Comparison

Offprint vs Read Forge

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

Head to head
About

Offprint

Easily save web pages as clean PDFs, EPUBs for e-readers, or Markdown documents. This tool removes ads and clutter, allowing you to archive articles, send them to your e-reader, or integrate them into your note-taking apps.

Highlights
  • Save web pages as PDF, EPUB, or Markdown
  • Removes ads and clutter from web pages
  • Reader mode for articles
  • Page content mode for more comprehensive captures
  • Share to various apps and devices
  • On-device conversion for privacy
Features
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Offprint turns the web page you're reading into a file you can keep — a clean PDF, an EPUB for your e-reader, or a Markdown document for your notes. Open any article in Safari, tap the Offprint extension, pick a format, and share it anywhere. No copy-pasting, no cluttered printouts, no account. Offprint strips the ads, banners, and pop-ups and keeps what matters: the text, the images, and the structure of the article. THREE FORMATS, ONE TAP • PDF — a clean, paginated document for printing, annotating, or archiving • EPUB — a real e-book you can send to Kindle, Apple Books, or any e-reader • Markdown — plain-text formatting that drops straight into Obsidian, Notion, Bear, or any notes app MADE FOR READING • Reader mode extracts just the article — no ads, no navigation, no cookie banners • Page content mode captures more of the page — cleaned-up text and images, not the website's layout • Built-in preview shows exactly what you'll get before you share it FITS YOUR WORKFLOW • Works directly in Safari — no switching apps, no pasting URLs • Share sheet integration: AirDrop it, save to Files, send to Kindle, attach to mail • Conversion happens on your device — nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked WHO IT'S FOR • Readers building an offline library of articles for flights and commutes • Students and researchers archiving sources as PDFs • Note-takers clipping articles into their Markdown knowledge base • E-reader owners who'd rather read long articles on a paper-like screen Save the page in front of you — in the format you actually use.

About

Read Forge

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Read Forge turns anything you can read into a stream of focused words, so you read faster with less effort. Instead of dragging your eyes across lines of text, Read Forge shows one word at a time in a fixed spot — your eyes stay still, and the text comes to you. GET TEXT IN FROM ANYWHERE • Highlight text in any app — Safari, Mail, Messages, anywhere — and tap Share → Copy to Read Forge • Share a whole article page from your browser and Read Forge extracts the readable text, minus the menus, banners, and clutter • Import books and documents: EPUB, PDF, TXT, and non-DRM MOBI, with chapter navigation • Or just paste READ YOUR WAY • Focus mode: one word at a time, with an optional red anchor letter that holds your eye on the optimal recognition point • Overview mode: a full block of text with a moving highlight, like following a finger across the page • Tempo from a relaxed 120 up to 900 words per minute, with natural pauses at sentence and clause boundaries • Six reading fonts, adjustable size, light and dark appearance YOUR LIBRARY REMEMBERS • Imported books are saved on your device with your reading position • Scrub anywhere in a text, jump back a sentence, or restart a chapter • Time-remaining estimate at your current pace PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your books, articles, and reading habits never leave your device. Whether it's the morning news, a long read you've been putting off, or an entire novel — Read Forge helps you power through it, one focused word at a time.

Screenshots

Offprint3 screens
Read Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Offprint at none against Read Forge's 1. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Read Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Offprint asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Offprint versus Read Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffprintRead Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolai RodionovBen Spears

In-app purchases

None

Offprint

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Read Forge

One-time1
  • Read Forge Pro$7.99

Questions

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

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