Comparison

MapleRead CX vs tiReader

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

Head to head
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.]

About

tiReader

This app offers a comprehensive reading experience for eBooks, audiobooks, and comics across various formats. Access a vast library of free content and organize your collection with powerful tools. Customize your reading environment and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Supports eBooks, Audiobooks, and Comics
  • Access to 1,000,000+ free eBooks
  • Customizable library structure
  • Powerful search and filtering
  • Bookmarks and annotations
  • Sync across devices
  • Cloud and OPDS catalog access
Features
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tiReader is the best way to read eBooks, Audiobooks and Comics on iPhone or iPad. Get access to 1000000+ free eBooks in OPDS-catalogs and Calibre servers. Support all popular formats • eBooks (epub, pdf, djvu, fb2, mobi, prc, azw, html, txt) • AudioBooks (M4B, M4A, MP3) • Comics (cbr, cbz) • Photos (jpg, png, bmp, gif, ico, tif, xbm) • Photo Albums (zip, rar) CORE FEATURES • Customizable ebooks and folders structure • Powerful tool set for searching, filtering and working with tags • Multicolor Bookmarks and Annotation • Fully customizable style and color themes for eBooks • Sync across all your devices EXTRA FEATURES • Day and Night modes • Access to Clouds, OPDS-catalogs and Calibre servers • Support of EPUB3 format eBooks with built-in multimedia content • Bookmark and Annotation search across all docs in Library (iPad only) • Open multiple docs at once (iPad only) HELP and FEEDBACK http://tireader.com/help http://tireader.com/contact Please note: tiReader does not support DRM-protected eBooks and comics. The free app version allows you to work with five documents only. Delete unnecessary documents to access others or remove this restriction with an in-app purchase "Unlock Full Version". Privacy policy: http://tireader.com/privacy_policy

Screenshots

MapleRead CX4 screens
tiReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: tiReader at 4.5 against MapleRead CX's 3.4. tiReader also leads on ratings volume (648 vs 24) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. MapleRead CX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and tiReader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

tiReader holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tiReader has 648 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of MapleRead CX's written reviews are positive against 67% of tiReader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapleRead CX ships an update every 5 weeks, tiReader every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MapleRead CX versus tiReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapleRead CXtiReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (24 ratings)4.5 (648 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews66.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24648 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB169 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMaplepop LLCStanislav Polishchuk

Customer experience

MapleRead CX

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

tiReader

All ratings648 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive66.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative23.3%

Bugs and requests

MapleRead CX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

tiReader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Highlighting not working for some books
  • Corrupted files not opening properly
  • Sync issues with certain cloud services
  • Unexpected crashes when handling large libraries

Requested features

6 requests
  • Vertical continuous scrolling for ePub files
  • Export notes and highlights
  • Improved PDF annotation tools
  • Audiobook playback support
  • Automatic cloud backup and sync
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  • Enhanced search and filtering options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MapleRead CX

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$6.99
4 purchases

tiReader

One-time4
  • Skin "minima Glass"$0.99
  • Skin "minima Glass red"$0.99
  • Skin "art Blur"$0.99
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  • Unlock Full version$4.99

Questions

Is MapleRead CX free?
MapleRead CX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tiReader free?
tiReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MapleRead CX or tiReader?
tiReader is rated higher. MapleRead CX averages 3.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while tiReader averages 4.5 from 648 ratings.
Do MapleRead CX or tiReader have ads?
Neither MapleRead CX nor tiReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapleRead CX or tiReader?
MapleRead CX ships an update every 5 weeks, and tiReader every 6 weeks. Most recently, MapleRead CX was updated on October 5, 2026 and tiReader on October 13, 2026.

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