eBoox vs Stanza Redux
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.
Stanza Redux
This open-source ebook reader allows you to import and organize your EPUB library. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, themes, and spacing. Discover free books from public domain catalogs and pick up where you left off.
- Import EPUB files
- Customizable reading experience
- Adjustable fonts and themes
- Browse public domain catalogs
- Organized library with cover art
- Save reading progress and bookmarks
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Stanza Redux is a free, open-source ebook reader that brings your EPUB library to life. Import books from your device, browse and download from public domain catalogs, and enjoy a beautifully customizable reading experience. POWERFUL READER Read EPUB books with smooth animated page turns, adjustable fonts, and multiple reading themes including Light, Dark, and Sepia. Customize line spacing, character spacing, word spacing, margins, and text alignment to create your perfect reading environment. YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANIZED Import EPUB files from your device or download books directly from online catalogs. Your library displays cover art, author names, and reading progress at a glance. Search, sort, and manage your collection with ease. BROWSE PUBLIC DOMAIN CATALOGS Discover thousands of free books from curated sources like Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg, and Ebooks Gratuits. Browse by category, search by title or author, and download books directly into your library. Add your own OPDS catalog feeds for even more choices. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Stanza Redux remembers your reading position in every book. Bookmark important passages, add notes, and navigate with a full table of contents. Your progress is always saved automatically. READING YOUR WAY Choose from a selection of fonts including serif, sans-serif, and custom typefaces. Adjust font size from 50% to 300%. Fine-tune line height, word spacing, character spacing, and page margins with quick-access controls right in the reader. OPEN AND FREE Stanza Redux is open-source software licensed under the GPL. No ads, no tracking, no subscriptions. Your books are yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stanza Redux at every 5 days against eBoox's monthly. Stanza Redux also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). eBoox's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
eBoox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eBoox has 3.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of eBoox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stanza Redux's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
eBoox ships an update monthly, Stanza Redux every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eBoox | Stanza Redux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | REDIT, OOO | The App Fair Project Inc |
Customer experience
eBoox
Stanza Redux
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
Stanza Redux
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
eBoox
No in-app purchases
Stanza Redux
No in-app purchases
