ToRead: Reading Timer
Calm reading focus
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
ToRead is free to use — no paywalls, no subscriptions, and no ads.
It’s designed to help you spend more time reading, without pressure, goals, or distractions.
Start a reading session, put your phone down, and just read. ToRead quietly tracks your reading time, so you can build awareness of your habits without gamification, streaks, or competition.
Designed for calm focus
• One tap to start reading
• Ambient sounds to help you relax (rain, ocean waves, birds, and more)
• Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (supported devices)
• Auto-end sessions, in case you forget
• Session history with editing and manual entries
• Home Screen widget with weekly reading stats
• Minimal interface that stays out of the way
Your reading time, simply recorded
ToRead focuses on time, not speed or performance. Whether you read for 2 minutes or 2 hours, every session counts. Your reading history helps you reflect on how reading fits into your life — without judging it.
Built with intention
• Designed for iPhone
• Light and dark themes designed for comfort
• iCloud sync (when enabled) to keep your data across devices
• Privacy-friendly: your data stays yours
For readers who just want to read
ToRead is for anyone who wants a quieter relationship with reading:
• No social feeds
• No challenges
• No productivity pressure
Just reading, at your own pace.
Read when you want. Stop when you want.
ToRead.
Optional tips
ToRead is free to use.
If you enjoy the app, you can optionally leave a one-time tip to support its development. Tips are entirely optional and do not unlock features or affect functionality in any way.
Legal
• Privacy Policy: https://horchatastudio.com/toread/privacy/
• Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
New
• Keep a line: after a session, save a thought or a quote from the book — it stays with that reading moment in your history.
• Start or finish reading from Shortcuts or a Back Tap. The timer, the Lock Screen activity and your history all follow.
• Mark a book finished with a long press on the book picker — acknowledged once, quietly.
• Export your reading history and books as a file, from Settings.
• Settings shows whether the Lock Screen timer is allowed, with a direct path to enable it.
Improved
• A full accessibility pass: VoiceOver labels throughout, text that scales with your settings, gentler motion when Reduce Motion is on, clearer muted text.
• Faster and lighter with years of reading history.
Fixed
• Pausing from the Lock Screen and from the app now agree on your time, to the second.
• Reading time is saved even more reliably when you finish from the Lock Screen.
The developer, Francisco Martinez, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Francisco Martinez
- Size
- 22.7 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Large tip $4.99
- Medium tip $2.99
- Small tip $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Horchata Studio