Leafmark vs SpeedRead

Leafmark is a calm, fast EPUB reader for people who read closely and take their notes with them. Buy it once. No subscription and no Leafmark account. Your library remains plain EPUB files under your control, while highlights, bookmarks, and reading positions can sync privately through your own iCloud when available. READ THE WAY YOU LIKE • Reflowable EPUB rendering with light, sepia and dark themes • Vertical Japanese text (tategaki) renders as the book declares it • Adjustable font, size, line height and margins • One or two columns, plus a scrolling mode — great on iPad in landscape • Full-text search, table of contents and a built-in dictionary lookup • Your reading position is remembered per book ANNOTATE AND KEEP YOUR NOTES • Highlight in four colors and attach notes • Export every highlight and note to Markdown — drop them straight into Obsidian, Notion or any plain-text vault • Reading statistics: time today, this week and all time, your streak, and time per book PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No Leafmark account and no sign-in • No tracking and no analytics • Highlights, bookmarks, and reading positions sync through your personal iCloud account, not a Leafmark server LEAFMARK PRO Reading is always free. Import your library, render any book and try the feel before you decide. You also get one free Markdown export, so you can see exactly what lands in your notes before paying. A single one-time purchase, Leafmark Pro, unlocks the full annotation workflow: unlimited highlights (the free tier keeps up to three per book), unlimited Markdown export, and reading statistics. Restore your purchase any time. GOOD TO KNOW • Import EPUBs straight from Files — iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or right off your device. • Works with DRM-free EPUB files. DRM-protected books and PDF are not supported. • Public-domain EPUBs are available from Public Domain Library and Standard Ebooks.

SpeedRead is a private, local-first EPUB and PDF reader for iPhone and iPad. Import up to three DRM-free books for free and use the complete local experience: customizable regular reading, contextual RSVP Speed mode, on-device PDF OCR, progress, status, tags, search, and sharing. Your local library remains available offline. SpeedRead Pro adds an unlimited library and private iCloud synchronization through monthly, annual, or lifetime access. Existing books remain readable, shareable, and removable if Pro access expires. Speed mode keeps nearby words visible, anchors the active word at its optimal recognition point, and supports adaptive pacing from 100 to 1000 WPM. PDF text extraction and OCR run on-device; OCR results and derived PDF data remain local. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/