Comparison

Quirepad vs NexReader

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

Head to head
About

Quirepad

Features
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Quirepad is a small, focused tool for anyone who copies text from the web more than once at a time, built specifically for how you actually read on iPhone and iPad. The problem it solves: you are reading a long article, a research paper, or documentation, and you need three or four separate pieces of text, not the whole page. Selecting with your finger cannot skip the lines in between. And copying one piece, pasting it, then scrolling back for the next one breaks your reading flow every single time, especially on a smaller screen. Quirepad fixes this. Turn it on, and every piece of text you select gets added to a small floating box right on the page. Keep reading. Switch tabs. Select more. When you are done, tap Copy All and everything you gathered is merged into your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere, grouped by the page it came from. HOW IT WORKS -Tap the Quirepad icon in Safari to arm it. A small badge confirms it is active. -Select any text on any page. A small + button appears, tap it, and the text is added to the box. -Switch tabs or pages freely. Quirepad keeps collecting across all of them, and groups snippets by source with a clear divider. -Made a mistake? Delete any single snippet, or copy just one, right from the box. Nothing is final until you say so. -Tap Copy All to merge everything into your clipboard as one clean block of text, ready to paste into your notes, your document, or an email. BUILT FOR HOW YOU ACTUALLY READ Quirepad works the same way on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so the habit carries over wherever you are reading. Most tools like this only exist on Chrome and only on desktop. Quirepad was built Safari first, with real support for how much harder it is to copy multiple pieces of text on a phone. Turn on Keep Formatting to preserve bold, italics, and links when you paste into a rich text document. Turn on Include Sources to automatically add the page title and link above each group of snippets, useful for citations and research notes. PRIVACY Everything Quirepad collects stays on your device. There is no account, no analytics, no tracking, and nothing is ever sent anywhere. Your reading and your notes are yours. Quirepad is a quiet, purpose-built tool. It does one thing, and it tries to do it well.

About

NexReader

This app transforms Markdown files into beautifully rendered pages. It offers extensive customization for themes, typography, and reading layouts, along with robust library management and easy file import options.

Highlights
  • Native Markdown rendering
  • Syntax highlighting for 16 languages
  • Customizable reading themes and typography
  • Folder-based library management
  • Wi-Fi file transfer
  • Outline view for navigation
Features
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Read Markdown the way it was meant to look. NexReader turns any .md file into a clean, comfortable page. Headings, tables, code, task lists and quotes are rendered natively — no web view, no clutter, nothing between you and the words. It is made for the documents you actually receive: notes, READMEs, specs, and the long answers AI tools write for you. BEAUTIFUL RENDERING • Full GitHub-Flavored Markdown: headings, bold and italic, lists, task lists, quotes, tables and links • Code blocks with syntax highlighting for 16 languages, and one-tap copy • Tables that keep their alignment and scroll sideways instead of squashing • Images you can open full screen and pinch to zoom MAKE IT YOURS • Four reading themes: Classic White, Sepia, Midnight and AMOLED Black • Four typefaces, including New York for long reads • Text size, weight, line height, letter spacing and paragraph spacing • Three reading widths, so lines never run too long on a big screen FIND YOUR WAY • An outline of every heading, with your current section marked • Find in document, with every match highlighted • Opens exactly where you left off — even after you change the text size A LIBRARY THAT STAYS TIDY • Real folders you can create, rename and rearrange • Favorites, sorting, search, and reading progress on every document • Your documents also appear in the Files app, in the same folders GET FILES IN EASILY • Import from Files, or open .md files straight from other apps • Wi‑Fi Transfer: drop files from any computer's browser onto your iPhone or iPad. No cable, no cloud, no account GREAT ON IPAD • Your library and the page side by side • Keyboard shortcuts for find, the outline, text size and moving between sections ALSO ON MAC • Open any .md file from Finder in its own window • The same library, themes and typography, with a full menu bar NO ACCOUNT NEEDED There is nothing to sign up for, and your documents stay on your device. NexReader collects no data at all: no analytics, no tracking, no ads.

Screenshots

Quirepad4 screens
NexReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Quirepad at 4 against NexReader's 2. Quirepad also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Quirepad versus NexReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuirepadNexReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaurabh MishraPhyo Myanmar Kyaw

In-app purchases

None

Quirepad

No in-app purchases

None

NexReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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