Comparison

TomoTomo vs PageTone

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

Head to head
About

TomoTomo

Seamlessly switch between reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks. Your progress is automatically synced across both formats, ensuring you never lose your place. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free experience with support for standard epub and audiobook files.

Highlights
  • Sync position between epub and audiobook
  • Switch between reading and listening
  • Automatic position carry-over
  • Distraction-free reading
  • Supports standard epub and audiobook formats
Features
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Read the book or listen to it. Switch from where you left off. Ask the AI questions about what you're reading. Have it generate images. This isn't a store and it isn't a subscription. If you already own the ebook and the audiobook, however you got them, TomoTomo just works with the files you have. No new library to buy into, no locking your books behind another app's account, no paying Amazon a second time for something you already paid for once. What it does: Reads your own EPUB and PDF files, full screen, nothing in your way Plays your own M4B and MP3 folder audiobooks, with real lock screen controls Pairs books to their audiobooks automatically, or manually if it guesses wrong Highlights the narrated sentence as you read, with word highlighting and a reading window if you want them Finds a passage in the text and jumps your spot to it Lets you highlight and keep notes as you read Asks an AI companion about your book, with spoiler-aware catch-ups Generates illustrations from passages, and custom covers Adjustable font, spacing, and five themes, including true black Playback speed and a sleep timer, because obviously Browses free public-domain books and audiobooks Keeps your files on your device. Reading, listening, page scanning and audio alignment all work without a connection Syncs your position, highlights and stats across your devices using an anonymous account. No email needed unless you choose to sign in No ads, no analytics, no tracking There's also an optional AI companion. Ask questions about the book you're reading, get caught up on the chapters so far, or talk through what just happened. You choose how much of the book it can see: just nearby text, everything up to where you are, or the whole book. Imagine turns a passage you're reading into an illustration, and you can generate a custom cover for any book or audiobook. Nothing is sent until you use one of these, and the app shows you what it will send first. Generated images stay on your device. That's it. No gamification, no login wall, no upsell before you've even started reading, no renting access to books you've already bought. Just your books, staying in sync.

About

PageTone

Features
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Every book has a world. PageTone helps you step into it. Create a personalised reading atmosphere inspired by the story, setting, genre, or mood you are exploring. Describe what you are reading, and PageTone prepares a layered soundscape designed to accompany the moment without taking attention away from the page. BUILD YOUR READING ROOM Start with a title or a simple description of the atmosphere you want. A quiet library during a storm. A mysterious forest at night. A warm room beside a fireplace. PageTone transforms that idea into a reading room made from complementary ambient sounds. MIX EVERY LAYER Each atmosphere can combine up to four sound layers, including rain, wind, forest ambience, fireplace, turning pages, and quiet room tone. Inside the mixer, you can: • Adjust the volume of each sound • Mute or restore individual layers • Fine-tune the balance of the room • Reset the original atmosphere • Shape the soundscape while you read READ AT YOUR OWN RHYTHM Set an optional starting page and page goal for your session, or simply read without tracking anything. PageTone keeps reading goals intentionally lightweight. There are no streaks, scores, competitive rankings, or productivity pressure. RETURN TO YOUR LATEST ROOM Your most recent reading room remains available, so you can quickly return to the atmosphere you were using and continue your session. MADE FOR QUIET MOMENTS PageTone combines an editorial interface, paper-inspired visuals, illustrated environments, and subtle animation to create a calm space around your book. The experience is designed for readers who enjoy ambience, focus, ritual, and the feeling of entering a story. FEATURES • Personalised reading atmospheres • Layered ambient soundscapes • Up to four simultaneous sound layers • Individual volume and mute controls • Optional page goals • Resume your latest reading room • Background audio support • App Shortcuts integration • No account required PageTone does not search book catalogues, scan covers, stream music, or require social activity. It is a private reading companion built around your book, your room, and your pace.

Screenshots

TomoTomo4 screens
PageTone3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PageTone at none against TomoTomo's 5. TomoTomo's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. TomoTomo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. PageTone asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TomoTomo versus PageTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTomoTomoPageTone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyler MulveyLuisa Cecilia da Silva Pinto

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TomoTomo

One-time5
  • imagine — 15 images$2.99
  • companion — 50 messages$4.99
  • pdf audio — 10,000 characters$4.99
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  • pdf audio — 25,000 characters$11.99
  • pdf audio — 50,000 characters$23.00
None

PageTone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TomoTomo free?
TomoTomo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PageTone free?
PageTone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TomoTomo or PageTone have ads?
Neither TomoTomo nor PageTone shows ads.

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