Comparison

Oren vs Aleph

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

Head to head
About

Oren

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking daily sessions, progress, and notes. It offers a calm, focused experience for readers who want to understand their reading journey without the clutter of social features.

Highlights
  • Track reading sessions
  • Build reading habits
  • Log notes and quotes
  • View reading stats
  • Set daily reading goals
  • Live Activities support
Features
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Oren is a calm and beautiful book tracker built to help you read more, stay consistent, and actually finish the books you start. Most reading Apps are made for cataloging huge libraries. Oren is different. It is a reading tracker for real readers who want to build a better reading habit, track daily progress, save notes, remember key ideas, and see meaningful reading stats without clutter. Whether you read nonfiction, business books, self-improvement, psychology, technology, or fiction, Oren gives you a focused space to track your books and understand your reading journey. BUILD A READING HABIT THAT STICKS Oren helps you turn reading from something you “should do” into something you actually do. Start a reading session, track your minutes and pages, build your streak, and watch your progress grow over time. Every session adds to your reading log, reading goals, and personal stats, so you always know how much you have read and how consistent you have been. A BOOK TRACKER FOR FOCUSED READERS Oren is not trying to be another crowded social reading app. There are no noisy feeds, no endless recommendations, and no pressure to manage thousands of books. Instead, Oren helps you focus on the books that matter right now. Track books you are currently reading, books you want to read, and books you have finished. Keep your reading list simple, organized, and easy to update. TRACK REAL READING SESSIONS Reading progress should reflect what actually happened. With Oren, you can track every reading session with time, pages, pace, and progress. See how long you read, how many pages you finished, and how your reading habit improves day by day. Oren also supports Live Activities, so you can follow your current reading session from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app. SAVE NOTES, QUOTES, AND TAKEAWAYS A good book should stay with you. Oren lets you save personal notes, memorable quotes, highlights, definitions, and key takeaways for each book. Use it as a simple reading journal where your thoughts, lessons, and favorite ideas stay connected to the book they came from. SEE BEAUTIFUL READING STATS Oren turns your reading activity into clear, useful insights. Track pages read, minutes read, books finished, current streak, yearly reading goal, reading pace, and session history. See when you read best, how consistent you are, and how your habit is growing over time. DESIGNED TO FEEL CALM, NOT CLUTTERED Oren is made for readers who care about focus. Every screen is designed to feel clean, thoughtful, and easy to use. Logging a session, saving a note, checking your stats, or updating a book should feel satisfying, not like data entry. OREN IS PERFECT FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO: * Track books and reading progress * Build a daily reading habit * Set daily reading goals * Log reading sessions * Save notes, quotes, and takeaways * View reading stats and insights * Track pages, minutes, streaks, and finished books * Keep a clean reading journal * Stay motivated without social pressure * Finish more books with less friction FEATURES * Book tracker for currently reading, finished, and want-to-read books * Reading tracker with session timer * Reading log with pages, minutes, and pace * Live Activities and Lock Screen support * Dynamic Island reading session support * Daily streaks and daily reading goals * Notes, quotes, highlights, and takeaways * Reading stats and habit insights * Session history and progress tracking * Clean, calm, ad-free design If you want a simple, beautiful, and focused book tracker that helps you read more consistently, Oren is built for you. Download Oren and start building a reading habit you can actually keep. Terms & conditions: https://www.getoren.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.getoren.app/privacy-policy

About

Aleph

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking your progress, maintaining streaks, and visualizing your reading activity. Log sessions quickly for print, e-books, and audiobooks, and organize your personal library with notes and ratings.

Highlights
  • Daily reading streak tracking
  • Reading activity heatmap
  • Session logging for all book types
  • Visual book library with cover art
  • Social leaderboards
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Aleph is a reading tracker that turns reading into a daily habit. Log a session in seconds, keep your streak alive, and watch your shelf fill with every book you've read. BUILD A READING HABIT • Keep a daily reading streak, and chase your longest • See your consistency on a reading activity heatmap • Watch your pages and listening time add up: today, this week, and all time LOG A SESSION IN SECONDS • Slide to the page where you stopped, and Aleph records the rest • Track pages for print and e-books, minutes for audiobooks • Start tracking partway through a book you've already begun • Look back on every session you've logged YOUR LIBRARY, FACE OUT • Every book stands cover-forward on your shelf, the way it would at home • Sort books into Reading, Finished, and Want to Read • Search and filter your shelf as you type • Keep notes on every book, and rate the ones you finish READ ALONGSIDE OTHERS • Climb the leaderboard for today, this week, and this month • Books and audiobooks each have their own board • Tap any reader to see their profile YOUR LIBRARY GOES WITH YOU • Sign in with Apple or Google, and your library syncs across your devices Whether you want to read 10 pages a day or finish 50 books this year, Aleph helps you turn good intentions into a habit that lasts. PLANS • Monthly — after a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers • Annual — after a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers • Lifetime — one-time purchase Aleph offers a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. A subscription unlocks all features, with no ads or feature tiers. Prices vary by region and are displayed in the app before purchase. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Monthly and Annual are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use: https://www.readaleph.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.readaleph.com/privacy

Screenshots

Oren4 screens
Aleph4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aleph at every 2 days against Oren's every 6 days. Aleph also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Oren sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Aleph sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oren ships an update every 6 days, Aleph every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Oren versus Aleph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrenAleph
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS2618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeticha Infotech Private LimitedBlake Hunsicker

Customer experience

Oren

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Aleph

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Oren

Subscriptions2
  • Oren Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Oren Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Aleph

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$159.99

Questions

Is Oren free?
Oren is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aleph free?
Aleph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Oren or Aleph have ads?
Neither Oren nor Aleph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oren or Aleph?
Oren ships an update every 6 days, and Aleph every 2 days. Most recently, Oren was updated on October 31, 2026 and Aleph on October 31, 2026.

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