SnailRead vs Books Pro

SnailRead is a calm, focused reader for people who want to read slowly and remember more. Open your PDFs and EPUBs in a clean, distraction-free space designed for deep reading — not endless scrolling. Highlight what matters, add your own notes, and let everything you mark collect in one place you'll actually revisit. WHY SNAILREAD • Built for focus. A quiet, beautiful reading surface with themes for day and night, adjustable fonts, spacing, and margins. • Your own engine. A purpose-built EPUB engine plus rock-solid PDF rendering — your books just work. • Read slowly, on purpose. Reading goals, daily streaks, and gentle reminders that keep the habit without the pressure. HIGHLIGHTS, NOTES & QUOTES • Highlight in color and attach notes as you read. • Every quote and note gathers on one screen — search, review, and come back to your best ideas. • Reminders and spaced review bring your highlights back over time, so the ideas you loved actually stick. AN AI ASSISTANT THAT RESPECTS THE BOOK • Ask about any passage and get a clear explanation — in your own language. • Instant dictionary for any word, in context. • Chapter summaries when you want the gist. Your books stay yours: excerpts are sent securely only when you ask, and aren't stored after the answer. SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Reading time, streaks, most-read books, and your most active day. • "Books this year" goal and a yearly "Year in Books" recap. • Home- and Lock-Screen widgets: continue reading, quote of the day, word of the day, streak, and goals. BRING YOUR LIBRARY • Import PDF and EPUB from Files, Mail, the web, and more. • Connect OPDS catalogs to browse and download. • Convert other formats (like DjVu) to read them too. • iCloud keeps your highlights, notes, and progress in sync across iPhone and iPad. READ TOGETHER (OPTIONAL) • Add friends by code, share what you're reading, and react to each other's quotes — privacy-first, and entirely up to you. Your notes are never shared. FREE & PLUS SnailRead is free to read your own books locally. SnailRead Plus unlocks sync, advanced stats, export, and themes. AI plans add the assistant, dictionary, and summaries. Subscriptions auto-renew; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Read slowly. Think deeply. Remember more. Terms: https://snailread.app/terms Privacy: https://snailread.app/privacy

Some books you finish. Others stay with you. Books Pro gives your books—and the thoughts they spark—a place of their own. Read offline, save the lines you love, add your own comments, and turn favorite passages into something worth sharing. YOUR BOOKS. YOUR WAY. Import EPUB books and keep downloaded titles available without an internet connection. Organize your library into collections, arrange your reading order, and pick up where you left off. KEEP MORE THAN THE QUOTE. Highlight a passage, choose its color, or add a personal comment. Browse quotes and comments by book or chapter, share them, and jump back to the passage whenever you want more context. MAKE EVERY PAGE FEEL RIGHT. Choose your page color, font, and text size. Swipe or tap to turn pages. Enjoy a two-page spread on iPad in landscape, or give your library the warmth of a wooden bookshelf. FIND THE WORDS YOU REMEMBER. Search by book title, search inside your current book, or look for a phrase across downloaded books. BUILD YOUR READING HABIT. Track your reading time, celebrate streaks, set challenges, and choose reminders that fit your day. Share your progress with beautifully designed cards—or put favorite quotes on your Home Screen with widgets in three sizes. MORE TO LOVE: • iCloud sync for books, quotes, comments, and reading progress • Reading across iPhone, iPad, and compatible Macs • Light, dark, paper, and glass-inspired themes • Support for 30 languages Read the book. Keep what matters.