Comparison

Avalon Reader for FB2 books vs Books Reader

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

Books Reader

This app provides a seamless e-reading experience, managing your ebook collection and offering customizable reading settings. It supports various formats and includes features like bookmarking, note-taking, and a read/unread tracker.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, fb2, mobi, PDF)
  • Manages and organizes ebook collections
  • Customizable text size, color, theme, and brightness
  • Progress tracking and bookmarking
  • Note-taking and excerpt selection
  • Read/unread book tracker
  • Filtering and search functionality
Features
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Books Reader - its a perfect e-reading experience. Overdrive your reading skills everyday. For everyone reader we gift free books and e-reading collections. Books Reader is a laconic pocket library and intuitive tool for a perfect reading experience. Without extra fluff or complexity, it takes care of all the basic needs: managing your ebook collections, getting the text on the screen and letting you interact with it as you go at your prime reading. For a start, the app builds a library for you by rounding up all the book files stored on the device. Books Reader works with most popular ebooks formats (epub, fb2, mobi etc.), including zip archives. If necessary, you can tweak the list manually, by adding or removing specific titles for ibooks. However big your collection gets, browsing will remain easy thanks to a provided set of filters. Besides, the system is keeping track of your history to display the books in order of relevance. Viewing the book, you can adjust the settings for the best effect: change size and color of the text, pick the right theme and brightness level, use various controls options for turning pages. The combination of a progress bar, bookmarking and a search tool help to navigate the text effortlessly. Make sure to select the excerpts that stayed with you and import them to Notes with just a couple of taps. Books Reader offers: - A variety of ebook formats (epub, fb2,PDF, mobi and others); - Auto unpacking of zip archives; - A smart manager of the books stored on your device; - Read/unread books tracker; - Filtering system (by author, by date added or read, etc.); - Adjustable page/text settings (brightness, size, color, theme and more); - Several controls methods (scrolling, tapping or using buttons); - Marking pages and taking notes. Privacy Policy: https://villow.studio/privacy Term Of Use: https://villow.studio/terms

Screenshots

Avalon Reader for FB2 books4 screens
Books Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Books Reader at Free against Avalon Reader for FB2 books's $1.99. Books Reader also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1). Avalon Reader for FB2 books's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (65% vs 38%). On ads and device support 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

Books Reader is free to download; Avalon Reader for FB2 books costs $1.99 up front. Books Reader sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Books Reader has 22 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 38% of Books Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avalon Reader for FB2 books ships an update every 5 weeks, Books Reader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Avalon Reader for FB2 books versus Books Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvalon Reader for FB2 booksBooks Reader
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuri StaloverovVillow

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%

Books Reader

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

Avalon Reader for FB2 books

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Books Reader

Subscriptions4
  • Regular donation$1.991 Month
  • Regular donation$3.991 Month
  • Regular donation$5.991 Month
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  • Regular donation$9.991 Month
One-time5
  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$3.99
  • Donation$5.99
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  • Donation$9.99
  • Custom Fonts & Themes$9.99

Questions

Is Avalon Reader for FB2 books free?
Avalon Reader for FB2 books costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Books Reader free?
Books Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Avalon Reader for FB2 books or Books Reader?
Avalon Reader for FB2 books is rated higher. Avalon Reader for FB2 books averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Books Reader averages 4.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Avalon Reader for FB2 books or Books Reader have ads?
Neither Avalon Reader for FB2 books nor Books Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avalon Reader for FB2 books or Books Reader?
Avalon Reader for FB2 books ships an update every 5 weeks, and Books Reader every 3 months. Most recently, Avalon Reader for FB2 books was updated on November 11, 2026 and Books Reader on November 3, 2026.

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