Comparison

Avalon Reader for FB2 books vs MapleRead CX

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

Head to head
About

Avalon Reader for FB2 books

Read your FB2 ebooks with this intuitive reader. Easily import books from various sources, customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and color schemes, and sync your progress across devices via iCloud. Enjoy a seamless reading journey on your iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Import FB2 books from web, iTunes, cloud drives, and OPDS catalogs
  • Synchronize reading position across iOS devices via iCloud
  • Adjustable fonts, line spacing, page width, and color schemes
  • Easy navigation and book text search
  • Translate words and phrases using Yandex Translate
  • Book sharing and image gallery view
Features
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Avalon Reader - ebook reading application with simple and intuitive interface. You can collect unlimited number of titles in your Library and read them for you own pleasure. Application optimized for all iPad and iPhone models and high resolution Retina Display graphics. It is possible to load ebooks in fb2 format into application by a number of ways, like: - download fb2 books using your favorite web browser application and open it with Avalon Reader using "Open In..." iSO feature - use iTunes file sharing to copy files from you computer - import books from you preferred cloud drive - Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive currently supported, more options coming in next versions - find and download book in any OPDS internet catalog You can read book on any iOS device you own and synchronize reading position over iCloud account (require internet connection) Avalon Reader features: - Turn pages with a tap or swipe - Easy navigation inside the book - Open electronic books from any source - Automatically expands fb2 files from zip archive - Adjustable fonts and font sizes - Adjustable line spacing - Adjustable page width - Three color schemes - Sort books by File name, Book Title, Author or Recently opened - Book Information Page - Book Images Gallery View - all embedded images on one page - Book sharing - possible to transfer book to any destination supported by iOS or any application which can handle this file type - book text search - words and phrases translation using Yandex translate service (require internet connection)

About

MapleRead CX

This app offers a unique audio-visual reading experience for EPUB ebooks. Customize book styles, generate pseudo audiobooks with various voices, and enjoy immersive reading with synchronized audio and text. It also functions as a powerful library management tool with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Audio-visual EPUB reader
  • Pseudo audiobook generation
  • Immersion reading (sync audio/text)
  • Customizable book styles and themes
  • Word lookup and translation
  • Library management and organization
  • User-defined fonts and highlight colors
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MapleRead is dedicated to enable unique audio-visual reading experience for everyone. ------------ Our MapleRead app family has 3 members, namely SE, CE and CX. - SE is our flagship product with all features. - CE is SE without PDF reader and built-in Library Server. - CX is CE with some limitation. Free to try. - No recurring subscription fees. No ads. Just buy it once. Gratuity optional. - Moreover, SE and CE can be run side-by-side via split-view multitasking. - Recommend SE for use on multiple devices with easy and fast book sharing via Library Server. - Recommend the SE-CE bundle for the best value. ------------ MapleRead includes a superb audio-visual EPUB e-book reader. - It lets you easily modify publisher's original book style to better suit your aesthetic taste. - It lets you instantly generate pseudo audiobooks with a choice of narrator voices over 40 languages. - It enables immersion reading so that you may read and listen to the same book in sync. - Background listening works well too. Compatible with Lock Screen Music Player and CarPlay. MapleRead UI is friendly to users of all ages. - Books can be read in regular and large print. - A choice of UI text sizes makes reading in non-book views much more comfortable. MapleRead is a great learning tool. - It lets you look up words, translate sentences, search text, highlight text and write notes. - It helps you collect vocabulary and organize notes with various priorities. - It provides hooks to user-defined dictionaries, translators, and other tools. - Immersion reading improves your comprehension, especially of foreign-language books. MapleRead is an effective and fast library management tool. - It is designed for you, a book lover, who may own a huge and/or growing book collection. - It lets you keep all your books in one place and well-organized automatically. - It lets you display your books elegantly in style. - It lets you easily repair individual book metadata. - If supports multiple book sets and multiple tags. - It offers multiple ways to import and export books, and works well with Calibre. MapleRead offers unprecedented user-defined customization options. - They include unlimited user-defined fonts, book themes, cover images and library scenes. - Each book theme includes various types of user-defined highlight colors. - Each book can have its own theme, and each EPUB book can have its own style. [For more technical details, screenshots, FAQ and reviews, please visit our website.]

Screenshots

Avalon Reader for FB2 books4 screens
MapleRead CX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MapleRead CX at Free against Avalon Reader for FB2 books's $1.99. MapleRead CX also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 1). Avalon Reader for FB2 books's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

MapleRead CX is free to download; Avalon Reader for FB2 books costs $1.99 up front. MapleRead CX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Avalon Reader for FB2 books asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Avalon Reader for FB2 books holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapleRead CX has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Avalon Reader for FB2 books's written reviews are positive against 62% of MapleRead CX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Avalon Reader for FB2 books versus MapleRead CX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvalon Reader for FB2 booksMapleRead CX
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.4 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuri StaloverovMaplepop LLC

Customer experience

Avalon Reader for FB2 books

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%

MapleRead CX

All ratings24 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative28.2%

In-app purchases

None

Avalon Reader for FB2 books

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MapleRead CX

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$6.99

Questions

Is Avalon Reader for FB2 books free?
Avalon Reader for FB2 books costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapleRead CX free?
MapleRead CX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Avalon Reader for FB2 books or MapleRead CX?
Avalon Reader for FB2 books is rated higher. Avalon Reader for FB2 books averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MapleRead CX averages 3.4 from 24 ratings.
Do Avalon Reader for FB2 books or MapleRead CX have ads?
Neither Avalon Reader for FB2 books nor MapleRead CX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avalon Reader for FB2 books or MapleRead CX?
Avalon Reader for FB2 books ships an update every 5 weeks, and MapleRead CX every 5 weeks. Most recently, Avalon Reader for FB2 books was updated on October 7, 2026 and MapleRead CX on October 21, 2026.

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