Comparison

D.S.Reader vs Readible

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

Head to head
About

D.S.Reader

Features
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E-Book Reader supporting EPUB, PDF, and CBZ formats, with custom fonts and custom dictionary support. When paired with calibre Content Server, you can easily browse your libraries, download books for reading. It will track and sync you reading progress and highlights across all devices paired with the same server.

About

Readible

This app offers a focused reading and listening experience for various content types, including web articles, images, and EPUBs. It features natural text-to-speech, customizable reading settings, and library management for long-form content. Users can enjoy hands-free listening with background playback.

Highlights
  • Save and read web articles
  • Import images, EPUBs, and text files
  • Listen with text-to-speech
  • Background playback
  • Customizable reader themes and fonts
  • Library management
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Readible is one beautiful place to read and listen to almost anything. Bring Kindle books, PDFs, EPUBs, web articles, text, and images into a focused library. Read them in one continuous reader, or listen with natural text-to-speech while you walk, commute, study, or get other things done. READ AND LISTEN YOUR WAY - Import books you can access in Kindle through your Amazon account - Read EPUBs, PDFs, web articles, text files, and images - Listen with natural local and cloud voices - Keep playback moving with a listening queue and background advancement - Follow along with synchronized text highlighting - Search inside your reading and jump straight to a result - Highlight passages, add notes, and start listening from selected text - Adjust fonts, themes, spacing, voice, and playback speed - Keep your place across reading and listening sessions DISCOVER SOMETHING WORTH READING Explore articles and books based on your interests, open links in the built-in browser, and add the pieces you care about to your library. BUILT FOR LONG-FORM READING Readible helps make dense documents, saved tabs, study material, and long books easier to finish. Move from screen to audio and back without losing your place. Optional monthly or annual subscriptions unlock higher cloud-listening limits and additional premium features. Subscriptions automatically renew for the selected billing period until canceled. Usage allowances follow the periods shown in the app, independently of the billing period. You can manage or cancel a subscription from your App Store account settings. Account deletion is available in Readible settings. Free and Pro plans include one newly acquired Kindle import per calendar month. Premium includes unlimited Kindle imports. Kindle is a registered trademark of Amazon Technologies, Inc. This app was not created or endorsed by Amazon. Privacy Policy: https://ultimate-reader-9cbdd.web.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://ultimate-reader-9cbdd.web.app/terms-of-service Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

D.S.Reader2 screens
Readible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: D.S.Reader at none against Readible's 2. Readible's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Readible sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. D.S.Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

D.S.Reader ships an update monthly, Readible every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
D.S.Reader versus Readible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterD.S.ReaderReadible
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB130 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperYi LiAnkur Mittal

In-app purchases

None

D.S.Reader

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Readible

Subscriptions2
  • Readible Pro$2.991 Month
  • Readible Premium$9.991 Month

Questions

Is D.S.Reader free?
D.S.Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readible free?
Readible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do D.S.Reader or Readible have ads?
D.S.Reader shows ads; Readible does not.
Which is updated more often, D.S.Reader or Readible?
D.S.Reader ships an update monthly, and Readible every 6 weeks. Most recently, D.S.Reader was updated on October 13, 2026 and Readible on October 15, 2026.

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