Reading.bot
Belmont Lansdown Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Reading.bot is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Belmont Lansdown. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated January 21, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 3 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Jan 21
- 2026 · v0.4.18
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About Reading.bot
Reading.bot is a research assistant agent here to improve the answers to your questions! Reading.bot will parse your chosen research paper to find its references, and then find their available PDFs on the internet. Using a broad knowledge base of a research paper and all its references on demand gives Reading.bot the ability to provide in-depth responses. Features: Detailed Answers - Get in-depth answers beyond the initial PDF. Custom LLM –Use our bespoke agent with your favourite LLM to give you the best answers. Save time – Let Reading.bot start in the background for the PDFs you want to chat with. Control PDF extraction – Select if you want to auto-start Reading.bot and which websites you want it to start from. Stored Chats – Return to previous conversations at any time. Share with ease – Share your conversations with others.
What’s new
Version 0.4.18 · Updated January 21, 2026
Improved reference extraction behaviour
App privacy
The developer, Belmont Lansdown, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- User Content: Other User Content
- Usage Data: Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: App Functionality
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