Comparison

Flare vs Wisp

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

Head to head
About

Flare

Features
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Flare is a reading app built for focus. Discover books with AI-powered mood search, import your own EPUBs and PDFs, and organize everything into smart collections that sort themselves. Features: • AI Mood Search: Tell Flare how you feel and get book recommendations that match. • Import & Read: Bring your own EPUBs and PDFs from iCloud, Files, or AirDrop. • Smart Collections: Auto-sorted shelves for Currently Reading, Finished, and Unread. • Highlights: Mark passages in multiple colors and revisit them anytime. • Beautiful Reader: Clean typography, customizable themes, and smooth page turns. • Offline Access: Your library is always with you, no internet required once downloaded. • Share Books: Send your imports to friends via AirDrop, messages, or email. Your entire reading life in one app.

About

Wisp

Features
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Wisp is a calm auto-scroll reader: the text rises at exactly the pace you set while your eyes stay near the centre of the screen. No page turns, no tapping, no losing your place. Bring your own books and PDFs — or send Wisp any web article and let that flow too. This is not word-flashing (RSVP). It is a continuous, natural flow — so you keep comprehension and the rhythm of real sentences. WHY WISP • Auto-scroll that respects your reading — one smooth, continuous stream. • Set your speed in words per minute; change it live with a slide. • Tap to pause or resume. Drag to jump anywhere, then flow on. • Focused mode spotlights the active line — tune the focus strength to your eyes (Pro). • Your speed and your place are remembered for every book. • Four paper tones (white, warm, dim and true black) and a choice of typeface, previewed live as you set them. • Pause and look away: when you resume, the text eases back to your pace instead of jumping to full speed. • Set an optional session goal, and see time left at your own pace instead of percentages. READ ANYTHING — ARTICLES FROM THE WEB • Share a page from Safari, or paste a link, and Wisp strips it down to clean reading text. • Filter your library to just articles, each with the time it takes at your pace, so you know what a five-minute gap can hold. • Once saved, an article reads offline — no connection, no tracking, no clutter. YOUR LIBRARY • Import your own TXT, EPUB and PDF files. • Bookmark any spot, add a note about the thought that pulled you away, and return to it exactly. • Local-first: everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up. LISTEN (Pro) • Have any book or article read aloud, right on your device and fully offline. • The page follows the voice and the spoken sentence is highlighted, so you never lose your place. • Set the narration pace from 0.5Ɨ to 2Ɨ. Natural on-device voices for English and Turkish; system voices cover many more languages. FREE & PRO • Your first 5 books are free, plus 5 web articles every month. • Go Pro for unlimited books and articles, Listen, focus-strength tuning, and more — as a yearly or monthly subscription. Made for ADHD and focus reading, dyslexia, studying, and anyone who reads better when the words come to them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wisp.ozersubasi.com/privacy Wisp Pro is offered as an auto-renewable Yearly or Monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings

Screenshots

Flare3 screens
Wisp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flare at none against Wisp's 3. Wisp's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Wisp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Flare asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flare ships an update every 10 days, Wisp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Flare versus Wisp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlareWisp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshutosh KumarOZER SUBASI

In-app purchases

None

Flare

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Wisp

Subscriptions2
  • Wisp Pro — Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Wisp Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wisp Pro — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Flare free?
Flare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wisp free?
Wisp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flare or Wisp have ads?
Neither Flare nor Wisp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flare or Wisp?
Flare ships an update every 10 days, and Wisp weekly. Most recently, Flare was updated on October 1, 2026 and Wisp on September 27, 2026.

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