Cantook by Aldiko vs HBreader EPUBCLOUD reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cantook by Aldiko
This app consolidates all your eBooks, comics, and audiobooks into a single platform. It offers seamless integration with public libraries, access to public domain titles, and the ability to import your own files. Customize your reading experience with various fonts, themes, and organization tools.
- Unified library for eBooks, comics, audiobooks
- Public library integration
- Import EPUB, CBZ, PDF files
- Access public domain books
- Customizable reading experience
- Organize bookshelf with categories
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Welcome to Cantook! The favorite reading app for the true bookworms. Bring all your eBooks, comics and audiobooks in the same place, no matter where they're coming from. Available on iPhone, iPad or macOS. With Cantook, we make it easy to bring all your books in the same place: • Built-in support for public libraries, allowing you to easily browse your library's catalog and borrow books from them • Thousands of public domain books from the Cantook Bookstore • Import your own EPUB, CBZ or PDF files • Add your own catalogs, for example using Calibre Cantook provides an extensive set of features for both casual and power users: • Customize your reading experience with multiple fonts and themes • Full support for dark mode throughout the app • Organize your bookshelf with categories and collections Our philosophy is to contribute to and leverage open standards: • Read EPUB files via a Readium Mobile based reading experience • Explore catalogs using OPDS • Full support for Readium LCP based on EPUB, PDF and audiobooks
HBreader EPUBCLOUD reader
This application allows users to read EPUB3 and EPUB2 ebook files with advanced CSS styling support. It offers easy book management from various cloud services and email, along with customizable reading settings. The reader is designed for all screen sizes and orientations.
- Reflowable EPUB3/EPUB2 support
- Advanced CSS styling
- Cloud service integration (Dropbox, email)
- RTL language support
- Interactive SVG and JavaScript
- Customizable reading settings
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Helicon Books EPUB3 Reader for iOS, with direct connection to online eBook stores. This new reader supports Reflowable EPUB3 and EPUB2 files with limited support for fixed layout. Helicon Books EPUB3 Reader emphasizes advanced technologies as well as ease of use. Full support for CSS styling in books (ignored by many other readers), Easy to add new books sent directly from stores or from email messages or Cloud services such as Dropbox. Supports the following main features: * RTL languages including page progression * User interface in English/Hebrew translatable to any other language * Full support of CSS styling for reflowable ebooks. * SVG (scalable vector graphics) and interactive SVG * JavaScript support * Footnotes handling * Bookshelf * Table of contents * Settings: font size, line spacing, background * Built to support all screen sizes and orientations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cantook by Aldiko at 3.4 against HBreader EPUBCLOUD reader's 3.0. Cantook by Aldiko also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 2). HBreader EPUBCLOUD reader's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 39%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Cantook by Aldiko holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cantook by Aldiko has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Cantook by Aldiko's written reviews are positive against 50% of HBreader EPUBCLOUD reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cantook by Aldiko ships an update every 2 months, HBreader EPUBCLOUD reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cantook by Aldiko | HBreader EPUBCLOUD reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (31 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | De Marque | Helicon Books |
Customer experience
Cantook by Aldiko
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In-app purchases
Cantook by Aldiko
No in-app purchases
HBreader EPUBCLOUD reader
No in-app purchases
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