Comparison

Books Reader vs Nook

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

Head to head
About

Books Reader

This app provides a seamless e-reading experience, managing your ebook collection and offering customizable reading settings. It supports various formats and includes features like bookmarking, note-taking, and a read/unread tracker.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, fb2, mobi, PDF)
  • Manages and organizes ebook collections
  • Customizable text size, color, theme, and brightness
  • Progress tracking and bookmarking
  • Note-taking and excerpt selection
  • Read/unread book tracker
  • Filtering and search functionality
Features
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Books Reader - its a perfect e-reading experience. Overdrive your reading skills everyday. For everyone reader we gift free books and e-reading collections. Books Reader is a laconic pocket library and intuitive tool for a perfect reading experience. Without extra fluff or complexity, it takes care of all the basic needs: managing your ebook collections, getting the text on the screen and letting you interact with it as you go at your prime reading. For a start, the app builds a library for you by rounding up all the book files stored on the device. Books Reader works with most popular ebooks formats (epub, fb2, mobi etc.), including zip archives. If necessary, you can tweak the list manually, by adding or removing specific titles for ibooks. However big your collection gets, browsing will remain easy thanks to a provided set of filters. Besides, the system is keeping track of your history to display the books in order of relevance. Viewing the book, you can adjust the settings for the best effect: change size and color of the text, pick the right theme and brightness level, use various controls options for turning pages. The combination of a progress bar, bookmarking and a search tool help to navigate the text effortlessly. Make sure to select the excerpts that stayed with you and import them to Notes with just a couple of taps. Books Reader offers: - A variety of ebook formats (epub, fb2,PDF, mobi and others); - Auto unpacking of zip archives; - A smart manager of the books stored on your device; - Read/unread books tracker; - Filtering system (by author, by date added or read, etc.); - Adjustable page/text settings (brightness, size, color, theme and more); - Several controls methods (scrolling, tapping or using buttons); - Marking pages and taking notes. Privacy Policy: https://villow.studio/privacy Term Of Use: https://villow.studio/terms

About

Nook

Features
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Nook: Build Your Reading Habit • Track Books • Join Book Clubs Nook is a reading app built to help you connect more intentionally with reading. Track your books and stay organized, set reading goals, curate your reading plans, track reading stats, and join conversations that bring stories to life. Whether you're rediscovering reading or leveling up your routine, Nook makes it easy (and fun) to build a lasting habit and get more out of every book. Read More With Less Effort • Set personalized reading goals • Track books you’ve read, are reading, or want to read • Log progress and maintain daily reading streaks • Get gentle reminders that help you stay consistent Discover Books You’ll Actually Love • Explore curated book lists and recommendations • Search books instantly (powered by leading book databases) • Save titles to personalized shelves and wishlists • Plan ahead with reading boards designed for future TBRs, themed collections, or seasonal reading Connect Through Books • Join or create book clubs • Share posts about the books you're reading • Create curated reading boards with posts, notes, and book picks • Follow other readers and discover what’s inspiring them • Engage through comments, reactions, and community conversations Your Reading Life, Organized • Clean, simple, reader-first design • Quick-add tools to capture your current reads • Detailed stats and insights to track your growth and help you build habits Why Readers Love Nook Because it’s more than a book tracker. Nook is a space to build your reading identity. Nook helps you stay motivated, inspired, and connected every time you open the app.

Screenshots

Books Reader4 screens
Nook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nook at none against Books Reader's 9. Books Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Books Reader sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Nook asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Books Reader versus Nook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooks ReaderNook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVillowCARLY IRENE TURINI

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Books Reader

Subscriptions4
  • Regular donation$1.991 Month
  • Regular donation$3.991 Month
  • Regular donation$5.991 Month
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  • Regular donation$9.991 Month
One-time5
  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$3.99
  • Donation$5.99
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  • Donation$9.99
  • Custom Fonts & Themes$9.99
None

Nook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Books Reader free?
Books Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nook free?
Nook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Books Reader or Nook have ads?
Nook shows ads; Books Reader does not.

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