BeyondRead
EPUB & PDF reader with AI
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
October reads: Frankenstein, Carmilla, Jekyll and Hyde, Uncle Silas and 17,000+ more classics. Select any line and AI translates or explains it in context.
BeyondRead is a local-first ebook reader for your own EPUB, PDF and MOBI files, now with a built-in library of more than 20,000 public-domain classics.
Select any sentence and ask AI to explain it, translate it, or keep the conversation going in the context of the book.
AI Digest turns a whole book into an article you can read in a few minutes.
BROWSE (NEW)
• More than 20,000 public-domain classics in over 40 languages, free to download and keep
• Shelves of great books, browsing by language and genre, and a "Surprise me" pick
• Search by title, author or subject, with several words in any order
READ
• EPUB, PDF and MOBI (MOBI is converted to EPUB on import), on iPhone and iPad
• Full-page bookmarks with notes; every book reopens where you left off
• Quote cards in three styles: save them to Photos or share them
• In-book search, table of contents, adjustable font size and background
• Reading, bookmarks, quotes and search need no account
ASK AI ABOUT ANY SENTENCE
• Translate, Explain and Chat, with as many follow-up questions as you like
• Only the passage you select and about 300 characters around it are sent, never the whole book
• Translation, explanation and chat on the same passage merge into one highlight you can reopen
AI DIGEST
• Built from the title, the author, the real table of contents extracted on your device, and roughly the first 200 characters of each chapter
• The full text is never uploaded; scanned PDFs and DRM-protected books cannot be digested
• You are notified when a digest is ready
PRIVACY
• Books, bookmarks, quotes, reading positions and AI history live only on your device; our server stores no book content
• AI can be switched off entirely, and then nothing leaves the device
PLANS
• Reading is free, and so is the public-domain library
• AI features require signing in (Sign in with Apple)
• AI translation is free and does not use your allowance (a fair-use monthly limit applies)
• Free plan: 10 AI chats every month, plus 3 AI Digests to keep
• Subscriptions raise your monthly chat and digest allowance. They renew automatically, are charged to your Apple ID and can be cancelled at any time in Settings; prices are shown in the app
• AI Top-Up packs (new): buy chats and digests without subscribing. Credits never expire and are only used after your monthly allowance runs out
LANGUAGES
• Interface in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and Russian
• The AI reply language can be set separately
Questions or suggestions? Use "Report a problem" in the app or visit the support page.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BeyondRead Terms of Use: https://beyondread.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://beyondread.app/privacy
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New in this update:
• In Chinese EPUB books, long-press a name or idiom and lift your finger: the whole word is selected, such as 王阳明 or 天长地久, instead of a single character. If it isn’t what you wanted, adjust it with the selection handles as before.
• In Browse, the public-domain note on a book’s details now appears in your language.
• Links to a book in Browse, such as those in App Store events, now open that book directly.
The developer, 章 刘, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- 章 刘
- Size
- 16.2 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 8 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- AI Top-Up · Large 2,990.00₸
- AI Top-Up · Medium 1,790.00₸
- AI Top-Up · Small 499.00₸
- Plus Monthly 499.00₸
- Max Monthly 4,990.00₸
- Pro Monthly 2,990.00₸
- Copyright
- © 2026 Zhang Liu