Avalon Reader for FB2 books vs Lazy FB2 Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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)
Lazy FB2 Reader
This app offers a hands-free reading experience for FB2 books, allowing you to turn pages with eye movements. It features a clean interface with customizable fonts, layouts, and page-turning animations, all without intrusive advertisements.
- Hands-free reading with eye control
- Customizable fonts and text layout
- Page-turning animations
- Recent books list
- Dynamic book and page loading
- Skins and themes
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It is simple reader app for fb2 and ePub book formats. It's lightweight, fast and elegant. There is no annoying ads in this app because, in my opinion, this is the most unpleasant thing that can be in the reading app. Current features list: * Hands free reading. Just blink with your right eye for switch to the next page or with left for switch to the previous page! This feature works only for user with true depth cameras. * Recent books list * Dynamic book loading (It makes books opening faster) * Dynamic page generation (It makes text formatting faster) * Skins (Predefined and user defined) * Support for scrolling and per page book reading * Custom animations for pages switching * Customizing fonts & Text Layout * Lanscape mode For any questions or suggestions send email on the lazy.sprt@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lazy FB2 Reader at Free against Avalon Reader for FB2 books's $1.99. Lazy FB2 Reader also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 65%) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Avalon Reader for FB2 books's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Lazy FB2 Reader is free to download; Avalon Reader for FB2 books costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Avalon Reader for FB2 books holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Avalon Reader for FB2 books's written reviews are positive against 86% of Lazy FB2 Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Avalon Reader for FB2 books ships an update every 5 weeks, Lazy FB2 Reader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Avalon Reader for FB2 books | Lazy FB2 Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Staloverov | Danila Gusev |
Customer experience
Avalon Reader for FB2 books
Lazy FB2 Reader
In-app purchases
Avalon Reader for FB2 books
No in-app purchases
Lazy FB2 Reader
No in-app purchases
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