Comparison

Reader Alive vs Endleaf

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

Head to head
About

Reader Alive

Features
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Reader Alive is an AI-powered ebook reader for iPhone and iPad. Import EPUB, PDF, AZW3, and MOBI books from Files, Finder, AirDrop, Wi-Fi transfer, or iCloud Drive. Read in paged or continuous scrolling modes, tune fonts and themes, adjust size and spacing, and keep your library and reading position in sync with iCloud. Reader Alive helps books feel alive: • Translate selected text or full chapters • Listen with natural text-to-speech • Chat with a book and ask questions grounded in its content • Generate chapter summaries • Explore key ideas, characters, timelines, arguments, and action lists • Sync your library and reading progress across devices with iCloud Full translation, listening, and AI chat features require a subscription. Reader Alive is built for deep reading, foreign-language reading, study, research, and faster understanding of long books. Privacy Policy: https://readeralive.pages.dev/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Endleaf

Track your reading habits privately on your device. Log books, rate them with detailed sub-ratings, time your reading sessions, and analyze your reading year. Import data from other services and export your library anytime.

Highlights
  • Private reading tracker
  • Log and rate books
  • Reading session timer
  • Import from Goodreads/StoryGraph
  • Export to JSON/CSV
  • Barcode scanning for books
  • Quote saving
Features
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Endleaf is a reading tracker that keeps everything on your phone. Log what you read, rate in half and quarter stars, time your sessions, and find out where your reading year actually went. There is no account to make and no feed to scroll. PRIVACY Your library lives on your device and syncs only through your own iCloud. We never see it. No ads, no trackers, no analytics, nothing to sell. FREE, WITH NO CAPS - Unlimited books and unlimited reading sessions. - Half and quarter stars, plus optional sub-ratings for enjoyment, quality, characters, and plot. - Six statuses: Want to Read, Reading, Read, Did Not Finish, Paused, and Re-reading. - Approximate dates, for the book you finished "sometime in 2019". - A timer that counts pages or minutes, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen. - Import from Goodreads and StoryGraph, covers included, and export to JSON or CSV whenever you want. - Core stats, a share card, Dark Mode, and everything works offline. - Add a book by scanning its barcode, searching for it, or typing it in. - Save quotes by typing them or by scanning the passage with the camera. - Rain, a fireplace, or plain noise under the timer, made on your phone. - Mark books as owned, borrowed, from the library, or wanted, and browse every series on your shelf in one place. - After an import, fill in missing page counts from the catalog in one tap. PREMIUM ADDS - A finish date for the book in hand, from your own pace: how long is left, and the day you'll close it if you keep reading like you have been. - A reading calendar: every day you read, with the cover of the book that took it. - Rewind: your year as a short story, made into a video for Stories. - Your Kindle and Apple Books highlights, imported into your quotes library. The file never leaves your phone. - Advanced stats: reading speed, genre and format breakdowns, and how your ratings shift over time. - Your Year in Review, built to share. - Extra share card themes. - Unlimited shelves and tags. - Your full quotes library. - The cover edition picker and the whole widget set, streak and Lock Screen included. Also in the app: yearly goals, reading streaks with a weekly grace bookmark, reminders that respect quiet hours, monthly wrap-ups, session logging on Apple Watch, and Siri ("log 30 minutes of reading"). Endleaf Premium is $3.99 per month or $24.99 per year with a 7-day free trial, or $69.99 once for lifetime access. The App Store shows the price in your local currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getendleaf.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Reader Alive4 screens
Endleaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Endleaf at none against Reader Alive's shown. Endleaf also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Reader Alive's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Reader Alive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Endleaf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reader Alive ships an update every 5 days, Endleaf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reader Alive versus Endleaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReader AliveEndleaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNocoly.comHandler Labs LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Reader Alive

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Endleaf

Subscriptions2
  • Premium: Reading Stats Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium: Year in Review Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Endleaf Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Reader Alive free?
Reader Alive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Endleaf free?
Endleaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reader Alive or Endleaf have ads?
Reader Alive shows ads; Endleaf does not.
Which is updated more often, Reader Alive or Endleaf?
Reader Alive ships an update every 5 days, and Endleaf every 2 days. Most recently, Reader Alive was updated on September 26, 2026 and Endleaf on October 6, 2026.

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