BookFusion vs ePub Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
ePub Reader
An intuitive e-book reader supporting EPUB, PDF, TXT, RTF, and DOCX. Customize fonts, text size, and themes. The Pro version offers night mode, unlimited books, and easier importing.
- Supports EPUB, PDF, TXT, RTF, DOCX
- Customizable font, size, and themes
- Night mode (Pro version)
- Unlimited book additions (Pro version)
- Wi-Fi, iTunes, and app importing (Pro version)
- Recently opened books access
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Our application is an intuitive e-book reader designed to make managing your digital library and reading experience effortless. It supports popular formats such as EPUB, PDF, TXT, RTF, and DOCX, allowing you to add up to five books in the free version. The app offers personalized reading options including the choice of font, text size, and color themes, with several font styles and color schemes to suit your preferences. You can also easily access up to five recently opened books, making it convenient to switch between titles. For users seeking enhanced features, the Pro version of our application unlocks a night mode for comfortable reading in low light, advanced font size customization, and support for additional file formats. The Pro upgrade also removes the limit on the number of books you can add, allowing unlimited additions to your library. It offers extended personalization options for reading, along with unlimited access to your recently opened books. Moreover, the Pro version simplifies book importing through multiple methods including Wi-Fi transfer, browsing, iTunes, and other apps, providing a seamless experience for building your collection. Whether you are a casual reader or a dedicated book lover, our application adapts to your needs with its smart and flexible features. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases. 1 week; Weekly $4.99, 1 month; Monthly - $12.99, 1 year; Yearly - $39.99, Lifetime - $59.99 You can cancel your subscription at any time. Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KYfmS_3vwqqO-UvViYygPokPcRhqoyPqvzy10cr19vs/edit?tab=t.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BookFusion at 76% against ePub Reader's 0%. BookFusion also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (529 vs 1). ePub Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. BookFusion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ePub Reader sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BookFusion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookFusion has 529 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of ePub Reader's.
BookFusion ships an update every 10 days, ePub Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BookFusion | ePub Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (529 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 529 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BookFusion | James Reed |
Customer experience
BookFusion
ePub Reader
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
ePub Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BookFusion
- 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
ePub Reader
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99









