Focus is for reading.
Deep Focus can use iOS Screen Time controls during a reading session, whether your book is in the app or in your hands.
One app, the whole reading loop
Read. Focus. Understand. Track.
All in one app.
Read your ebooks, block distractions, ask questions about your book, and track your progress—even with a physical book. Actually Read brings your reading routine together, from making time for a chapter to understanding what you’ve read.
Core capability
Actually Read
Goodreads
Fable
Kindle
Opal
Speechify
NotebookLM
Read ebooks inside the app
Track progress for a physical book
Block selected apps and websites while reading
AI actively searches your book or document for answers
Keep AI answers within your reading position
Read text and books aloud with text-to-speech
A check marks an offered capability; a dash means it is not a core offering. In the AI search row, Book Q&A and Document Q&A describe contextual answers without assuming the same retrieval method. Features, pricing, and availability vary by device and plan.
Kindle’s Ask this Book provides contextual, spoiler-aware answers for selected English-language books in the U.S. Kindle’s read-aloud capability uses Assistive Reader. Actually Read’s reading-position controls use its Avoid Spoilers setting. Fable offers ebook reading and book progress tracking; its spoiler-free discussion rooms are a separate feature from AI answers. NotebookLM’s audio overviews are a separate feature from reading a book aloud.
Sources: Fable, Kindle book questions, Kindle read-aloud, Speechify, Speechify document questions, Opal, NotebookLM.
What Actually Read brings together
AI stays with the book.
Ask about the passage, character, scene, or idea in front of you. Answers are grounded in the selected book and your current place.
The reading is still yours.
Actually Read is designed to help you understand and return to the page—not turn a book into a shortcut.
Built for the whole reading habit
Your book. Your attention.
A little more help.
Bring an EPUB or PDF into the app, or log a physical book and make space to read it.
Goodreads, Fable, Kindle, Opal, Speechify, and NotebookLM are trademarks of their respective owners. This independent comparison is based on their public product materials and is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.