Comparison

eBoox vs eEPUB

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

eEPUB

Features
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eEPUB is a powerful EPUB reader designed for comfortable reading and studying. Key Features • Read EPUB files on your device • Open EPUBs directly from Google Drive shared links • Open EPUBs directly from Dropbox shared links • Open EPUBs directly from GitHub Raw URLs • Bookmark your reading progress • Highlight important passages • Add notes while reading • Full-text search across books • Progressive Web App (PWA) support eEPUB is suitable for reading novels, technical books, study materials, and other EPUB content. Your local EPUB files are processed on your device, providing a fast and privacy-friendly reading experience. Whether you're a student, researcher, or casual reader, eEPUB helps you organize and enjoy your digital library.

Screenshots

eBoox4 screens
eEPUB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: eBoox at #190 against eEPUB's unranked. eBoox also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBoox ships an update monthly, eEPUB every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
eBoox versus eEPUB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBooxeEPUB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREDIT, OOOKeisuke Kudo

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

eEPUB

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eBoox

No in-app purchases

None

eEPUB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eBoox free?
eBoox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eEPUB free?
eEPUB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eBoox or eEPUB have ads?
Neither eBoox nor eEPUB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eBoox or eEPUB?
eBoox ships an update monthly, and eEPUB every 2 months. Most recently, eBoox was updated on October 30, 2026 and eEPUB on October 24, 2026.

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