Comparison

ReadMe vs Ebookflowy

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

Head to head
About

ReadMe

This app offers a streamlined experience for viewing text files, removing all extraneous features. It allows quick access to documents from cloud storage services and supports compressed files. Users can customize their reading experience with options for line spacing, themes, font size, and paging animation.

Highlights
  • Cloud file downloads (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive)
  • iTunes file upload
  • Compressed file support (zip)
  • Customizable text reading (line spacing, theme, font size)
  • Paging animation
  • Bookmarks
Features
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A reader that does one thing: let you read. Novels, comics — it's all ReadMe now. We stripped out the clutter and kept only what reading actually needs. [Files it opens] Novels — TXT, EPUB, SMI Comics — CBZ, CBR, CB7, PDF, TIF, and plain JPG / PNG images Got a ZIP? Just drop it in. ReadMe unpacks it for you. [New in this update] Comic Viewer — scroll straight down page after page, or flip two pages at a time. Messy margins get trimmed and the artwork sharpened, automatically Cover Grid — see your whole library as covers, with your progress right under each one Remote Library (Pro) — books piled up on your NAS? Leave them there. Connect an SMB, WebDAV or OPDS server and open them on the spot Auto Series Sorting (Pro) — ReadMe pulls the title and volume number out of the filename and groups the same series together Reading Stats (Pro) — daily, weekly and monthly reading time, plus a record for every book Face ID Lock — lock the whole app, or with Pro, just the files and folders you pick [The basics, done right] Pick up where you left off — your library remembers the exact spot and how far you've come Make the page yours — 8 themes (Light, Paper, Sepia, Sage, Lavender, Dark, Midnight, Black) plus font, size, line spacing, margins, and page-turn or scroll Big files, no waiting — a 60 MB omnibus with tens of thousands of pages opens right up Encoding sorted out for you — UTF-8, EUC-KR and other older files show up без garbled text Filename repair — if names come out scrambled when a ZIP is unpacked, ReadMe puts them back iCloud Sync — start on iPhone, continue on iPad from the same line (in-app purchase or Pro) Import from the cloud — iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and more From your Mac or PC — upload easily through Finder file sharing [ReadMe Pro] Unlocks Remote Library, Auto Series Sorting, Reading Stats, and per-file and per-folder locking. While Pro is active, ads disappear and iCloud Sync switches on too. Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime — whichever suits you. [iCloud Sync] Read a novel on your iPhone and carry on from the same spot on your iPad. Files, reading positions and bookmarks stay in step across all your devices. Either the one-time purchase or ReadMe Pro gets you there. [Importing from the cloud] To bring in files from a cloud service, install that app (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and so on) on your iPhone and sign in first. From Naver MYBOX, use 'Share → Open in another app' to copy files over to ReadMe. Something bugging you while you read? Tell us through Settings > Contact. We're listening! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://parkgwangbeom.github.io/privacy/

About

Ebookflowy

Features
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ebookflowy는 내 문서를 안전하게, 그리고 똑똑하게 읽는 로컬 우선(local-first) 문서 리더입니다. PDF, EPUB, TXT, 마크다운, 만화(CBZ), 그리고 한글 문서(HWP/HWPX)까지 — 여기저기 흩어져 있던 모든 문서를 하나의 앱에서 열고, 찾고, 정리하세요. ■ 하나의 앱에서 모든 포맷 PDF 논문과 전자책(EPUB), 간단한 메모(TXT)와 마크다운, 만화책(CBZ), 그리고 한글 문서(HWP/HWPX)를 형식에 상관없이 자연스럽게 읽을 수 있습니다. 포맷마다 다른 앱을 번갈아 열 필요가 없습니다. 한글 인코딩(UTF-8, CP949/EUC-KR 등)도 자동으로 인식해 글자가 깨지지 않게 보여줍니다. ■ 파일명이 아니라 '내용'으로 찾기 제목이 기억나지 않아도 괜찮습니다. 문서 안의 본문까지 훑는 전문 검색(full-text search)으로 원하는 구절을 찾아내고, 한국어 검색도 정확하게 지원합니다. 검색 결과 사이를 빠르게 오가고, 읽을 문서를 큐(queue)로 모아 순서대로 넘겨보세요. ■ 읽은 자리를 그대로, 내 흔적은 안전하게 읽기 진행률, 북마크, 하이라이트, 주석이 모두 기기에 저장되어 다음에 열면 멈춘 곳에서 이어 읽을 수 있습니다. 인접한 문서로 빠르게 전환하고, 나만의 책장으로 자료를 깔끔하게 정리할 수 있습니다. ■ 눈이 피곤할 땐 읽어주기(TTS) 화면을 보지 않아도 본문을 음성으로 들을 수 있습니다. 이동 중에도, 화면이 꺼져 있어도 재생이 이어집니다. ■ 더 똑똑하게 활용하기 필요한 페이지만 골라 새 PDF로 내보내고, 문서를 읽다가 떠오른 궁금증은 앱 안에서 바로 정리하세요. 읽기와 검색, 정리까지 한 흐름으로 이어집니다. ■ 무엇보다, 프라이버시 ebookflowy는 로컬 우선으로 동작합니다. 원본 문서는 서버에 업로드되지 않고 내 기기 안에 머뭅니다. 소중한 자료를 클라우드에 올리지 않고도 안전하게 읽고 검색하세요. 지금 ebookflowy와 함께, 흩어진 문서를 한곳에 모으고 '내용'으로 찾아 읽는 새로운 독서 경험을 시작하세요.

Screenshots

ReadMe4 screens
Ebookflowy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ebookflowy at none against ReadMe's shown. Ebookflowy also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. ReadMe sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Ebookflowy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadMe ships an update weekly, Ebookflowy every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ReadMe versus Ebookflowy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadMeEbookflowy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB124 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGwangBeom ParkDONGTACK KIM

In-app purchases

8 purchases

ReadMe

Subscriptions2
  • Readme Pro$1.991 Month
  • Readme Pro$11.991 Year
One-time6
  • A Cup of Coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • iCloud Sync$3.99
Show 3 more
  • A Hearty Meal$3.99
  • Heartfelt Support$6.99
  • Readme Pro$19.99
3 purchases

Ebookflowy

One-time3
  • ebookflowy Basic$7.99
  • ebookflowy Pro Upgrade$12.99
  • ebookflowy Pro$19.99

Questions

Is ReadMe free?
ReadMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ebookflowy free?
Ebookflowy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ReadMe or Ebookflowy have ads?
ReadMe shows ads; Ebookflowy does not.
Which is updated more often, ReadMe or Ebookflowy?
ReadMe ships an update weekly, and Ebookflowy every 8 days. Most recently, ReadMe was updated on September 22, 2026 and Ebookflowy on September 21, 2026.

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