Comparison

epuBear Reader vs FlipByBlink

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

Head to head
About

epuBear Reader

This app is a feature-rich EPUB reader offering seamless navigation, customizable reading options, and AI-powered tools for enhanced learning and content exploration. Enjoy personalized recommendations, on-device translation, and AI chat for deeper book analysis.

Highlights
  • EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 support
  • Seamless navigation
  • Night mode
  • Text search and selection
  • Audio and video playback
  • Customizable reading options
  • AI-powered recommendations and translation
Features
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Our epuBear Reader acts as a standalone reader for EPUB format books with no ads and no limitations and the solution is based on epuBear SDK developed by SCAND. epuBear Reader Features: • Reading EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 documents. • Seamless navigation through pages, chapters, bookmarks, and links. • Night mode for comfortable reading in low light. • Text search and text selection for efficient content discovery. • Support for audio and video playback within EPUB files. • Customizable reading options such as: - Font size adjustment. - DoublePage mode support. - Background and text color adjustments. • Bookmark and notes management for tracking key points in your books. • Opening pictures to view in separate screen. • Text-to-speech support for enhanced accessibility and audio-based reading experiences. • Multilingual support, including vertical and right-to-left writing modes. • AI-powered reading and learning tools: - Personalized book recommendations based on the user’s bookshelf. - On-device translation of selected text into multiple languages. - AI chat for discussing and analyzing books and documents. - Context-aware answers to questions about the current book. - AI-assisted learning and deeper content exploration. - Automatic summaries of books, chapters, and selected passages.

About

FlipByBlink

This app offers a unique hands-free page-turning experience using eye-blink detection. Beyond this innovative feature, it functions as a standard ebook reader supporting PDF and ZIP imports, ideal for hands-occupied scenarios.

Highlights
  • Eye-blink page turning
  • Hands-free operation
  • Tap and swipe page turning
  • PDF and ZIP import
  • Fixed layout ebook support
  • Camera and sensor-based detection
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There is one special feature. Blink your eyes slightly longer than you would normally close them, and you can turn the page. Other than that, it is a simple and common e-book reader application. If you perform a slightly prolonged eyelid close, you will advance one page. When you open your eyes, you have already transitioned to the next page. Blinking your eyes normally will not turn the page. The blinking of the eyes is detected by the device's built-in camera and sensors. Like general e-book applications, you can also turn pages by tapping or swiping the screen. E-book format - Only "Fixed Layout" books. For example, "directly converted from a paper book" or "comic book". - Support for importing PDF and ZIP files Use-Cases - General reading - Playing an instrument while looking at sheet music - Cooking while checking a recipe book - Reading on trains and buses - Reading for people with physical disabilities * * * Supported Devices The ARKit/FaceTrackingAPI, Apple framework, is used to detect eye blinks. This requires TrueDepth camera or A12Bionic (or later chips). https://developer.apple.com/documentation/arkit/arfacetrackingconfiguration

Screenshots

epuBear Reader4 screens
FlipByBlink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FlipByBlink at 5.0 against epuBear Reader's 4.2. FlipByBlink also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). epuBear Reader's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlipByBlink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: epuBear Reader has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of epuBear Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlipByBlink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

epuBear Reader ships an update every 7 months, FlipByBlink every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
epuBear Reader versus FlipByBlink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterepuBear ReaderFlipByBlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSCAND LLCRyo Yamashita

Customer experience

epuBear Reader

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

FlipByBlink

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

epuBear Reader

No in-app purchases

None

FlipByBlink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is epuBear Reader free?
epuBear Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlipByBlink free?
FlipByBlink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, epuBear Reader or FlipByBlink?
FlipByBlink is rated higher. epuBear Reader averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while FlipByBlink averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do epuBear Reader or FlipByBlink have ads?
Neither epuBear Reader nor FlipByBlink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, epuBear Reader or FlipByBlink?
epuBear Reader ships an update every 7 months, and FlipByBlink every 2 months. Most recently, epuBear Reader was updated on November 13, 2026 and FlipByBlink on November 13, 2026.

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