Comparison

ReaderView vs Frames

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

Head to head
About

ReaderView

Transform cluttered web pages and documents into a clean, distraction-free reading experience. Save articles, videos, and more for offline access, with features like highlighting, note-taking, and full-text search.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free reading mode
  • Save content for offline access
  • Highlight passages and add notes
  • Full-text search across saved articles
  • Organize content with folders
  • Sync across devices with iCloud
Features
Read full description

Web pages, documents, podcasts, and videos can be difficult to save, read, and search later. ReaderView transforms them into clean, distraction-free articles so you can focus on what matters. Save content for later, read offline, highlight important passages, and quickly find them again. ReaderView works with: - Web articles and blog posts - PDF documents, including images, tables, and mathematical formulas - Word documents and text files - Apple Podcasts and Spotify podcast episodes - YouTube videos - Vimeo and Dailymotion videos - X/Twitter posts, long-form articles, and videos TRANSCRIPTS THAT FEEL LIKE ARTICLES ReaderView looks for publisher-provided captions before generating a transcript, giving you faster and more accurate results whenever captions are available. With media transcripts, you can: - Read while listening or watching - Tap a word or timestamp to jump to that moment - Follow synchronized highlighting and automatic scrolling - Summarize any article with on-device Apple Intelligence (supported devices only) - Navigate with source-provided or automatically generated chapters - Play, pause, seek, and adjust playback speed - Show or hide videos for a distraction-free reading experience - Keep videos visible while scrolling when shown - Cancel queued transcriptions - Download source media when available READ, ORGANIZE, AND FIND EVERYTHING - Open a clean Reader View with a single tap - Listen with high-quality voices that work offline - Save articles and images for offline reading - Highlight passages and add notes - Search across your entire library - Find text within individual articles - Organize articles into folders - Sync across devices with iCloud - Find saved articles using Spotlight - Read comfortably with Dark Mode and Auto-Scroll - Support for Asian and right-to-left languages, including Arabic and Hebrew COPY, SHARE, AND EXPORT Export articles as plain text, Markdown, HTML, WebVTT, or PDF. You can also copy or share the original link. WebVTT is available for timestamped media transcripts. Share content with ReaderView from Safari, Apple News, X/Twitter, Feedly, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Word, and many other apps. When captions are unavailable, automatic on-device transcription for podcasts and X/Twitter videos requires iOS 26 or later. Have feedback or ideas? Contact laurent@appblit.com. If ReaderView helps you, an App Store review would mean a lot.

About

Frames

Transform your personal photos into a visually appealing monthly calendar. Add custom images to each month for a personalized experience. Organize your schedule with a beautiful, minimal interface and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Custom photo for each month
  • Artistic and aesthetic design
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Home screen widgets
  • Frame styles and customization
  • Private and personal storage
Features
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Frames turns your personal photos into a beautiful, artistic calendar you'll actually love to look at. Every month gets its own picture. Choose from your camera roll or photo library — family memories, travel adventures, pet portraits, landscapes, or any image that inspires you. Frames makes every month feel personal and meaningful. WHY FRAMES? Your Photos, Your Calendar Add a custom photo or picture to each month of the year. Swipe through your personalized monthly calendar and relive your favorite moments all year long. Artistic & Aesthetic Design Frames isn't just a calendar — it's a visual experience. We've crafted a beautiful, minimal interface that puts your photos front and center. Choose from stunning frame styles and layouts that complement your images. A Calendar That Works View your monthly calendar at a glance. Track dates, plan ahead, and stay organized — all while enjoying the photos that matter to you most. Widgets for Your Home Screen Add a beautiful calendar widget right on your home screen or lock screen. See your monthly calendar at a glance — framed with your favorite photo. Your home screen has never looked this good. Frame Styles & Customization Pick from a curated collection of frames and backgrounds. Whether you love classic, modern, or cute aesthetics — there's a style for every taste. Personalize your calendar wallpaper and make it uniquely yours. Private & Personal Your photos stay on your device. No sign-up required, no cloud uploads. Frames is your personal photo calendar — designed with privacy in mind. PERFECT FOR: - Turning family photos into a monthly photo calendar - Creating a picture calendar from travel or vacation memories - Making a visual daily planner with your favorite images - Gifting a custom calendar to someone special - Keeping a photo diary throughout the year - Setting beautiful calendar wallpapers and backgrounds - Adding a stunning photo calendar widget to your home screen Join thousands of users who've turned their camera roll into their favorite calendar. Download Frames today and make every month picture-perfect. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ReaderView4 screens
Frames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ReaderView at 4.6 against Frames's 4.0. ReaderView also leads on ratings volume (67 vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Frames's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, update cadence, 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. ReaderView sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Frames sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReaderView holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReaderView has 67 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of ReaderView's written reviews are positive against 100% of Frames's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReaderView ships an update every 2 days, Frames every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ReaderView versus Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReaderViewFrames
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (67 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB304 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppBlit LLCMerchzDeals LLC

Customer experience

ReaderView

All ratings67 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.1%

Frames

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ReaderView

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Unable to read PDFs from web
  • Images get blurred in saved files
  • Error message: "No Content Yet"
  • App not working on iPhone 13 Pro
  • Lost all folders and files
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  • Forces sharing its own link
  • Disabled copy-paste
  • Comments not appearing in reader view
  • Formatting issues: gaps between lines
  • App not working with Apple's News app (iOS 10)

Requested features

18 requests
  • Support for Simplified Chinese
  • Folders displayed on home page
  • In-App Purchase for macOS version
  • Swipe to go back/exit function
  • Dark mode in reading mode
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  • More color options, tags, and note management tools
  • Sync with Instapaper
  • Add comments along with annotations
  • Import Instapaper articles with highlights
  • Filter highlights by color
  • Text search function
  • Return to page location after exiting reader
  • Sync saved stories across devices
  • Sync with Evernote and Dropbox with tags
  • Copy all text function
  • Copy text feature for text-to-speech
  • Sync with Evernote
  • Change default colors

Frames

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ReaderView

One-time1
  • ReaderView PRO$4.99
6 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Access$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Access with Family Sharing$3.991 Month
  • Annual Access$24.991 Year
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  • Yearly Access with Family Sharing$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
  • Lifetime Access with Family Sharing$49.99

Questions

Is ReaderView free?
ReaderView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReaderView or Frames?
ReaderView is rated higher. ReaderView averages 4.6 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Frames averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ReaderView or Frames have ads?
Neither ReaderView nor Frames shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReaderView or Frames?
ReaderView ships an update every 2 days, and Frames every 4 days. Most recently, ReaderView was updated on October 20, 2026 and Frames on October 15, 2026.

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