EPUB Reader vs Torrossa Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EPUB Reader
This app consolidates various ebook and comic formats into a single library, offering offline reading and text-to-speech capabilities. Customize your reading experience with themes, fonts, and page turn options. Track your reading habits and progress with an integrated journal.
- Supports EPUB, PDF, AZW3, MOBI, CBZ, CBR, and more
- Text-to-Speech with adjustable voices and speed
- Offline reading and Wi-Fi file transfer
- Customizable themes, fonts, and reading settings
- Organized bookshelf with filtering and sorting
- Reading journal with progress tracking and stats
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EPUB Reader opens EPUB, PDF, AZW3 and many other ebook and comic formats in one clean library. It works offline, needs no account, and can read your books aloud. ALL YOUR BOOKS IN ONE APP - Ebooks: EPUB, AZW3, AZW, MOBI, PRC, FB2, DOCX, RTF, HTML, CHM, TXT - PDF: page view with outline, plus a Text mode that fits your screen - Comics: CBZ, CBR, CBT with Webtoon scrolling, left-to-right or right-to-left reading and zoom - Turn several images into one book - Import single files or a whole folder, or open books straight from other apps - Wi-Fi transfer: scan a QR code and upload books from a browser on your computer - Pick files from iCloud Drive and other storage apps through the Files picker LISTEN WITH TEXT-TO-SPEECH - Uses the voices on your device, with adjustable voice, language, speed and pitch - Keeps playing with the screen off, with Lock Screen and Control Center controls - Sleep timer for bedtime listening - Background music from your own audio files - Skip list for words you don't want read aloud - PDFs are read aloud in Text mode READ YOUR WAY - 17 themes, custom text and background colors, and your own background image - Light, Dark and Auto appearance - Import TTF/OTF fonts or download more - Adjust text size, line spacing, indent and brightness - Page turns: vertical scroll, horizontal, slide and page curl - Auto scroll, tap zones, keep screen on and a take-a-break reminder - Two-page view on iPad, plus keyboard shortcuts READING TOOLS - Bookmarks, notes and table of contents - Search inside ebooks - Clean up text: remove unwanted passages and replace names with your own rules AN ORGANIZED BOOKSHELF - Groups, plus browsing by author and genre - Filter by reading status, pin books and edit book details - Sort by recent, title, author or progress, in grid or list view, and search by title or author READING JOURNAL - See reading time, days and books by week, month, year or all time - Streaks, a calendar heatmap and a daily goal - Reading habits, suggestions and history for each book FREE WITH ADS, PRO IS OPTIONAL Free to download and supported by ads. A one-time Pro purchase removes ads. Every reading feature is in the free version, and there is no subscription. DRM-protected books and password-protected PDFs can't be opened. 13 LANGUAGES English, Tiếng Việt, Deutsch, Español, Français, Bahasa Indonesia, 日本語, 한국어, Português, Русский, ไทย, 简体中文, 繁體中文
Torrossa Reader
Read digital texts in epub format with this application. It's designed for academic study and personal reading, focusing on humanities and social sciences. The app supports both protected and unprotected epub files.
- EPUB format support
- Readium LCP protection
- Academic and personal reading
- Focus on humanities and social sciences
- Supports unprotected epubs
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The new Torrossa Reader app for texts in epub format. Torrossa Reader is the new reading app for Torrossa digital bookstore, an essential resource for university research, academic study and personal reading with a focus on the humanities and social sciences. Torrossa Reader is based on Readium LCP, a new open source security technology, and allows you to read epubs that are both Readium LCP protected or without protection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Torrossa Reader at none against EPUB Reader's 1. Torrossa Reader also leads on ads (none vs shown). EPUB Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. EPUB Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Torrossa Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
EPUB Reader ships an update every 2 months, Torrossa Reader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EPUB Reader | Torrossa Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (142 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phuoc Nguyen | Casalini libri S.p.A. |
Customer experience
EPUB Reader
Torrossa Reader
In-app purchases
EPUB Reader
- TF Reader PRO$4.99
Torrossa Reader
No in-app purchases









