Comparison

MOBI Reader vs EPUB Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MOBI Reader

This app provides a robust reading experience for various ebook formats, including MOBI, AZW, and PRC. It offers extensive customization options for text, page display, and integrates with cloud services for easy access to your library. Enjoy a comfortable and efficient way to read your digital books.

Highlights
  • Supports MOBI, AZW, AZW3, PRC formats
  • Customizable text and page display options
  • Cloud service integration (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
  • Speech synthesizer for audio reading
  • Multiple page turning animations
  • Night mode and brightness control
  • Built-in file manager and web browser
Features
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The BEST application for reading mobi, azw, prc books. Format 100% supported by the application, including the styles, chapters, tables, links, footnotes etc. The visualization system takes into account the specific character of the format functioning on mobile devices (memory capacity, the number of general processor units etc.), Providing a maximum productivity and comfort when working with large documents. Elegant design, extended functionality, high speed and stability of work will make reading of your favorite literature a pleasurable experience. You can contact technical support and leave a comment without quitting the application. MOBI Reader’s special features: ■ Compatible with all popular archive formats (rar, zip, 7z, gz, tar ...) ■ Speech synthesizer ■ Large set of page turning animations (Slide, Fade, Curl, Flip, Cube, Ripple, Rotate) ■ Night mode ■ Integration with popular cloud services(Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk) ■ Integration with popular network services(SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, DLNA) ■ Open books directly from cloud services and network services ■ Hight application stability ■ Automatic recovery bad and non standard files ■ Search and highlight text options ■ Table of contents ■ Highlight and copy text options ■ Font, Font color, Background, font size, margins, line spacing, hyphenation, hyphenation language, skip author style options ■ Brightness control ■ Rotation lock ■ Bookmarks ■ Double page view ■ Opening documents from external applications ■ Last open document list ■ Online book catalogs(OPDS) ■ Web Browser and download manager ■ Wi-Fi transfer ■ FTP transfer File Manager Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ iTunes integration ■ File sorting(by name, by extension, by size, by date, by author, by progress) ■ Searching files in subfolders ■ Create, move, copy, rename, pack/unpack, delete file/folder options ■ File/folder search ■ Preview book cover Wi-Fi Transfer Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ Create, move, rename, delete file/folder options ■ Downloading/uploading few media files with one click ■ Display upload progress Online catalog(OPDS) Features: ■ Maximal support OPDS standards ■ User friendly navigation ■ Global searching ■ Full book information preview ■ Adding and editing catalog options ■ Completely popular catalog list Feel free to ask questions, report bugs or request new features: support@develsoftware.com

About

EPUB Reader

This app allows you to easily import, read, and manage EPUB e-books across multiple devices. It offers features like highlighting, note-taking, and customizable reading settings for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Import EPUB files easily
  • Highlight and annotate book content
  • Customize font size and themes
  • Cloud storage and multi-device sync
  • Organize books into categories
  • Search within EPUB books
Features
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Neat Reader is an App specifically designed for reading EPUB e-books. It is trusted and loved by millions of people around the word. Neat Reader is a cross-platform ePub reader that supports "cloud storage, multi-end synchronization" and supports all the mainstream OS. You can open and read ePub files on any platform and experience a seamless reading experience. Neat Reader can perfectly parse various ePub files and provide a variety of reading features such as notes, search, customization and more. Effectively meet the user's personalized needs for reading ePub. IMPORT & VIEW EPUB FILES · Easily import your ePub files by wifi-transfer and other convenient methods. · Choose Neat Reader while you are opening EPUB files in other apps, the file will be automatically add to Neat Reader library. · Quickly open and view EPUB books. · Use a variety of ways to navigate within the EPUB book. ANNOTATE EPUB BOOKS · Highlight book contents and write notes on them. · Quickly jump to the highlight position inside the EPUB books. · Highlight color changes automatically when you change the theme. CUSTOMIZATION · Change the font size, style of the EPUB books. · Select the most suitable color theme for environment. IN APP PURCHASE If you need to read your EPUB books on more than two devices, no matter what device they are and what system they are running, you should upgrade your account to Premium. Neat Reader Premium will give you 10GB cloud storage and when your EPUB book is uploaded to the cloud, all the reading data will be synchronized automatically. Put it simple, when you are Premium, your EPUB books will be stored in the cloud and you can get seamless reading experience on all your devices. MANAGE EPUB FILES · You can create category for your books and manage them in your way. · With 10 GB cloud storage, you can upload about 5000 EPUB files to the cloud storage. MORE ABOUT NEAT READER If you want to know the latest information about Neat Reader, or download Neat EPUB Reader application for other platforms, please visit https://www.epubreader.xyz . This website mainly used for promotion of Neat Reader and it will always keep up to date. ABOUT US We are dedicated to ePub technology and have carefully applied years of ePub software experience in Neat Reader. We will keep working on Neat Reader apps so that you can enjoy your EPUB books in the future. TERMS & CONDITIONS Your use of this application is governed by the Neat Reader Terms of End User and Privacy Policy (https://www.neat-reader.com/info?target=agreement) What are you waiting for? Come and download the word famous EPUB Reader, and start to enjoy your eBooks now.

Screenshots

MOBI Reader4 screens
EPUB Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MOBI Reader at 4.0 against EPUB Reader's 3.0. MOBI Reader also leads on ratings volume (188 vs 11) and review sentiment (63% vs 55%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MOBI Reader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and EPUB Reader sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MOBI Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MOBI Reader has 188 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of MOBI Reader's written reviews are positive against 55% of EPUB Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MOBI Reader ships an update monthly, EPUB Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MOBI Reader versus EPUB Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOBI ReaderEPUB Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (188 ratings) — better3.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews — better54.8% of reviews
Number of ratings188 — better11
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLTD DevelSoftwareNeatReader

Customer experience

MOBI Reader

All ratings187 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews295 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative31.9%

EPUB Reader

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral27.3%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative33.1%

Bugs and requests

MOBI Reader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when opening certain book files
  • Inability to read MOBI and AZW3 files
  • Syncing issues with cloud storage providers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved file management
  • Better support for ePub and MOBI formats
  • Sleep timer for reading sessions

EPUB Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MOBI Reader

One-time4
  • Thank the Developer$0.99
  • Appearance Customization$1.99
  • Additional Formats$3.99
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  • Pro Version$5.99
8 purchases

EPUB Reader

One-time8
  • Annual Premium Member - Sale$8.99
  • Annual Premium Member$11.99
  • Annual Premium Member - Sale$13.99
Show 5 more
  • Annual Premium Member$19.99
  • Lifelong Premium Member - Sale$27.99
  • Lifelong Premium Member - Sale$34.99
  • Lifelong Premium Member$41.99
  • Lifelong Premium Member$49.99

Questions

Is MOBI Reader free?
MOBI Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MOBI Reader or EPUB Reader?
MOBI Reader is rated higher. MOBI Reader averages 4.0 out of 5 from 188 ratings, while EPUB Reader averages 3.0 from 11 ratings.
Do MOBI Reader or EPUB Reader have ads?
Neither MOBI Reader nor EPUB Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MOBI Reader or EPUB Reader?
MOBI Reader ships an update monthly, and EPUB Reader every 2 months. Most recently, MOBI Reader was updated on November 1, 2026 and EPUB Reader on November 6, 2026.

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