Blek App vs Linea Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Blek App
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Do you feel like you read less than you'd like? Do you lose track of the books you've finished or wish you had someone to talk to about that novel that blew your mind? Blek is the solution. Blek is not just a book tracker β it's your personal library, your reading journal, and your virtual book club, all in one app designed to make you fall in love with reading again. Track your books, write reviews, set reading goals, discover new titles, and join book clubs with readers who share your taste. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited clubs and exclusive features. Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Linea Reader
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Linea is a calm reading workspace for difficult material. Import PDFs, EPUBs, MOBI files, DOCX documents, Markdown, images, scans, and web pages. Read with thoughtful typography, highlight and annotate passages, listen from your current position, and ask questions without losing your place. Your library stays organized around the work in front of you. Resume where you stopped, move between chapters, and keep your reading progress together. Features: β’ Import documents and URLs β’ Read PDFs, ebooks, Markdown, and more β’ Highlight passages and add notes β’ Listen from your current reading position β’ Ask document-aware questions while reading or listening β’ Keep reading progress and annotations together β’ Choose from four reading palettes AI and your data: Linea uses AI only when you ask it to. It does not run your documents through AI in the background. Eligible signed-in Linea accounts can use Linea's rate-limited managed Ask without a personal API key: the question and relevant document context are processed by Linea, which may call an upstream model. For a user-owned cloud provider, Linea sends your question and relevant document context directly from your device to that provider using the API key you supplied; Linea's developer does not receive those direct-to-provider requests. When available and selected, on-device Apple Intelligence requests stay on your device. Linea is built for sustained attention: fewer distractions, better context, and a clear path back to the thread.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linea Reader at none against Blek App's 2. Linea Reader also leads on ads (none vs shown). Blek App's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Blek App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Linea Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blek App ships an update weekly, Linea Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blek App | Linea Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly β better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Justine Panart | Arach Tchoupani |
In-app purchases
Blek App
- Blek Premium Mensual$6.991 Month
- Blek Premium Anual$44.991 Year
Linea Reader
No in-app purchases









