MLOL Reader vs Thorium Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MLOL Reader
Access and borrow hundreds of thousands of ebooks from Italian publishers through a revamped digital reading platform. Connect with your library account to explore vast collections from public, academic, and school catalogs.
- Borrow ebooks from MLOL catalogs
- Access public, academic, and school libraries
- Search and borrow from hundreds of thousands of titles
- Login with existing library credentials
- Read ebooks from major Italian publishers
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MLOL Reader è l'app di lettura e ascolto di MLOL: ti permette di prendere in prestito gli ebook e gli audiolibri della tua biblioteca. Se la tua biblioteca aderisce a MLOL (scoprilo su https://www.medialibrary.it), puoi richiedere in biblioteca le credenziali per usare questa app e accedere gratuitamente a un grande catalogo di ebook e audiolibri di tutti i maggiori editori italiani. La nuova versione 2026 dell'app presenta una Homepage arricchita, che raccoglie informazioni sui tuoi prestiti, suggerimenti personalizzati e link per scoprire sezioni interessanti del catalogo. Tutti gli ebook e gli audiolibri che hai scaricato sul tuo dispositivo sono poi raccolti nella Libreria. Con MLOL Reader, il prestito digitale non è mai stato così facile: prendere in prestito una risorsa dal catalogo MLOL è ora più semplice e intuitivo, grazie a un processo pensato per ridurre il numero di click e facilitare l’esperienza d'uso. Con la nuova versione di MLOL e dell’app è possibile rinnovare il prestito di un ebook per 7 giorni (portando così la durata a 21) o restituirlo in anticipo per renderlo così disponibile agli altri lettori. Pensata per la lettura di ebook e l’ascolto di audiolibri, l’app MLOL Reader offre un’esperienza migliorata grazie a nuove funzionalità e all’ottimizzazione di quelle già presenti. Lo fa con un ecosistema accessibile, capace di garantire una fruizione autonoma a tutti gli utenti grazie alla personalizzazione delle impostazioni di lettura o all’uso di strumenti come screen reader e barre Braille.
Thorium Reader
Organize all your ebooks, comics, and manga in a single app. Customize your reading experience with adjustable text, fonts, and themes. Listen to audiobooks and zoom into visual content with ease.
- Unified bookshelf for all content
- Adjustable text size and spacing
- Multiple font options
- Text-to-speech audio playback
- Zoom for comics and manga
- Offline dictionary and translation
- Import EPUB, PDF, CBZ files
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Looking for an app where you can bring all your ebooks, comics and manga in one place? That’s what we built Thorium Reader for. Read it your way Everyone’s different, that’s why we want you to be fully in control: • Adjust text size, switch between color schemes with themes and control spacing. • 10+ fonts available, including specialized ones. • You prefer audio? Listen to any ebook, whenever you want. We’ll remember your preference. • Zoom into comics, manga and magazines. • Add bookmarks with notes. • Use the built-in iOS dictionary and translation features, even offline. • Tweak your reading experience with reading options. Bring your own books A single bookshelf and reading application where you can bring all your content: • Download free books, borrow from your library or buy from your favorite retailer. • Support for ebooks, documents, comics and manga. • Import EPUB, PDF and CBZ files. • Support for Readium LCP, used by thousands of libraries and retailers. Thorium Reader is built by EDRLab, a non-profit dedicated to open standards, reading and accessibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thorium Reader at 60% against MLOL Reader's 35%. MLOL Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MLOL Reader | Thorium Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.6% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HORIZONS UNLIMITED H.U. SRL | Readium |
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MLOL Reader
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In-app purchases
MLOL Reader
No in-app purchases
Thorium Reader
No in-app purchases
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