eBoox vs Engread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eBoox
This application provides a comfortable and customizable reading experience for a wide variety of e-book formats. It offers features like bookmarks, highlights, dark mode, and offline reading, with seamless online synchronization. Books can be easily uploaded from various sources, including cloud storage and email.
- Supports EPUB, MOBI, FB2, DOC, TXT, and more
- Customizable fonts, text size, and brightness
- Dark mode and offline reading
- Bookmarks, highlights, and notes
- Online auto-sync of books and progress
- AD-FREE reading experience
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eBoox – the most pleasant book reader ever! * *according to my mom :) • Cute, simple and useful UI, • Effective reading tools: bookmarks, 3-colors highlights, interactive links and notes, • Dark mode and offline reading, • Customized settings - Fonts, Fields, Text size, screen Brightness, Page scrolling, ets. • Suppots all your e-books, even in ZIP: EPUB, MOBI, DOC, DOCX, TXT, FB2, PRC, RTF, ODT, HTML, AZW, AZW3 and others text documents, • PDF supported (beta), • !Completely AD-FREE, • !Online auto SYNC of ebooks and reading progress, • !FREE WEB e-reader available! Start reading your e-books right now! Upload books via iTunes, import your files from the email, web browser, cloud storages (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, Yandex.Disk etc) or share via AirDrop. In the app you will find detailed guide How to add ebooks in different ways. And we've already added three classic welcome books so you can appreciate the e-reader right away! This is a upgraded version of eBoox. The old one is no longer supported. In order not to lose your books, progress, quotes and bookmarks, install this app version. Run it on device and wait for the data transfer to finish. When you make sure that all your books appeared in eBoox 2020, you can safely delete eBoox.old. You can turn on the synchronization for backup.
Engread
Read books and other texts in English with integrated translation tools. Learn new vocabulary using flashcards and track your reading progress. Supports EPUB, web pages, and text documents.
- Read EPUB, web pages, and text documents
- Built-in dictionaries and online translators
- Translate words, phrases, and sentences
- Learn new expressions with flashcards
- Track reading progress
- Offline dictionary support
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Read your favorite books in English! From classics of foreign literature to your own books in EPUB format. As well as any other texts saved as web pages or text documents and downloaded to your device. Translate words, phrases and whole sentences with built-in dictionaries and online translators. Learn new expressions with flashcards, track your progress and most importantly - enjoy reading! Privacy Policy: https://engread.app/privacy-policy.en.html Terms of use: https://engread.app/terms-of-service.en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eBoox at none against Engread's 3. eBoox also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 23) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Engread's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Engread sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. eBoox asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for eBoox against 4.7 for Engread. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eBoox has 3.5K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of eBoox's written reviews are positive against 82% of Engread's.
eBoox ships an update monthly, Engread fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | eBoox | Engread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | REDIT, OOO | Dmitrii Baranov |
Customer experience
eBoox
Engread
Bugs and requests
eBoox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Highlighting and annotations sometimes behave unexpectedly
- Syncing between devices can be unreliable at times
- Occasional crashes or freezes when navigating the app
Requested features
7 requests- Add more font options, including bold and italic
- Implement a built-in dictionary or translation tool
- Allow direct import of books from local device storage
- Improve page numbering and reading progress display
- Add support for PDF files and annotations
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- Introduce a grid-style library view for book covers
- Implement automatic dark mode based on system settings
Engread
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
eBoox
No in-app purchases
Engread
- 1 month$2.491 Month
- 6 month$9.996 Months
- 12 months$14.991 Year
