Readity vs Read Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readity
Convert any text into natural-sounding audio for on-the-go listening. Supports web pages, documents, scanned text, and typed input. Enjoy features like read-along highlighting and offline playback.
- AI-narrated audio
- Supports web pages, PDFs, EPUBs, Word docs
- Camera scanning for printed text
- Read-along highlighting
- Offline listening
- Chapter navigation for books
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Readity turns anything you want to read into audio, narrated in natural AI voices; so you can "read" while you commute, walk, cook, or rest your eyes. Paste a link, upload a file, scan a printed page, or type your own words, and Readity reads it aloud. WHAT YOU CAN LISTEN TO • Articles & web pages, including pages behind a login, via the in-app browser • PDFs, EPUB books, and Word documents • Printed pages, scan with your camera • Your own text, paste or type it in FEATURES • Natural AI voices: switch voices any time, even mid-listen • Read-along highlighting: follow the words as they're spoken • Real book chapters: EPUB and PDF books use their own table of contents, so you can jump to any chapter • Offline listening: download and listen without a connection • Resume across your library: pick up right where you left off Readity Pro unlocks unlimited imports, unlimited listening, and offline downloads. Start with a free 3-day trial. Readity Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $12.99/month or $89.99/year after a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Readity at 16.4 against Read Forge's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Readity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Read Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Readity | Read Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voxwave LLC (Apps) | Ben Spears |
In-app purchases
Readity
- Readity Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Readity Pro Annual$89.991 Year
Read Forge
- Read Forge Pro$7.99








