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 application is a dedicated reader for EPUB format books, offering a seamless and ad-free experience. It provides essential reading features like navigation, font customization, and bookmarking, along with advanced options such as text search and highlighting.

Highlights
  • EPUB 2 and EPUB3 compatibility
  • Chapter and page navigation
  • Night mode
  • Adjustable font size
  • Text search
  • Bookmarks and highlights
  • Text-to-speech
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. Core Functionality: - Reading EPUB format files; - Performance indicators display; epuBear Reader Features: - Compatibility with EPUB 2 and EPUB3 format; - Navigation through pages; - Navigation through chapters; - Night mode; - Font size change; - Embedded links support; - Text search; - Text and background color change; - Bookmarks; - Text-to-speach; - Text notes and highlights; - Ad-free; - Fast and smooth; - Clear and simple interface; - Customer support.

About

FlipByBlink

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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 update cadence: FlipByBlink at every 2 months against epuBear Reader's every 7 months. epuBear Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

epuBear Reader ships an update every 7 months, FlipByBlink every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
epuBear Reader versus FlipByBlink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterepuBear ReaderFlipByBlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSCAND LLCRyo Yamashita

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.
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 September 19, 2026 and FlipByBlink on September 8, 2026.

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