Comparison

Readify vs Plain Reader

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

Head to head
About

Readify

Features
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Great books should be easy to return to. Readify brings timeless public-domain eBooks and human-narrated audiobooks into one focused reading and listening experience. Discover classics, explore authors and categories, and pick up exactly where you left off. READ YOUR WAY • Turn pages with a natural horizontal reading flow • Adjust text size, line spacing, and paper theme • Search inside a book and jump to matching pages • Save bookmarks and continue from your last page • Build a personal library and wishlist LISTEN YOUR WAY • Stream human-narrated public-domain audiobooks • Browse chapters and jump between recordings • Change playback speed • Set a sleep timer • Keep listening in the background and resume from your saved position DISCOVER MORE • Browse popular, recently added, fiction, drama, and poetry collections • Search by title or author and refine results • Explore covers, summaries, subjects, language, and popularity • Keep recent reading and listening activity together on Home Readify is designed for readers who want a calm, simple way to discover, read, and listen to enduring literature. CATALOG & AVAILABILITY Books and recordings come from public-domain catalogs and volunteer-created archives. Availability, language, cover art, recording quality, and copyright status can vary by title and region. An internet connection is required to browse the catalog and stream audio. PREMIUM Premium plans may include weekly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions and a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Auto-renewing subscriptions renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://developing-comet-b87.notion.site/31a1f542e1a380d89190db9a5bae8971 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Plain Reader

Features
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Plain Reader opens your books, PDFs, comics and image folders right where they are — in Files, iCloud Drive, or on a USB drive or external SSD. No account, no import, no copies. READ, NOTHING ELSE • Menus stay hidden while you read. Tap the center to bring them back. • Pages fill the screen. Swipe, tap the sides, or drag the slider to jump anywhere. • Turn your iPhone or iPad sideways for two-page spreads, with the cover on its own. TXT AND EPUB • Choose the font, size, line spacing, margins and theme — pages reflow to fit. • Listen: books in 31 languages are read aloud by natural voices made on your device. • Table of contents, search and bookmarks. TXT text encoding is detected automatically. COMICS AND MANGA • Opens ZIP and CBZ archives without unpacking them — even ones with thousands of pages. • Right-to-left reading for manga. • A folder of images opens as one book. PDF • Sharp pages, search, table of contents, thumbnails and text selection. • Two-page spreads on wide screens. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS • Files are read in place and never uploaded anywhere. • Bookmarks and your reading position are kept for every book. • Works with iCloud Drive and external storage through the Files app. PLAIN READER PRO Plain Reader is free with a small banner ad. Watch one short video ad to read without banner ads for 12 hours, or to use Listen for 1 hour. Plain Reader Pro removes all ads and unlocks unlimited Listen. Choose a Monthly or Yearly subscription — Yearly starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers — or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Restore it on your iPhone and iPad with the same Apple Account. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://ourbeom.com/plainreader/terms Privacy Policy: https://ourbeom.com/plainreader/privacy

Screenshots

Readify4 screens
Plain Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Readify at none against Plain Reader's shown. Readify also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Readify sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Plain Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Readify versus Plain Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadifyPlain Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersamet bilginOurBeom

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Readify

Subscriptions2
  • sub$3.997 Days
  • subs$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • subs lifetime$29.99
4 purchases

Plain Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Plain Reader Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Plain Reader Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time2
  • Plain Reader Pro$2.99
  • Plain Reader Pro (Lifetime)$12.99

Questions

Is Readify free?
Readify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plain Reader free?
Plain Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readify or Plain Reader have ads?
Plain Reader shows ads; Readify does not.

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