epuBear Reader vs CHM Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- EPUB 2 and EPUB3 compatibility
- Chapter and page navigation
- Night mode
- Adjustable font size
- Text search
- Bookmarks and highlights
- Text-to-speech
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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.
CHM Reader
This app provides a streamlined and efficient way to read CHM and TXT documents. It offers features like smart table of contents navigation, full-text search, adjustable font sizes, and night mode for a comfortable reading experience.
- Professional CHM format support
- Smart Table of Contents navigation
- Full-text search
- Adjustable font size
- Night mode
- Bookmark collection
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CHM Reader & Viewer - Professional CHM Document Reader A streamlined and efficient CHM document reader that provides you with a smooth and comfortable reading experience. Key Features: • Professional CHM Format Support - Perfect compatibility with various CHM documents, supporting multiple encoding formats • Smart Table of Contents Navigation - One-tap jump, quick content positioning • Powerful Search Function - Full-text search, instantly find the information you need • Personalized Reading - Font size adjustment, night mode • Bookmark Collection - Save important sections, offline access Designed specifically for efficient reading, making your document browsing more convenient. How to Use: After opening the app, click "+" to add CHM files and start reading. Encoding Support: Built-in encoding format toggle button in the reader menu, supports GBK, UTF-8 and other encodings, easily solve garbled text issues. Subscription Options: • Offers weekly and annual memberships, lifetime membership • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account • Auto-renewal occurs within 24 hours before subscription expires • Manage or cancel subscriptions anytime in account settings Designed specifically for efficient reading, making your document browsing more convenient. Terms of Service: https://chmreader.xzonesoft.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://chmreader.xzonesoft.com/privacy.html Contact Us: support@xzonesoft.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CHM Reader at 5.0 against epuBear Reader's 4.2. CHM Reader also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). epuBear Reader's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 43%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. CHM Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. epuBear Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
CHM Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of epuBear Reader's written reviews are positive against 43% of CHM Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
epuBear Reader ships an update every 7 months, CHM Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | epuBear Reader | CHM Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SCAND LLC | 灿耿 陈 |
Customer experience
epuBear Reader
CHM Reader
In-app purchases
epuBear Reader
No in-app purchases
CHM Reader
- Weekly members$1.997 Days
- Annual Subscription$4.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$6.99
