Yomu
An all-in-one reading companion for book lovers and audiobook enthusiasts that tracks progress and gamifies reading
Android app Rated 7 Oct 2026
- Built by
RaGoose
Bloat
292/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
Yomu is a working, free Android app on Google Play with a clear personal use case and several thoughtful features, built in the open on GitHub. It has no pricing or payment path (tips only), and it's a category where polished global apps already exist, so the moat is thin and the business case unproven.
Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.
Breakdown
Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.
Viability
Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?
The problem is real for the builder and likely for other readers, but the app is free with no ads or purchases, and the only money shown is a tip. There's no demonstrated path to paying users.
30/100
Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.
Receipts (3)
Describes a real pain: losing your place when switching between reading and audiobooks.
“Yomu an all-in-one reading companion designed for book lovers and audiobook enthusiasts. Whether you're diving into an EPUB, studying a PDF, or listening on the go, Yomu tracks your progress and gamifies your reading journey to help you reach your goals. so one day i decided to get back to reading books(as any normal person does), and started reading, then since its been awhile i read heavy stuf”
Post · @ragoose · 2 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Play listing shows no ads and no in-app purchases, so there's no revenue model in the product.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details (opens in a new tab)
A tip received through the gurshaplus creator-support page is the only sign of money.
“The gurshaplus creator just tipped me from the yomu app”
Post · @ragoose · 2 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
The edge is execution and a few feature choices modeled on Moon+ Reader. Anyone could rebuild an EPUB/PDF reader with progress tracking, and there's no local data, Amharic depth or network effect shown.
22/100
Rubric 21–40The only edge is execution, or being first.
Receipts (2)
The creator says the best features were taken from Moon+ Reader, so the design isn't unique.
“Yomu an all-in-one reading companion designed for book lovers and audiobook enthusiasts. Whether you're diving into an EPUB, studying a PDF, or listening on the go, Yomu tracks your progress and gamifies your reading journey to help you reach your goals. so one day i decided to get back to reading books(as any normal person does), and started reading, then since its been awhile i read heavy stuf”
Post · @ragoose · 2 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Markdown export of notes, highlights and vocabulary is a nice touch but easy to replicate.
“so yomu actually went through really rough testing phase, the builders here in the community really wanted it to be improved and gave me so much suggestions to make it even better, and i tried to implement them. so another feature you'll definitely love is requested by @davedumps which were to export notes to md files, moonreader got that feature but it did to normal text file, but Yomu starting ”
Post · @ragoose · 2 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
Posts and activity run from June to October, with updates in 6 of 7 months. That's steady work for a solo project.
94/100
- Sustained shipping60/60
Worked on across 6 months.
- Consistency34/40
Updates in 6 of 7 months.
Receipts (2)
Earliest post about it.
“Yomu TikWiki Sth-else youVersion_sdk Flexical Early christian writings Will post all of em in their own time starting 2mrw”
Post · @ragoose · 1 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“lets break the tie star your favorite repo Yomu: https://github.com/daveragos/yomu gramX: https://github.com/daveragos/gramx”
Post · @ragoose · 4 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A real, working reader and audiobook app is live on Google Play with a good feature set, though it has no backend, accounts or documentation beyond the repo.
91/100
- It's live20/20
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ragoose.yomu responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram), so HTTPS is the platform's.
- Real product35/35
A published Android app with EPUB and PDF reading, audiobook playback, progress tracking, gamification, quote sharing and Markdown export, which was tested by community members. It looks like a full working product.
- Own home10/10
Has a store listing.
- Maintained15/15
Last sign of shipping 2026-10-04.
- Operations6/15
There's a Play listing with a privacy policy, a support email and an open GitHub repo. There's no backend, accounts, docs, API or second platform shown.
Receipts (5)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ragoose.yomu responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details (opens in a new tab)
Live on Google Play and responding.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details (opens in a new tab)
Describes the full feature set across EPUB, PDF and audio.
“Yomu an all-in-one reading companion designed for book lovers and audiobook enthusiasts. Whether you're diving into an EPUB, studying a PDF, or listening on the go, Yomu tracks your progress and gamifies your reading journey to help you reach your goals. so one day i decided to get back to reading books(as any normal person does), and started reading, then since its been awhile i read heavy stuf”
Post · @ragoose · 2 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Alpha testing led to features like rich Markdown export.
“so yomu actually went through really rough testing phase, the builders here in the community really wanted it to be improved and gave me so much suggestions to make it even better, and i tried to implement them. so another feature you'll definitely love is requested by @davedumps which were to export notes to md files, moonreader got that feature but it did to normal text file, but Yomu starting ”
Post · @ragoose · 2 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Play listing with privacy policy and support email.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
It's distributed on Google Play but has no payment provider, pricing or terms, and the revenue so far is one tip. Its one-person effort looks like a passion project rather than something that pays for itself.
55/100
- Distribution30/30
Listed on Google Play.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
- Revenue1/5
Only a single tip is mentioned. There are no paying customers, and the app has no purchase mechanism.
- Privacy policy7/7
Has a privacy policy.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support8/8
A way to reach support.
- Commitment9/20
The project has been posted about and updated across several months, with a public repo, alpha testers and a listing on a local project directory. It's a solo effort with no team, roadmap or funding shown, and the Play update date (April) is older than the latest repo activity.
Receipts (6)
Listed on Google Play.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details (opens in a new tab)
Has a privacy policy.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details (opens in a new tab)
A creator tipped the developer from the app.
“The gurshaplus creator just tipped me from the yomu app”
Post · @ragoose · 2 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
No in-app purchases.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details (opens in a new tab)
Listed on the stark.et project directory.
“Yomu is on stark.et”
Post · @ragoose · 23 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Community testers gave feedback that the developer implemented.
“so yomu actually went through really rough testing phase, the builders here in the community really wanted it to be improved and gave me so much suggestions to make it even better, and i tried to implement them. so another feature you'll definitely love is requested by @davedumps which were to export notes to md files, moonreader got that feature but it did to normal text file, but Yomu starting ”
Post · @ragoose · 2 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)