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Readr

Readr is an e-reader app for iOS that lets you read your own EPUB and PDF files with proper book typography.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Read, annotate, and discuss your books with AI

Who should look elsewhere

Only available on Apple devices (iOS) as an app

Pros

  • +AI questions are answered with citations to the book and external knowledge, keeping context within the reading flow
  • +On-device voice reading requires no account or subscription, and your text stays private
  • +Automatic article composition turns annotations into a structured draft for further use

Cons

  • −Only available on Apple devices (iOS) as an app
  • −No built-in library management or cloud sync for books across multiple devices

Key features

  • ✓Supports your own EPUB and PDF files with auto-hyphenation and proper book typography
  • ✓Three themes: Paper, Sepia, and Dark
  • ✓Reading layouts: scroll, single page, and two-page spread
  • ✓AI-powered in-book questioning with citations to passages and external context
  • ✓Highlight text and add notes while reading
  • ✓Compose an article from all highlights and notes, editable and exportable as Markdown
  • ✓Text-to-speech with on-device voices, starting from the page you're on, with sentence and chapter skip, speed control, sleep timer, and lock screen/headphone support

Pricing

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