Comparison

BookFusion vs iRead

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

Head to head
About

BookFusion

Manage, read, and organize your eBooks across all devices with seamless cloud synchronization. Customize your reading experience with extensive settings, highlight notes, and text-to-speech functionality. Integrates with Calibre and supports various file formats.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform eBook reader and manager
  • Cloud sync for reading progress and eBooks
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Highlighting and annotation tools
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) functionality
  • Calibre integration
  • Support for EPUB, PDF, CBZ/CBR
Features
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Thousands of readers use BookFusion to manage, read and enjoy over 2 million eBooks. BookFusion is the best cross platform eBook reader and manager with cloud sync that allows you to easily read, organize and manage your eBooks across all your devices. ◇ Features ◇ Integrated Reader - Read all your EPUB, PDF, & CBZ/CBR eBooks both online and offline with clean and intuitive interface . Extensive Reader Settings - Customize your reading experience from vertical/horizontal margins, line spacing, fonts, bold/italics, colors and much more. Seamless Syncing - Sync your reading progress, highlights & annotations, eBooks and bookmarks across all devices. Pick up exactly where you left off. Organize & Manage - Easily organize and access all your eBooks seamlessly whether offline or online. Organize your eBooks using virtual bookshelves or place them into Series. Quickly find the eBook you are looking for using the category, tags or author filters. The perfect eBook Organizer & eBook Manager in one. Light & Dark Mode – Dark or Light the preference is yours! Highlights & Annotations - Highlight with your preferred colors and add tags to highlights to keep them organized. Sort your highlights by date or reading progress and easily export them to use in other apps in CSV, Markdown, HTML and PDF formats eBook Cloud - Keep your entire eBook collection at the tips of your fingers by storing them in the cloud and downloading them to read offline only when you need to. Any title just a click away. Text-to-Speech (TTS) - Listen to your favorite eBooks with Apple's native natural-sounding text-to-speech feature. Customize reading speed, voice and accessibility. Ideal for audiobook lovers busy lifestyles and accessible for all readers. Send to Kindle – Organize and quickly send your next read to your Kindle device with one click. Calibre Integration - The perfect Calibre Ally. Sync metadata, custom columns, series, tags and incremental updated PDF & EPUB files to all your devices. Your entire Calibre library on your devices when you need it. Vertical Writing Support - Read Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese eBooks with ease. Image/Area Highlights & Annotations (PDFs) - Easily annotate/highlight images, tables, graphs or even text. Any element at all in your PDF can now be highlighted and annotated. EPUB 3 Support - With support for the full EPUB 3 spec. You can read eBooks with rich interactivity support that includes video, audio, Q&A, games and much more. Widgets – Quickly view and jump back into your last read, currently reading, or highlights right from your home screen with iOS Widgets. Multi-Window Support (iPadOS & macOS) – Open multiple books side by side, drag books into Split View, or read and view highlights simultaneously. Perfect for multitasking, studying, or comparing texts. NOTE: You will need to install the BookFusion Calibre Plugin to sync your eBooks to all your devices. See the tutorial at https://support.bookfusion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018852052-Installing-Using-the-BookFusion-Plugin-for-Calibre Open With - Don’t like the integrated reader? Use the open with functionality to send and read your eBooks with your preferred app. No lock-in Metadata & Book Details – Know what an eBook is about at a glance or easily edit the cover, description, author tags and other information. Additional Formats Supported via Web - These include: AZW, AZW3, AZW4, CBC, CHM, DJVU, DOCX, FB2, FBZ, HTML, HTMLZ, LIT, LRF, PRC, PDB, PML, RB, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ in a single app. These must be uploaded via the Web App before using the iOS App Choose from over 70,000 eBooks ◇ Other ◇ Have feedback or just want to chat? We would love to hear from you. Drop us a line at support@bookfusion.com or join us for a chat on Discord at https://www.discord.gg/7v34UYq Terms of Service - https://www.bookfusion.com/terms Privacy Policy - https://www.bookfusion.com/privacy

About

iRead

A minimalist PDF reader offering a distraction-free reading experience with customizable fonts and themes. Easily import and navigate documents for study, work, or leisure.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free reading
  • Customizable font size
  • Light and dark modes
  • Intuitive page navigation
  • Effortless PDF import
Features
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iRead is a minimalist PDF reader built for focused, comfortable reading. Whether you study, review documents, or read long PDFs at night, iRead gives your files a cleaner and calmer reading experience so you can stay with the content. Why readers choose iRead: - Import PDF files directly from your iPhone or iPad - Read in a clean, distraction-free interface - Adjust font size for better comfort - Switch between light and dark mode - Move between pages quickly and keep your place - Open documents fast and continue where you left off iRead is made for people who want a lightweight PDF reader instead of a cluttered editor. If you need a simple document reader for study sessions, work files, or personal reading, iRead keeps the experience clean and focused. Terms of Use: https://oguzdoruk.com/iread-tou/ Privacy Policy: https://oguzdoruk.com/iread-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

BookFusion4 screens
iRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BookFusion at 4.7 against iRead's 3.0. BookFusion also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (525 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. BookFusion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and iRead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BookFusion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookFusion has 525 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of BookFusion's written reviews are positive against 70% of iRead's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookFusion ships an update every 10 days, iRead every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BookFusion versus iRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookFusioniRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (525 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings525 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBookFusionOguz Doruk

Customer experience

BookFusion

All ratings523 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative14.2%

iRead

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

BookFusion

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Highlights and notes not always saving properly
  • Reading position sometimes resets unexpectedly
  • Widget not functioning as expected
  • Occasional crashes and freezes
  • Issues with importing certain ebook formats

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add page numbers instead of just percentages
  • Implement a true dark mode
  • Improve PDF viewing and annotation capabilities
  • Add support for DJVU format
  • Provide an option to purchase a lifetime license
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  • Implement better organization tools like folders/shelves

iRead

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BookFusion

Subscriptions6
  • Casual Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Advanced Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Power Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Casual Yearly$18.991 Year
  • Advanced Yearly$47.991 Year
  • Power Yearly$95.991 Year
2 purchases

iRead

Subscriptions2
  • iRead Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • iRead Premium (Annual)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is BookFusion free?
BookFusion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iRead free?
iRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BookFusion or iRead?
BookFusion is rated higher. BookFusion averages 4.7 out of 5 from 525 ratings, while iRead averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BookFusion or iRead have ads?
Neither BookFusion nor iRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookFusion or iRead?
BookFusion ships an update every 10 days, and iRead every 5 months. Most recently, BookFusion was updated on November 6, 2026 and iRead on November 4, 2026.

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