i2Reader vs Namo eBook Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i2Reader
This app is an award-winning eBook reader supporting a wide range of formats including EPUB, PDF, and MOBI. It offers customizable styles, dictionary integration, and convenient ways to upload books via FTP, web server, or Calibre.
- Supports EPUB, PDF, RTF, HTML, FB2, MOBI, DOC, text
- Customizable styles and dictionary support
- Built-in FTP and Web servers for book uploads
- Calibre integration for book management
- Custom PDF reformatting engine
- Autoscroll and auto-hyphenation
- Integrated web browser for book downloads
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i2Reader is an innovative and award-winning eBook reader! Among the features: - Support of EPUB (DRM-free), PDF, RTF, HTML, FB2, MOBI, DOC and plain text formats; - Customizable styles; - Dictionary support (starDict format) for quick word lookup; - Extremely user-friendly interface; - One-way built-in FTP server to upload books and dictionaries to i2Reader; - One-way built-in Web server to upload books and dictionaries from your computer; - Support for cross-platform Calibre tool to upload books to i2Reader; - Custom-made PDF rendering engine that reformats the text from PDFs for easier reading on the iPhone screen; - Autoscroll; - Auto-hyphenation; - Display and save of inline images in the books; - Integrated Web browser to quickly download books from the Internet; - Bookmarks; - Table of Contents; - Landscape and fullscreen modes; - Book groups.
Namo eBook Reader
This application offers a robust and accurate way to view EPUB2 and EPUB3 ebooks. It supports various layout types, advanced styling, and provides a suite of user-friendly reading tools for a customizable experience.
- EPUB2 and EPUB3 support
- Reflowable and fixed-layout ebooks
- HTML5, Javascript, CSS3 rendering
- Table of contents, bookmarks, memos
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Text search and zoom
- File sharing import
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Namo Reader supports both EPUB2 and EPUB3. It is easy to use and intuitive, and expresses e-books fast and accurately. 1. Complies with the IDPF EPUB standard. - Supports both reflowable and fixed-layout e-books. - Expresses HTML5, Javascript, and CSS3 completely. - Check out Namo Reader for e-books (reflowable vertical writing e-books, fixed-layout e-books) that are not properly represented by other readers. 2. Provides a variety of user-friendly features. - Table of contents, bookmarks, memos, highlights - Changing themes and fonts, adjusting font size and line height, and controlling brightness - Screen rotation lock - Text search - Zooming in and out - User library settings - A shortcut and a collection of recently read books - Collection functions based on reading situation - Adding e-books by file sharing feature such as AirDrop, open in, iTunes 3. Provides perfect contents security by viewing without decompressing e-books, and enables efficient use of device storage space.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: i2Reader at 4.1 against Namo eBook Reader's 2.0. i2Reader also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 2) and review sentiment (47% vs 38%). 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.
i2Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i2Reader has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of i2Reader's written reviews are positive against 38% of Namo eBook Reader's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i2Reader | Namo eBook Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuriy Melyushin | ARASOFT.Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
i2Reader
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In-app purchases
i2Reader
No in-app purchases
Namo eBook Reader
No in-app purchases
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