Creative Book Reader vs Reads.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Creative Book Reader
This application allows users to read HTML5 books and widgets offline. It provides tools to manage, search, and sort your digital library for easy access to content.
- Read HTML5 books and widgets offline
- Manage a list of books and widgets
- Search for books and widgets
- Sort by title or modified date
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Creative Book Reader is a new way to read HTML5 books generated by Creative Book Builder and book widgets generated by Creative Widget Builder. Features * Manage a list of HTML5 books and widgets * Read HTML5 books and widgets offline * Search HTML5 books and widgets * Sort HTML5 books and widgets by title or modified date
Reads.
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Reads. is a quiet EPUB reader, made for the simple joy of reading. Built for people who love books — the ones who read in bed, in cafés, on commutes, on rainy afternoons. The ones who turn pages slowly, who care about typography, who want their reading time to feel like reading time. — A QUIET PLACE TO READ — No store. No ads. No notifications begging for your attention. Just you and the book. — BEAUTIFUL TYPOGRAPHY — Three carefully chosen serif fonts: Literata, Lora, EB Garamond. Each selected for one purpose — long, comfortable reading. — FOUR THEMES FOR EVERY LIGHT — - Paper — warm and gentle, like an old book - Pure White — crisp and modern - Sepia — easy on the eyes for long sessions - Night — quiet for late hours — THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MATTER — Highlight passages in four colors. Add notes that stay with the page. Bookmark where you left off. Search inside any book. The simple tools, done right. — PDF SUPPORT TOO — Reads. opens PDFs as well — research papers, technical documents, anything you bring. Reading-first, always. — PRIVACY-FIRST, ALWAYS — Your books, your highlights, your notes — they never leave your device. No cloud sync by default. No tracking. No analytics on what you read. Reads. respects that reading is private. — OPEN FORMATS — EPUB (W3C standard) and PDF (ISO 32000) — the formats publishers, libraries, and indie authors actually use. No DRM. Your books are yours. — FREE TO TRY — 14 days of every premium feature, no credit card. Then choose: - Annual: $19.99/year (with Apple's 14-day free trial) - Lifetime: $59.99 once, no recurring Pay once, read forever — for those tired of subscription fatigue. — FOR THE BOOKS YOU BRING — Most reading apps want to sell you books. Reads. just wants to read them with you. The EPUB you've been meaning to start. The one you're halfway through. The one you re-read every winter. They live on your device, not in someone else's cloud. Reads. is for the books you bring, not the books you buy. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6764821898 Privacy Policy: https://ahmetklck.github.io/reads-privacy/privacy-policy.html Support: readsapp.support@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Creative Book Reader at none against Reads.'s 2. Reads.'s advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 11 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Reads. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Creative Book Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Creative Book Reader ships an update every 11 months, Reads. daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Creative Book Reader | Reads. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiger Ng | Ahmet KILCIK |
In-app purchases
Creative Book Reader
No in-app purchases
Reads.
- Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99









