Comparison

Gloss vs LoreMark

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

Head to head
About

Gloss

Features
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Gloss turns anything you read into a conversation with its author. Highlight any passage โ€” in a book, a PDF, an article you saved, or your own notes โ€” and a margin note appears, explaining it more deeply in a voice informed by the author's style (or a thoughtful guide when there's no single author). Ask a follow-up and the note answers, staying right beside the text. The AI lives in the margins, never as a chat window โ€” it reads like a thoughtful annotation, beside the text. Read anything: โ€ข EPUB books (DRM-free) โ€” your files, Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, author-direct. (Kindle and Apple Books DRM files aren't supported.) โ€ข PDFs โ€” papers, manuals, anything you've saved. โ€ข Articles โ€” paste a link and Gloss pulls the readable text to annotate. โ€ข Your notes โ€” write or paste text and gloss it like a book. โ€ข Select text โ†’ Gloss, Go deeper, Define, or Ask โ€” the note streams into the margin (a side column on iPad, an anchored card on iPhone). โ€ข Distraction-free reading โ€” three themes (light, sepia, dark), adjustable font, size, spacing, and margins. โ€ข Your highlights and notes are saved on your device and travel with each document. Reading is free forever. Your first 10 glosses are free; Gloss Unlimited ($5.99/month or $49.99/year) unlocks unlimited notes. Your files stay on your device โ€” only the highlighted passage and a small amount of surrounding text are sent to generate a note. Author "voices" are an AI interpretation, not the real author, and may be inaccurate. Gloss Unlimited is an auto-renewable subscription: $5.99/month or $49.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gloss.nyrai.ai/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://gloss.nyrai.ai/privacy.html

About

LoreMark

Features
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LoreMark is an offline-first reader designed for novels and long-form books. Import DRM-free EPUB or PDF files, read without an account, and keep all your reading data safely on your device. LoreMark saves your reading position, highlights, bookmarks, and notes so you can jump back to exact source passages effortlessly. For EPUB books, our smart Companion feature helps you keep track of characters and catch up on previous events - completely spoiler-free. It only displays information up to your current reading progress, ensuring future plot twists remain hidden. Built for Private Reading: - No account required - No ads, ever - No analytics or cross-app tracking - No automatic cloud uploads - Works 100% offline after import LoreMark currently focuses on local reading, EPUB Companion basics, PDF reading, full-text search, highlights, bookmarks, and seamless iPhone & iPad layouts.

Screenshots

Gloss4 screens
LoreMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LoreMark at none against Gloss's 2. LoreMark also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Gloss sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. LoreMark asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Gloss versus LoreMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlossLoreMark
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNYRAI LLCManh Tien Tran

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gloss

Subscriptions2
  • Gloss Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Gloss Yearly$49.991 Year
None

LoreMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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