Comparison

eBoox vs Baebles

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

Baebles

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Welcome to Baebles, a community created for fantasy readers. Here, books become conversations. Discover stories through shared recommendations, explore themed Discussion Rooms and connect with readers who enjoy the same tropes, worlds and subgenres. Shape your profile around your reading tastes. Browse your personalised For You feed, wander through Discover and join conversations that catch your interest. Ask the community for your next read, recommend a favourite and save books to your personal reading list. You can also follow upcoming releases and receive notifications when the stories you are waiting for arrive. Along the way, collect digital avatar cards. Express yourself through a tarot-inspired avatar profile, without needing to share a personal photo. Baebles brings fantasy readers together in one place to discover books, share thoughts and explore the stories they love.

Screenshots

eBoox4 screens
Baebles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eBoox at none against Baebles's 3. eBoox also leads on chart position (#210 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Baebles's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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. Baebles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. eBoox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBoox ships an update monthly, Baebles every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
eBoox versus Baebles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBooxBaebles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#210 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperREDIT, OOOErika de la Meilleure

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

Baebles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eBoox

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Baebles

One-time3
  • Avatar Pack — Small$1.99
  • Unlock Remaining Avatars$2.99
  • Avatar Pack — Full$3.99

Questions

Is eBoox free?
eBoox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baebles free?
Baebles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do eBoox or Baebles have ads?
Neither eBoox nor Baebles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eBoox or Baebles?
eBoox ships an update monthly, and Baebles every 6 days. Most recently, eBoox was updated on November 4, 2026 and Baebles on October 25, 2026.

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