BOOK WALKER (Chinese version) vs eBookly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOOK WALKER (Chinese version)
Access a vast library of manga and light novels on your iPhone and iPad. Enjoy a premium reading experience with customizable features and offline access. Discover exclusive content and manage your library across multiple devices.
- Vast selection of manga and light novels
- Exclusive gifts and content
- EPUB 3 format with vertical layout
- Customizable reading environment
- Offline reading and cloud bookmark sync
- Manage up to 7 devices
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Now! Join the BOOK WALKER, carry the best Manga and Light Novel in your iPhone and iPad to go. All eBooks are made in EPUB 3 - international standard format, and go with fully functional reader providing excellent reading experience. Ｗide Selection Collect all categories of titles, including magazine, fiction and non-fiction. BOOK WALKER is the No.1 eBook platform stores most selections of Manga, Light Novel and exclusive titles. Exclusive Gift and Content Additional chapters, special epilogues, extra illustrations, smart phone wallpapers, and unique bookshelves are all in BOOK WALKER only! Best Reading Mode With ePub 3 format, user can enjoy vertical layout same as printed books and two premium crystal font styles, which providing new reading experience. User also can adjust the font size, screen brightness, background color, animated page turn and variable bookshelves to set up personalized reading environment. Perfect Reading Function Sync and read off line your books across all your devices. Easily highlight and make note in the eBook. Tap and hold text for instant internet searching. Automatically synchronize your bookmarks in the cloud service. And exclusive “Mega Illustration” is the best solution for displaying double spread page on whole monitor. Enjoy Reading Anytime Anywhere Each BOOK WALKER account can manage 7 devices, including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or other device. User can log in BOOK WALKER website with any mobile device to purchase and download eBooks immediately. Never miss any treasure reading moment.
eBookly
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Turn your EPUB, PDF, and comic files into a private, offline library made for your device. eBookly is clean, ad-free, and requires no account. Choose books from Files, drag and drop them, or import them through the share sheet. Reading does not require a connection to an eBookly server, and eBookly never sends your books to us. Your private offline library • Import EPUB and PDF files • Organize novels, reference documents, and comics into folders • Search by title or author • Sort by recent import, recent reading, title, or author • Edit titles, authors, descriptions, and cover artwork • Keep reading progress and bookmarks on your device A comfortable EPUB reader • Adjust text size, line spacing, and font family • Choose paper, sepia, or dark reading themes • Browse the table of contents and search book text • Read fixed-layout EPUB and right-to-left publications PDF and comics • Read standard PDF documents directly • Enjoy comics and illustrated content supplied as PDF or fixed-layout EPUB • CBZ and CBR are not claimed as supported formats Privacy by design • No account • No ads or in-app purchases • No tracking • No data collection and no eBookly app servers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: eBookly at every 2 months against BOOK WALKER (Chinese version)'s every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BOOK WALKER (Chinese version) ships an update every 4 months, eBookly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BOOK WALKER (Chinese version) | eBookly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BOOKWALKER TAIWAN | 識途科技有限公司 |
In-app purchases
BOOK WALKER (Chinese version)
No in-app purchases
eBookly
No in-app purchases
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