Reading Room Reader vs Reed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Room Reader
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eBook reader for downloaded books.
Reed
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reading Room Reader at none against Reed's 1. Reading Room Reader also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Reed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reading Room Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Reading Room Reader | Reed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ko | Oh Hyeon Kwon |
In-app purchases
Reading Room Reader
No in-app purchases
Reed
- Remove Ads$2.99
