Comparison

eBoox vs Watch Reader

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Currently charting
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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.

About

Watch Reader

This app allows you to view text files on your smartwatch. It supports various customization options for text display and offers TTS playback. A companion phone app is required to import files.

Highlights
  • View TXT and EPUB files
  • Customizable font, spacing, and colors
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) playback
  • iCloud sync for reading progress
  • File management via companion phone app
  • Support for external font files
Features
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Watch Reader (Watch Reader) is a watch-only text viewer app. You can view the txt file you have by sending it to the watch. First check if you have a watch. (Supported from devices with WatchOS 9.0 or higher installed) It is possible to run the watch app alone, but The phone app is required to import files to the watch app. The steps to import the file are as follows. 1. The phone app checks some text contents in advance and waits to send the file to the watch app. 2. Launch the watch app and import the file to the watch app through “Import File”. 3. iPhone/iPad and Watch must be in close proximity when transferring files using the watch app. ** Watch App Features ** - Supported from devices with WatchOS 9.0 or higher installed (WatchOS 9.0+) - txt file - ePub: Display only text (not supported: image, audio, style (css), chapter) - Font: Watch default font - External font file: Transfer and apply font files in otf and ttf formats to the watch app - font size - letter spacing - line spacing - indent - Alignment (left, right, center, and justification are not supported) - Text color & recommended text color - Background color & recommended background color - Top information: Select one of non-display, progress, and battery - TTS: Background playback after Bluetooth connection - iCloud sync: sync last read location - App lock: If a password is set for the watch app - Clear all caches - Reset settings - Remove continuous blank lines from original file (automatic) - Remove blank lines - Remove a file from the watch app: Swipe left in the file list - App language: Auto / English / Japanese / Korean - Search (Location: Settings - Search) - Designate long-click operation: Unused/TTS/Search - App brightness - Internal speaker playback (background playback is not possible when the internal speaker is set) ** Phone App Features ** - Send files to the watch app - file management - Webdav, SMB, FTP, Synology NAS - If you experience significant noise or stuttering during TTS playback while using AirPods or Bluetooth headsets/earphones, please disconnect them from any other iPhone, iPad, or Bluetooth device and connect them exclusively to your Apple Watch. ** Search for "Watch Reader" on YouTube for a demonstration video

Screenshots

eBoox4 screens
Watch Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: eBoox at Free against Watch Reader's $3.99. eBoox also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 3) and review sentiment (88% vs 71%). Watch Reader's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and chart position (#67 vs #202). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

eBoox is free to download; Watch Reader costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Watch Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eBoox has 3.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of eBoox's written reviews are positive against 71% of Watch Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBoox ships an update monthly, Watch Reader every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
eBoox versus Watch Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBooxWatch Reader
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#202#67 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREDIT, OOOkim juyoung

Customer experience

eBoox

All ratings3,544 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews1,831 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.4%

Watch Reader

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

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

Watch Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eBoox

No in-app purchases

None

Watch Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eBoox free?
eBoox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watch Reader free?
Watch Reader costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eBoox or Watch Reader?
Watch Reader is rated higher. eBoox averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Watch Reader averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do eBoox or Watch Reader have ads?
Neither eBoox nor Watch Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eBoox or Watch Reader?
eBoox ships an update monthly, and Watch Reader every 6 weeks. Most recently, eBoox was updated on November 6, 2026 and Watch Reader on November 3, 2026.
Which is more popular, eBoox or Watch Reader?
eBoox currently peaks at #202 in the App Store charts, and Watch Reader at #67. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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