Kravion vs Dear Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Kravion
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You read a lot. But what's left a week later? Kravion helps you keep the ideas that matter to you. Read, keep the one idea, and Kravion brings it back until it sticks. HOW IT WORKS โข Read a book (almost any book, by search or ISBN), then talk with Ethan, your reading partner, about what moved you. โข Keep the idea you want to remember, in your own words. Something Ethan said worth keeping? Save it as Ethan's line. โข Kravion asks it again as a short question: after 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month. โข Still know it? It comes back later. Not yet? It comes back soon. REMEMBER, DON'T REREAD โข Remember first, then reveal. Your own words show how close you were. โข Nothing comes? A hint, not the answer. โข Five ideas at a time, a few minutes a day. No endless feed. WHAT MATTERS FIRST โข A book's core ideas and your own line from the book ("My line from this book") come before side notes. โข See what sticks: the ideas you've kept and what's waiting now. YOUR NEXT BOOK โข One pick for your next book. REMINDERS AND START โข Reminders only if you want them, at most one a day. โข Free to start, no account needed to begin. In English and German. Keep what you read.
Dear Reader
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Dear Reader is a quiet reading reflection journal for people who want to remember books by what they made them think, not by how many pages they finished. You do not need to complete a book to keep something meaningful from it. One sentence that stopped you, and one thought in your own words, can be enough. Dear Reader helps you save that moment as a discovery and revisit it later. โ One sentence, one thought Save a sentence from a book and add the thought it sparked. The original sentence and your reflection stay together on one discovery card. โ Reading without completion pressure Dear Reader is not built around finished books, page counts, timers, or productivity goals. It is built around the small moments when a book makes you pause. โ Prompts when the blank page feels hard Gentle prompts and quick reaction chips help you begin your reflection. You can write a sentence, a paragraph, or just enough to remember why the moment mattered. โ Revisit what you saved A saved sentence can meet you again later. Return to past discoveries and notice how the same words feel different with time. โ A bookshelf shaped by discoveries Your bookshelf is not only a list of books. It quietly shows the thoughts and discoveries each book left behind. โ Connect reflections across books Use tags to find discoveries that share a theme, even when they came from different books. Over time, scattered sentences begin to show the shape of your thinking. โ A private, local-first space Dear Reader starts without an app account. Your sentences, thoughts, books, and settings are stored primarily on your device. There is no public feed, follower count, or reading competition. Dear Reader is for readers who: - save good sentences but rarely return to them - want a reading journal without writing long entries every day - care more about reflection than finishing more books - want to keep book sentences and personal thoughts together - prefer a calm private space over a social reading feed Keep what books made you think. One sentence and one thought can become a reading habit that lasts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dear Reader at none against Kravion's 2. Kravion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Kravion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Dear Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kravion ships an update fortnightly, Dear Reader every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kravion | Dear Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stefan Radic | Moonsun Yang |
In-app purchases
Kravion
- Kravion Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Kravion Premium$34.991 Year
Dear Reader
No in-app purchases









