Comparison

QuoteKeep vs PillowBook Reader

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

Head to head
About

QuoteKeep

Organize and revisit your favorite book passages and personal thoughts. Import highlights from WeRead or add them manually. Features include daily review, customizable widgets, and quote card creation.

Highlights
  • WeRead highlight import
  • Bookshelf and search
  • Personal notes and favorites
  • Daily review feature
  • Home screen widgets
  • Quote card creation
  • Markdown/JSON export
Features
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QuoteKeep is an app for saving WeRead highlights, organizing book quotes, and revisiting what you read. It is a place for the words you want to remember: an idea that changed your perspective, a passage worth reading again, a sentence to share with a friend, or a thought of your own. Import books and personal highlights with your own WeRead API key, or add quotes manually. QuoteKeep keeps the text and its source together, making your reading easier to find and revisit. Main features: - WeRead imports Import books and personal highlights with their titles, authors, and sources. Repeat imports do not create duplicate quotes, and your notes and favorites are preserved. - Bookshelf and search Browse highlights by book, or search titles, authors, and highlighted text. A few remembered words can bring a passage back. - Favorites and personal notes Save passages you want to return to and add your own reflections. Your notes stay separate from the original text. - Daily review Start with five quotes a day, or choose your own number. Revisit unread or less recently reviewed highlights, mark them as reviewed, and set a daily reminder. - Home Screen widgets Small and medium widgets bring your daily review or favorite quotes to your Home Screen. Tap to read the complete passage in the app. - Quote cards Turn a favorite passage into an image. Choose paper, minimal, dark, and other styles, adjust the text size, and decide whether to include the book title and author. - Manual entries and exports Add books and quotes yourself. Export your collection as Markdown or JSON, and import your JSON archive again to keep your reading portable. - Cloud sync and offline access Sign in with Apple or email to sync books, highlights, notes, favorites, and review history across devices. Content already saved on your device remains available offline for reading, searching, reviewing, and creating quote cards. Your WeRead API key stays on the device where you configure it and is never uploaded to our server. Set it up again if you want to import directly from WeRead on a new device. QuoteKeep Pro: Core importing, reading, searching, reviewing, exporting, and basic sharing styles are free. Pro adds more quote-card styles, widget appearances, and app icons, with monthly and lifetime purchase options. Eligible monthly subscribers can receive the 3-day free trial shown on the purchase screen. Confirming the subscription starts the trial. It then renews automatically at the displayed price unless canceled in advance. Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial or current period ends to avoid the next charge. Manage subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. A lifetime purchase is charged immediately, has no free trial, and does not cancel an existing monthly subscription. Your quotes are not deleted when Pro expires. Some words deserve more than a highlight. Save them. Return to them. Find something new. QuoteKeep is independently developed and is not affiliated with WeRead or its operator. Third-Party Services and Trademark Notice: QuoteKeep is an independently developed book quote management app. It is not an official product of Tencent or WeRead and is not affiliated with, partnered with, sponsored by, or endorsed by either. References to “WeRead” in this description are solely intended to identify the supported book and personal highlight import functionality. WeRead and all related names, logos, and trademarks belong to their respective rights holders. Terms of Use: https://api.lishuo.net/quotekeep/terms.html?lang=en Privacy Policy: https://api.lishuo.net/quotekeep/privacy.html?lang=en Contact: lishuo.net@gmail.com

About

PillowBook Reader

A local-first TXT and EPUB reader designed for comfortable, personalized reading. Enjoy a clean interface, customizable reading settings, and text-to-speech functionality without ads or account requirements. Manage your personal library offline.

Highlights
  • Customizable reading interface
  • Adjustable font, spacing, and themes
  • Horizontal/vertical text support
  • Multiple page-turning options
  • System text-to-speech integration
  • Offline library management
  • Import via Files or Wi-Fi sharing
Features
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Read your own books, quietly and comfortably PillowBook is a local-first reader for TXT and EPUB, designed to make long reading sessions feel calm and personal. No account is required, there are no ads, and you don’t need to upload your books to the developer’s servers. Your books, reading position, bookmarks, and reading history are stored on your device by default, so you can keep reading offline. MAKE IT YOUR READING SPACE • Enjoy a clean, comfortable interface that keeps the focus on your books • Choose light, dark, or system appearance, change accent colors, and pick an app icon to match your mood • Select a reading palette, adjust page brightness, or use your own image as the reading background • Fine-tune fonts, text size, character spacing, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and margins READ YOUR WAY • Switch between horizontal and vertical text • Turn pages, scroll continuously, use a lifelike page curl, or let pages advance automatically • Thoughtful multilingual typesetting with support for ruby text, footnotes, and EPUB images • Enjoy two-page reading in landscape on iPad, like an open book LISTEN WHEN YOUR EYES NEED A BREAK • Read aloud with system voices on iPhone and iPad • Voices already downloaded to your device can work offline • Choose a voice, adjust the speed, and set a sleep timer • Listening stays in sync with the text, so you return to the same place KEEP YOUR LIBRARY YOURS • Import TXT and EPUB from Files, the share sheet, or a browser on the same Wi-Fi • Automatically detect common text encodings and chapter structure • Track reading progress and time, add bookmarks, and search entire books • Favorite or archive books; protect the Vault entrance with Face ID or your device passcode • Multilingual interface support PillowBook does not provide or sell ebooks, and it does not support DRM-protected EPUB files. Please import only files you have the right to use. The free version can store up to five books in the library. If you need more, a one-time purchase unlocks Unlimited Library. No subscription.

Screenshots

QuoteKeep4 screens
PillowBook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PillowBook Reader at none against QuoteKeep's 2. On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. QuoteKeep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PillowBook Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
QuoteKeep versus PillowBook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuoteKeepPillowBook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer硕 李HAO GONG

Customer experience

QuoteKeep

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PillowBook Reader

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

QuoteKeep

Subscriptions1
  • QuoteKeep Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • QuoteKeep Pro Lifetime$0.99
None

PillowBook Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuoteKeep free?
QuoteKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PillowBook Reader free?
PillowBook Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuoteKeep or PillowBook Reader have ads?
Neither QuoteKeep nor PillowBook Reader shows ads.

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