Comparison

Lelo Reader vs ReadIt

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

Head to head
About

Lelo Reader

This app allows you to read and listen to imported documents, web articles, and notes using realistic neural voices. It offers offline functionality, customizable reading themes, and the ability to download audio for uninterrupted listening.

Highlights
  • Import EPUB, PDF, web articles, and notes
  • Offline neural voice narration
  • Customizable reading themes and bionic reading
  • Downloadable audio for offline listening
  • Ad-free curated news feed
  • Ambient sound options
Features
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Lelo Reader is a reader that also reads to you. Import your PDFs, EPUBs, web articles and notes, and a neural voice made on your iPhone narrates them in Latin American Spanish or US English. No internet. No account. No subscription. PUT YOUR PHONE IN AIRPLANE MODE. NOTHING CHANGES. Speech is generated on your device's own chip, faster than real time. Your files, your notes and your audio never leave your phone. The only thing that ever touches the network is an article you asked for. READ • EPUB, PDF, web and plain text, with covers and chapters in order • Web pages come in stripped of ads, pop-ups and images • "Original" mode for PDFs with tables and figures • Light and dark themes, Literata and Atkinson Hyperlegible, bionic reading • Highlights, notes, bookmarks, offline dictionary; export your notes to PDF LISTEN • Four neural voices: Dora and Alex (Latin American Spanish), Heart and Michael (US English) • The sentence lights up as it is spoken and the page follows • Speed from 0.8× to 2×, sleep timer of 15, 30 or 60 minutes • Download a chapter or a whole book as audio to keep listening with the screen locked TODAY'S NEWS • Pick your sources once; one tap builds today's edition, a chapter per story • No ads, no images, no algorithm; every story credited and linked LELO PRO — one purchase, no subscription • Neural-voice narration, every voice • Audio downloads for locked-screen, offline listening • Ambient sounds under the words: rain, café, river, brown noise, lo-fi • Apple Watch app • Your own RSS sources in the paper Everything is unlocked for the first 7 days, no card required. When the trial ends nothing is charged and nothing is taken away: reading, your notes and the curated paper stay free forever. PRIVACY Lelo collects no data. There is nowhere to send it.

About

ReadIt

Features
Read full description

Turn the books you already own into audiobooks. Import any EPUB and ReadIt reads it aloud using the voices already on your iPhone. No streaming, no catalog, no account. Your library stays on your device. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Import any EPUB you own — books you bought, downloaded, or wrote yourself • Listen with your phone's built-in voices, offline, with no network needed • Follow along as each line is highlighted while it's spoken • Pick up exactly where you left off, in every book • Adjust speed, voice, type size, margins, and page colour • Read in Paper, Sepia, or Night, whichever suits the room BUILT FOR LONG READING SESSIONS Playback continues with the screen off, and works from the Lock Screen and Control Center. A daily reading goal and a streak calendar keep the habit visible without nagging. STARTS WITH BOOKS INSIDE A handful of public-domain classics come bundled, so there's something to listen to the moment you open the app. YOUR LIBRARY STAYS YOURS Books, progress, and settings live in the app's own storage on your device. There is no account, and no copy of your library on our servers. Deleting the app deletes all of it. READIT PRO Free includes 2 hours of listening a day, up to 40 hours a month. ReadIt Pro removes both limits: • Unlimited listening, with no daily cap • No monthly hour limit • Every book in your library, start to finish Monthly or yearly. Cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://readit.garcade.in/terms Privacy Policy: https://readit.garcade.in/privacy

Screenshots

Lelo Reader4 screens
ReadIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lelo Reader at every 4 days against ReadIt's every 10 days. ReadIt's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lelo Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ReadIt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lelo Reader ships an update every 4 days, ReadIt every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Lelo Reader versus ReadIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLelo ReaderReadIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB153 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBrian MunozOm Sharma

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lelo Reader

One-time1
  • Lelo Pro$9.99
2 purchases

ReadIt

Subscriptions2
  • ReadIt Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ReadIt Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Lelo Reader free?
Lelo Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReadIt free?
ReadIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lelo Reader or ReadIt have ads?
Neither Lelo Reader nor ReadIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lelo Reader or ReadIt?
Lelo Reader ships an update every 4 days, and ReadIt every 10 days. Most recently, Lelo Reader was updated on October 31, 2026 and ReadIt on October 31, 2026.

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