Toad Reader vs BitDust
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Toad Reader
Access a vast library of classic and contemporary ebooks for free. Enjoy a seamless reading experience with intuitive page browsing, highlighting, note-taking, and sharing features.
- Free ebook library
- Beautiful eReader interface
- Smooth reading experience
- Page browser
- Highlighting and note-taking
- Sharing options
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Great eBooks from yesterday and today are regularly added for free reading. Packaged in a beautiful eReader which makes reading a joy. The reading experience is simple and smooth. Our eReader also provides a clear sense of context through a beautiful page browser, makes highlighting and note-taking easy, and provides great sharing options.
BitDust
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BitDust is an open-source project of a worldwide distributed peer-to-peer network that is aiming to provide online storage, safe personal communications and full control of your own private data. This story is about respecting our digital freedoms and giving people control over their data online. More about the project you can read on www.bitdust.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BitDust at every 2 months against Toad Reader's every 6 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Toad Reader ships an update every 6 months, BitDust every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toad Reader | BitDust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Booklane | BitDust B.V. |
In-app purchases
Toad Reader
No in-app purchases
BitDust
No in-app purchases
