BetterReads: Life of Reading
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BetterReads: Life of Reading is a free Book app for iPhone and iPad by zhao lu. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated September 28, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 70 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 28
- 2026 · v1.51.0
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About BetterReads: Life of Reading
BetterReads is a serious reading companion and system: help that stays beside the text, for curated classics, books you import, and papers you mark up. Stay inside the book Tap characters, terms, and difficult lines for short explanations—without leaving the page. Chapter, Stage, and Epic Lenses match the shape of the text. Optional companions sit next to the book; they never replace it. Read • Growing library of public-domain classics—pathways, curated lists, and original-language shelves • LibriVox audiobooks on many titles—listen in the app or follow along beside the text • Import EPUBs from Files; continue where you stopped with progress and reading time on that edition • Track a book you read on paper or Kindle when the file lives elsewhere Listen • LibriVox on many catalog titles—play in the app or follow along beside the text • Import audiobooks (files or folders); resume where you left off Research • Import PDFs—essays, scans, papers—and read them as books, not downloads • Contents and notes in side panels; search, highlights, and Explain that jumps back to the page it quoted • Native PDF reader on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Study • Today's Review turns glossary entries, notes, and saved passages into spaced recall • Try in your own words first, then reveal what you saved—optional coaching only after your attempt Your reading, not another shelf app Progress, highlights, and study cards attach to the edition you opened. Want to read, Continue, Finished, or Did not finish—editable dates and half-star ratings when you're done. Link duplicate editions so one novel doesn't become three rows. (Import Goodreads history on the web bookshelf; sync keeps your library on phone and Mac.) Built for depth—not feeds No social graph, no summary skimming, no distraction feed. A calm reader for people who want to finish hard books—not just log them. Mac Sidebar library, document windows, open EPUB and PDF from Finder. Sign in with Apple. Scholar subscriptions work across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Scholar (optional subscription) unlocks full chapter companions and deeper study tools. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://betterreads.online/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.51.0 · Updated September 28, 2026
Your own audiobooks. Import MP3, M4A, M4B, FLAC, WAV, or AAC from Files — or an audiobook folder as one multi-track title with cover art. They live on an Audiobooks shelf, with playback and resume where you left off.
App privacy
The developer, zhao lu, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetterReads: Life of Reading | 5.0 / 5 (1 rating) | Free | September 28, 2026 |
| Vela Reader | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Brilliant Books | 5.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Sep 13, 2026 |
| Classicora: Classic Books | – | Free | Aug 30, 2026 |
| My Books: Be a Reader | 5.0 / 5 (6) | Free | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Marcus Aurelius Qotes | 4.8 / 5 (5) | Free | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Gutenberg Classic Literature | 4.5 / 5 (2) | Free | Mar 13, 2026 |