Comparison

eBoox vs Булак

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
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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

Булак

Features
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Screenshots

eBoox4 screens
Булак3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eBoox at 88% against Булак's 33%. eBoox also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 7). Булак's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eBoox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eBoox has 3.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of eBoox's written reviews are positive against 33% of Булак's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBoox ships an update monthly, Булак every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eBoox versus Булак: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBooxБулак
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better3.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREDIT, OOOMoapy LLC

Customer experience

eBoox

All ratings3,544 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews1,837 reviews
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.3%

Булак

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

Булак

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eBoox

No in-app purchases

None

Булак

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eBoox free?
eBoox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Булак free?
Булак is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eBoox or Булак?
eBoox is rated higher. eBoox averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Булак averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do eBoox or Булак have ads?
Neither eBoox nor Булак shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eBoox or Булак?
eBoox ships an update monthly, and Булак every 5 days. Most recently, eBoox was updated on November 11, 2026 and Булак on November 10, 2026.

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