Comparison

ADHD Reader vs Readence

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

Head to head
About

ADHD Reader

This app helps users overcome reading challenges by simplifying text presentation. It offers features like chunking paragraphs into smaller lines or words, highlighting one word at a time, and bolding leading letters to improve focus and comprehension. Import your EPUB books and enjoy a personalized reading experience.

Highlights
  • Chunk Reading for simplified paragraphs
  • Trace Reading with word highlighting
  • Anchor feature with bolded leading letters
  • EPUB import and library management
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Most people don't struggle to want to read, they struggle to keep going. A wall of text feels mentally heavy before you even start. Attention drifts mid-paragraph and you lose your place. Reading on a phone feels cramped and exhausting. And so the book you meant to finish sits unread. Readloom simplifies the page and guides you through it, so you can finally finish what you started. Chunk Reading — Daunting paragraphs are simplified into bite-sized lines or even individual words, making it easier to follow and finish. Trace Reading — One word lights up at a time while the rest stay dim, guiding your eyes forward. Anchor — Leading letters are bolded, making it easier to recognize words faster. Your library — Import any EPUB and pick up where you left off. Themes — Six themes and five fonts so every page feels like yours. Start the book you've been putting off and finish it today! You can import the first book for free. Importing subsequent books after that requires Premium. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readloom.app/privacy-policy

About

Readence

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Readence turns reading into something you do every day — not something you mean to get back to. Fifteen minutes is the default goal. Meet it and the day is done: the ember fills, the streak survives, and tomorrow asks the same small thing. No targets you have to beat, no reading speed to defend. Consistency is the whole game. A LIBRARY THAT IS ALREADY YOURS Hundreds of classics from Standard Ebooks and the Hungarian Electronic Library, cleared title by title and free to open the moment you sign in. Browse by genre, see how long a book will actually take you, and start reading in one tap. BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS Add EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX, RTF, HTML or Markdown from your phone or iCloud. The file itself never leaves your device — we keep the title, the author and a fingerprint, never the text. TWO WAYS TO READ Read the page the ordinary way, or switch on RSVP: one word at a time at a fixed point on screen, so your eyes stop travelling and your attention has nowhere to wander. Set the pace yourself, from a gentle 150 words a minute upwards. Long words are given a little longer. It is a reading mode, not a party trick — and you can leave it off entirely. A STREAK WORTH KEEPING Daily goals, streaks, XP and levels, and eighteen hand-drawn achievements that mark real things: a first week, a month, a finished book, fifty finished books. Two streak freezes so one bad day does not undo a month. FRIENDS, QUIETLY Add the people you actually know — both sides have to agree, so this list only ever fills up on purpose. See who kept the flame lit today, share a book you finished, and let a friend's streak be the reason you open the app at eleven at night. Your shelf is private until you say otherwise — twice: once for the whole shelf, once per book. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT Everything above is free. Ads appear when a session ends, never before it starts, and never in the middle of a chapter. Readence Plus removes them. After a one-time setup, Readence works offline. Your position, your streak and your books are on your phone first and synced when there is a signal. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://readence.hu/terms Privacy Policy: https://readence.hu/privacy

Screenshots

ADHD Reader4 screens
Readence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ADHD Reader at none against Readence's shown. Readence's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 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. ADHD Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Readence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ADHD Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, Readence daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ADHD Reader versus Readence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADHD ReaderReadence
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB43 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRama Krishna PitchalaLajos Gere

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ADHD Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$1.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Readence

Subscriptions2
  • Readence Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Readence Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is ADHD Reader free?
ADHD Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readence free?
Readence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ADHD Reader or Readence have ads?
Readence shows ads; ADHD Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, ADHD Reader or Readence?
ADHD Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, and Readence daily. Most recently, ADHD Reader was updated on September 29, 2026 and Readence on September 8, 2026.

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