Comparison

Epubgle reader vs Underscored

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

Head to head
About

Epubgle reader

This app allows you to read EPUB ebooks on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It supports both reflowable and fixed-layout layouts, offering customizable text and page display options. Enjoy features like automatic saving of your last reading position and importing books from various sources.

Highlights
  • EPUB reflowable and fixed-layout support
  • Import EPUBs via Share menu or email
  • Customizable text size, line height, and margins
  • Automatic saving of last reading page
  • Audio playback and video support
  • Page turning and menu toggle buttons
Features
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About this app - EPUB reflowable layout viewer, EPUB fixed layout viewer on iPhones, iPads and Mac Features - Available on iOS iPhones, iPads. Also Mac. - Open files with .epub extension. - Customized TOC provided additionally. - Reopen to the location of last reading page. - Import .epub eBooks by selecting "Share" context menu which pops up when you long press tap .epub file in Files built-in App. - Import .epub eBooks from the email app's file attachments. - Choose Options that have one page(portrait) or two pages(landscape) with fixed-layout book. - Scroll type(portrait) with reflowable-layout book. - Audio playback and video full screen switch. - Media Overlay SMIL support to fixed-layout ePUB With Read Aloud Feature. - Track the path of moving pages. - To turn pages and toggle menus, use bottom buttons respectively. - Adjust text size, line height, margins. - Scan .epub ePUB files on your device

About

Underscored

Features
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Underscored gives every book its own musical score, timed to the way you read. As you move through the story, the music shifts with it - building through tense scenes, pulling back during quiet moments, crossfading seamlessly as you turn each page. The tempo follows your pace, so no two reading sessions sound the same. WHAT'S INCLUDED - Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's classic tale of creation and consequence, complete, unabridged, and with a dynamic score. - Free Book of the Month, fully scored - Preview any score before you buy - Full paginated reader with light, dark, and sepia themes - Paper book mode for reading physical copies - Offline support - download scores and read anywhere HOW IT WORKS Each book is analyzed for narrative structure, emotional arc, and pacing. A unique score is composed chapter by chapter, with musical segments mapped to exact word positions in the text. Every score includes a musical brief - a composer's note on the sonic identity of that book. The instruments, the motifs, the emotional arc of the music from first page to last. SCORED CLASSICS - $0.99 EACH - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen - Dracula - Bram Stoker - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -Lewis Carroll - Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad - The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald New books are added regularly.

Screenshots

Epubgle reader4 screens
Underscored4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Epubgle reader at none against Underscored's 10. Epubgle reader also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Underscored's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Underscored sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Epubgle reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Epubgle reader versus Underscored: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpubgle readerUnderscored
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB38 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperContents Color CO.,LTD.Gordon Taylor

In-app purchases

None

Epubgle reader

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Underscored

One-time10
  • The Odyssey - Musical Score$0.99
  • Alice in Wonderland โ€” Musical Score$0.99
  • Dracula - Musical Score$0.99
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  • Heart of Darkness - Musical Score$0.99
  • The Great Gatsby - Musical Score$0.99
  • Wuthering Heights - Musical Score$0.99
  • The Happy Prince โ€” Musical Score$0.99
  • Metamorphosis โ€” Musical Score$0.99
  • Score for Huckleberry Finn$0.99
  • Count of Monte Cristo Score$0.99

Questions

Is Epubgle reader free?
Epubgle reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Underscored free?
Underscored is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Epubgle reader or Underscored have ads?
Epubgle reader shows ads; Underscored does not.

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