Comparison

Jillian Dodd vs Open Reader

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

Head to head
About

Jillian Dodd

Organize your digital library and enjoy a comfortable reading experience with customizable settings. Listen to audiobooks with a feature-rich player and sync your progress across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Centralized book library management
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Built-in audiobook player
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Automatic last page marking
Features
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MANAGE YOUR BOOKS Keep your Jillian Dodd library in one place and start reading with just a tap. HOW DOES IT WORK When you buy or receive books from Jillian Dodd, they will be added to your app library automatically. Or, you can enter the book’s download code into the app and add it manually. Tapping any book cover in the app will open it instantly. READ COMFORTABLY Read in our app or cloud reader and customize the settings for your comfort. Choose your ideal font type and text size, line spacing, and margins. Tap any book cover in your library to open it in our reader and get started. START LISTENING NOW The built-in audiobook player has the features you expect— bookmarks, download quality, and a beautiful, easy-to-navigate player. The Jillian Dodd app also gives you the ability to fine-tune the settings you really care about, including playback speed, custom skip-back and skip-forward buttons, and a sleep timer. READ WHERE YOU LIKE Sync your books across devices and never lose your place. When you’re reading a book in our app, it will automatically mark your last page read and take you back to it the next time you open the book, so switch freely between your phone and tablet and back again.

About

Open Reader

This app allows you to read your own EPUB, PDF, and CBZ files without converting them. It saves your progress automatically and offers extensive customization for text and background settings. Access your books directly from the Files app and enjoy offline reading.

Highlights
  • Read EPUB, PDF, and CBZ files
  • Automatic page saving
  • Customizable text and backgrounds
  • Offline reading support
  • Direct file access via Files app
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Read your own EPUB, PDF and CBZ comic files, and pick up exactly where you stopped. Open Reader keeps your books as ordinary files in Files > On My iPhone > Open Reader. Nothing is converted, hidden in a private library or offloaded to the cloud, so you can see, move and back up your books like any other file. • Your page is saved on every page turn, and survives closing the app, text size changes and relaunching. • EPUB, PDF and CBZ comics all open in this version, with no format locked behind a purchase. • 14 text sizes, plus line spacing, paragraph spacing, margins, justification and font. • Paper, Sepia, Night or Auto backgrounds. • Tap the edge of the page to turn it; the table of contents is one tap away. • Add many books at once, or a whole folder, from the Files app. Open in Open Reader from other apps. • Works offline. Remote images and scripts inside books are blocked. This version is free, with no account, ads, analytics or in-app purchases. Open Reader doesn't sell books and doesn't remove DRM; it opens DRM-free files you already have.

Screenshots

Jillian Dodd3 screens
Open Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open Reader at every 2 weeks against Jillian Dodd's every 5 months. Jillian Dodd's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jillian Dodd against 5.0 for Open Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jillian Dodd has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jillian Dodd ships an update every 5 months, Open Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jillian Dodd versus Open Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJillian DoddOpen Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBookFunnelPaul Jump

Customer experience

Jillian Dodd

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Open Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jillian Dodd

No in-app purchases

None

Open Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jillian Dodd free?
Jillian Dodd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Reader free?
Open Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jillian Dodd or Open Reader?
Jillian Dodd and Open Reader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Jillian Dodd or Open Reader have ads?
Neither Jillian Dodd nor Open Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jillian Dodd or Open Reader?
Jillian Dodd ships an update every 5 months, and Open Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, Jillian Dodd was updated on November 3, 2026 and Open Reader on October 31, 2026.

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