OpenRead vs LeafRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenRead
Transform your books, documents, and web pages into audiobooks. Import content, select a voice, and listen offline with customizable playback options. Offers a premium upgrade for enhanced features and personalized voices.
- Reads books, documents, and web pages aloud
- Offline listening with downloaded voice packs
- Customizable playback speed and voices
- Bookmark and note-taking functionality
- Screen-off listening with lock screen controls
- Personalized voice creation with PRO upgrade
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Turn your books into hours of listening, right on iPhone and iPad. OpenRead reads books, documents and web pages aloud with speech generated on your device. Import your content, choose a voice and tap Listen. Once a voice pack is downloaded, you can listen offline, even in airplane mode. READ AND LISTEN TO YOUR CONTENT • Import text files, EPUBs and PDFs, or paste text directly. • Open web pages in the app and extract the content to read. • Follow the sentence being read and tap any sentence to listen from there. • Choose continuous scrolling or page turning, and adjust text size and colors. • Save bookmarks, notes and book groups; each book remembers where you stopped. LISTEN YOUR WAY • Read books in more than 30 languages, using downloadable voice packs or the iOS system voices already available. • Preview reading voices before downloading a voice pack. • Adjust speed, change chapters and set a sleep timer. • Keep listening with the screen off, with controls on the Lock Screen or your headphones. • Hide ads, translator signatures and lines repeated across chapters with Clean Up Book. MORE CHOICE WITH OPENREAD PRO • Maximum energy-saving mode helps you listen longer with a cooler device. • Premium reading voice packs that run on your device. • Your Voice: record about 15 seconds to create a personal reading voice for compatible PRO readers. PRO is an optional upgrade: pay once, keep it for life, with no subscription. Everything that was free stays free. PRIVATE FROM THE START No account, no ads and no behavioral analytics. Books and voices are processed on your device. Recordings used to create a voice are never uploaded to a server. OpenRead reads the content you bring; it does not sell books or provide a story catalog. Voice packs are downloaded separately when you choose to use them. An internet connection is needed to download voice packs, open web pages and make purchases. For iPhone and iPad, running iOS 16 or later. Licenses and credits: https://opr.vuba.one/credits.php
LeafRead
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Read more. Stay focused longer. Remember what truly matters. LeafRead is a personal reading and learning app that brings books and study tools together in one place. Import your own books and documents, build a personal library, stay focused with dedicated reading sessions, and capture important ideas as you read. YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY Import your books and supported documents into LeafRead and keep your reading materials organized in one place. Easily find what you’re reading and continue where you left off. FOCUSED READING Set dedicated reading sessions to reduce distractions and build a consistent reading habit, one focused session at a time. READING NOTES Capture important information, key ideas, and your own thoughts while reading, so valuable insights don’t disappear when you close the book. STUDY CARDS Turn the information you want to remember into study cards. Review and reinforce important concepts after reading, transforming reading into knowledge you can retain. FROM READING TO LEARNING LeafRead brings books, focused reading, notes, and study cards together in one simple reading space. Whether you read for study, work, or personal growth, you can organize and learn from your content in your own way. Build your library. Stay focused. Keep learning. LEAFREAD PRO LeafRead offers an optional auto-renewable Pro subscription that unlocks advanced reading and learning features available within the app. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple Account subscription settings. TERMS OF USE This app is subject to Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement (Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY Please refer to the LeafRead Privacy Policy for information about how your data and privacy are handled.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LeafRead at none against OpenRead's 2. LeafRead also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). OpenRead's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. OpenRead sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LeafRead asks for nothing beyond the download.
OpenRead ships an update every 2 weeks, LeafRead every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenRead | LeafRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vu Bach | YIWEI WEN |
In-app purchases
OpenRead
- Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
- OpenRead Pro Lifetime$3.99
LeafRead
No in-app purchases









