts. No ads. No sync nags. No feed pulling you away from the page. Just your library and your books โ€” stored privately on your device. Less than 5MB in size, Bare Reader is as lightweight as it gets. READING, THE WAY IT SHOULD FEEL Open a book and everything else disappears. A clean, paginated reading view lets you move through pages the way that feels natural to you: swipe, tap the edges, or use the on-screen page buttons. PRIVATE BY DESIGN LeafReader works entirely offline. Your books and your reading never leave your device: there's no account to create and no data collected. What you read is nobody's business but yours. Bring your own EPUBs and enjoy a reader that gets out of the way. Bare Reader is completely free to use. If you enjoy the app, you can optionally purchase a one-time license to remove the occasional support reminder. Purchasing doesn't unlock anything or change how the app works; it's simply a way to support ongoing development.

Screenshots

Last First Words3 screens
Bare Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Last First Words at none against Bare Reader's 1. Bare Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Bare Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Last First Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Last First Words versus Bare Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast First WordsBare Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLANDON COLE THORNTONNathaniel Rayestu Abdulrachman

In-app purchases

None

Last First Words

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bare Reader

One-time1
  • Support Development$1.99

Questions

Is Last First Words free?
Last First Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bare Reader free?
Bare Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Last First Words or Bare Reader have ads?
Neither Last First Words nor Bare Reader shows ads.

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