Comparison

Kravion vs Reed

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

Head to head
About

Kravion

Features
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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 • Read a book (almost any book, by search or ISBN), then talk with Ethan, your reading partner, about what moved you. • Keep the idea you want to remember, in your own words. Something Ethan said worth keeping? Save it as Ethan's line. • Kravion asks it again as a short question: after 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month. • Still know it? It comes back later. Not yet? It comes back soon. REMEMBER, DON'T REREAD • Remember first, then reveal. Your own words show how close you were. • Nothing comes? A hint, not the answer. • Five ideas at a time, a few minutes a day. No endless feed. WHAT MATTERS FIRST • A book's core ideas and your own line from the book ("My line from this book") come before side notes. • See what sticks: the ideas you've kept and what's waiting now. YOUR NEXT BOOK • One pick for your next book. REMINDERS AND START • Reminders only if you want them, at most one a day. • Free to start, no account needed to begin. In English and German. Keep what you read.

About

Reed

Features
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Reed is a calm, focused reader for the books and documents you already own. Open plain text, Markdown, and EPUB files and read them beautifully. • Open your own .txt, Markdown (.md), and EPUB files • Clean, typographic reading with light, sepia, and night themes • Adjustable font, size, margins, and page-turn style • Reading progress, bookmarks, and in-book search • Read aloud with text-to-speech • Reading stats and streaks • iCloud sync keeps your library and progress across all your devices • Smart text-encoding detection for older files No account required. Your library stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. Reed is free with ads — remove them anytime with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Kravion4 screens
Reed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kravion at none against Reed's shown. Kravion also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Kravion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Reed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Kravion versus Reed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKravionReed
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan RadicOh Hyeon Kwon

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kravion

Subscriptions2
  • Kravion Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Kravion Premium$34.991 Year
1 purchases

Reed

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Kravion free?
Kravion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reed free?
Reed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kravion or Reed have ads?
Reed shows ads; Kravion does not.

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