Toad Reader vs mBooks
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.
mBooks
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A minimal, focused reader for your PDF and EPUB books. mBooks keeps reading clean and puts your highlights first. Select any passage, highlight it in the color you choose, and your highlights stay safe — they sync to your account and reappear on every device, even after you sign out and back in. Features: • PDF and EPUB support: Read your entire library in one simple app. • Cloud-Synced Highlights: Never lose a note. Highlights sync to your account and reappear on any device. • Offline First: Read and highlight anywhere. Sync automatically when you reconnect. • Minimalist Design: A clean interface focused entirely on your reading. • Custom Colors: Choose your preferred highlight color to personalize your experience. • Privacy: Your book files stay on your device. Only your highlights are synced to your private account. • Focused reading: A quiet reader experience built around your books and highlights. Import a PDF or EPUB and start reading with mBooks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: mBooks at every 9 days against Toad Reader's every 6 months. mBooks also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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, mBooks every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toad Reader | mBooks |
|---|---|---|
| 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 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Booklane | Anshika Maurya |
In-app purchases
Toad Reader
No in-app purchases
mBooks
No in-app purchases
