AuthorAZ vs Easy_Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
AuthorAZ
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AuthorAZ is a private, offline workspace for indie authors to organize books, manage publishing information, write, dictate, store manuscript snapshots, collect quotes, and keep the practical side of an author career in one place. If your book business is scattered across folders, spreadsheets, cloud drives, old files, writing apps, and half-remembered notes, AuthorAZ gives every book a clean private home. No AI reading your work. No AuthorAZ cloud. No account needed. No data or user tracking. Everything lives on your device. Your library is encrypted locally, and backups only leave your device when you choose to export them. WRITE WITHOUT SENDING YOUR WORDS ANYWHERE Create and edit writing projects directly inside AuthorAZ. Draft chapters, scenes, notes, or entire books in a focused writing workspace connected to the rest of your book information. Your writing stays on your device. AuthorAZ does not upload your manuscript, analyze your prose, rewrite your sentences, or send your work to an AI service. DICTATE ON YOUR DEVICE Prefer speaking to typing? Use dictation to turn your voice into text inside the writing workspace, using supported on-device speech recognition. Your manuscript stays in your private AuthorAZ library rather than being processed by an AuthorAZ server. BUILT FOR AUTHORS WITH MORE THAN ONE THING TO MANAGE AuthorAZ helps you organize: ⢠Pen names and author identities ⢠Books, series, statuses, and release dates ⢠Writing projects and chapters ⢠ASINs, ISBNs, BISAC categories, prices, keywords, descriptions, and A+ notes ⢠Ebook, paperback, hardcover, audio, and variant cover slots ⢠Store and reader links ⢠Quote banks and quote tags ⢠Manuscript snapshots ⢠Notes and book-specific reference material ONE-TAP COPY FOR DAILY AUTHOR WORK Tap to copy titles, subtitles, identifiers, prices, keywords, descriptions, buy links, and full metadata sheets. AuthorAZ is designed for repetitive publishing tasks, whether you manage one book or an entire catalogue across multiple pen names. IMPORT MANUSCRIPT SNAPSHOTS Import a .txt, .docx, or .epub file as a read-only manuscript snapshot. Your original file is never edited. Once imported, you can: ⢠Search across your manuscript text ⢠Listen with on-device text-to-speech ⢠Scan for quotable lines ⢠Save quotes to your quote bank ⢠Check manuscript health stats ⢠Bookmark and flag lines for review ⢠Re-import a newer snapshot when your manuscript changes HEAR YOUR BOOK BEFORE READERS DO Use on-device text-to-speech to listen sentence by sentence. Adjust speed, choose a system voice, jump between chapters, bookmark your place, or flag lines that need attention. No audio is uploaded by AuthorAZ. No manuscript is sent to an AuthorAZ server. FIND QUOTES WITHOUT AI AuthorAZ uses deterministic, on-device filters to help surface potential quote lines. Search for punchy lines, dialogue, questions, emotional lines, chapter endings, or character mentions. You stay in control. AuthorAZ does not write for you, rewrite your work, generate passages, or train on your manuscript. CREATE QUOTE CARDS Save your favorite lines and turn them into clean quote cards for social media. Choose the format, background, and display elements, then export a full-resolution PNG with no watermark. LIGHT OR DARK. YOUR WORKSPACE. Use AuthorAZ in light mode or dark mode and choose the workspace that feels right for the way you work. PRIVATE BACKUPS YOU CONTROL AuthorAZ creates encrypted backup files that you export yourself. Save them wherever you choose and restore them later with your password. AuthorAZ does not keep a copy. TRY EVERYTHING FREE Start with a full 14-day trial. Then unlock lifetime access with one payment. No recurring subscription. AuthorAZ is for indie authors who want to write, organize, search, listen to, and manage their books without handing their creative work to another cloud platform. Your books. Your words. Your device.
Easy_Reader
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Easy_Reader transforms everyday documents into a focused reading room for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Choose thoughtful typography and atmospheric themes, then let Focus Flow introduce sentences or paragraphs at a comfortable pace. Natural narration, subtle motion, and optional soundscapes help the words feel present without becoming distracting. READ BEAUTIFULLY ⢠Sentence, paragraph, and page-based Focus Flow ⢠Carefully designed type, spacing, themes, and Liquid Glass controls ⢠Adjustable reading speed, focus, margins, and motion ⢠Optional rain, ocean, fireplace, and brown-noise atmosphere LISTEN NATURALLY ⢠Automatic language detection with the best matching Apple voice installed on your device ⢠Optional manual voice selection, pace control, and synchronized playback navigation FIND ANYTHING ⢠Search by exact phrase, all words, typo-tolerant matching, semantic similarity, or regular expression ⢠Navigate by contents, source or virtual page, and individually numbered paragraph ⢠Jump straight from a search result to its exact place in the document READ AND REMEMBER ⢠Add highlights, bookmarks, and passage-anchored typed notes ⢠Write by hand with Apple Pencil or a finger on iPhone and iPad ⢠Keep original handwriting or convert it to editable text ⢠Export annotated PDF, Word, EPUB, RTF, HTML, Markdown, and text files BRING YOUR DOCUMENTS Import PDF, EPUB, Word, RTF, HTML, Markdown, text, and images. Scanned pages can be recognized on-device with Vision OCR. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library, annotations, search index, reading history, and narration remain on-device. No account or sign-in is required. FREE TO START Read up to three documents with the core reader, narration, notes, bookmarks, and local library. EASY_READER PREMIUM Choose monthly or annual Premium to unlock unlimited imports, Smart Search, annotated export, and personalization. Eligible new subscribers can try Premium free for 7 days. Restore Purchases and Manage Subscription are available in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy_Reader at none against AuthorAZ's 1. AuthorAZ's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. AuthorAZ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Easy_Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
AuthorAZ ships an update every 2 weeks, Easy_Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AuthorAZ | Easy_Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks ā better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Filip | Luke Mclaughlin |
In-app purchases
AuthorAZ
- English$29.99
Easy_Reader
No in-app purchases









