Comparison

Storytel vs i2Reader Cloud

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

Head to head
About

Storytel

Access a vast library of audiobooks and ebooks in various languages. Listen or read at your own pace, discover new stories, and enjoy exclusive content. Features include offline listening, personalized recommendations, and a dedicated kids mode.

Highlights
  • Massive audiobook and ebook library
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Offline listening and reading
  • Switch between listening and reading
  • Sleep timer and dark mode
  • Kids mode with parental controls
Features
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Welcome to a wide world of wonderful audiobooks, ebooks, and things that aren’t books but are still pretty great. Storytel is home to beloved stories, in-depth podcasts, and exclusive Storytel Originals. Whether you listen or read, you’ll find the right story for any moment. • Explore a massive library of stories in English and other languages • Jump freely from story to story until you find one you love • Build your bookshelf and get personalized recommendations • Find what fits your mood, like crime, feel-good, or self-development • Follow your favorite authors and series • Browse and share reviews and reactions • Try out that book your friend keeps talking about • Discover what’s trending in the culture LISTEN AND READ YOUR WAY • Listen to audio stories on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and CarPlay • Stream stories or download them for later • Switch between listening and reading anywhere in a book • Listen at your own pace: regular, sped up, or slowed down • Set bookmarks and attach your thoughts as notes • Drift off to dreamland with the sleep timer • Spare those pretty eyes with Dark Mode • See your stats and set a Listening Goal KIDS MODE INCLUDED • Let your kid find adventure in a space with just children’s stories • Show or hide children’s books in your bookshelf • Set your own pin code for parental control HOW IT WORKS Storytel is available in 25+ countries, including both local and international story treasures in different languages. A subscription gives you access to our ever-growing library of audiobooks, ebooks, and other stories. In-app subscriptions will be charged via your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto renewal is turned off in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before your subscription period runs out. When a free trial is offered, we will ask you to add a payment method when starting the trial. But don't worry – if you cancel before the last day of the trial you won't be charged. The content, languages and subscriptions available may vary by region. Some titles and offers shown above may not be available in your country or selected subscription plan. Terms and conditions: https://www.storytel.com/documents/terms-and-conditions Privacy policy: https://www.storytel.com/documents/privacy-policy Questions? Feedback? Speak to a real person! Reach us at support@storytel.com

About

i2Reader Cloud

This app offers a comfortable reading experience with cloud synchronization across devices. Enjoy customizable layouts, interactive features like footnotes and dictionaries, and the ability to download books from various cloud services. It supports multiple formats and allows family sharing of libraries.

Highlights
  • iCloud synchronization for library and reading progress
  • Customizable book layout (fonts, colors, spacing)
  • Download books from Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex Disk
  • Interactive footnotes and dictionary support
  • Family sharing and user reading statistics
  • Supports FB2, EPUB, MOBI, DOC, PDF formats
  • Auto-scrolling and auto-page turning
Features
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Reading with comfort is a dream of any book lover! It’s more than 10 years already that my i2Reader has been making this dream come true. With each version of the app I add a bunch of new options and always try to keep the pleasure of reading a top priority. When putting books on digital shelves or turning over their 3D pages on any device (Mac, iPhone or iPad), you will always feel “I too Reader”* * - this is not a mistake :) Main features: • iCloud support: your library is synchronized in all your devices. You can start reading a book on iPhone and continue doing it on iPad or Mac! Everything from last the opened page, bookmarksо, highlighters to book metadata, including user's choice of a book cover, titles, genres, keywords, series etc. - is synchronized in each book; • Footnotes are displayed on the bottom of the page – like in real paper books! • Full support of 3D Touch: - in a library: to peek at a book info, press slightly on it; swipe up to bring up a context menu for this book; - when reading, you can assign 3D Touch to one of these options: Wikipedia or dictionaries. Press on a word and the assigned option will run right away, bypassing context menu. • Interactive guide to introduce features of the app; • Support of multitasking Side Over and Split View for iPad Pro, iPad Air or iPad mini; • Support Drag and Drop for iPad under iOS 11; • AutoScrolling – vertical text scrolling with adjustable by horizontal swipe speed; • Auto Turning – automatic page turning according to timer; • download books from Dropbox, Google Drive and Yandex disk as well. Google Drive now supports download of GDOC (Google Docs) files; • User's access: now all members of your family can read the same books not interfering with each other. Besides, the new feature enables you to highlight text fragments and comment on it, thus making up mini-chats in your own mini social/family networks :) • Review of reading statistics for both particular books and individual library users; • adjust brightness of the screen with a two-fingers vertical swipe; • finest configuration of a book layout for the most comfortable reading: everything like fonts, font size, colors, background is adjustable, including paragraph and line spacing; • i2Reader works with FB2 (also fb2.zip or fbz), EPUB (no DRM protection), MOBI, RTF, MS Word DOC/DOCX and PDF book formats; • different ways of page turning (including 3d page turning and vertical scroll); • voice/audio reading with the use of voice synthesizer; • easy selection and sorting of books based on various criteria - you won't get lost in your library and find your book in no time; • you can also create digital shelves which are also synchronized via iCloud; • support of starDict and XDXF dictionaries when reading; • Support of in-built iOS dictionaries; • support of Lingvo dictionaries when reading (if you have installed Lingvo app); • widget for notification center; • you can now share quotes to Facebook, twitter, Evernote or send then via email; • you can also download books from public OPDS libraries. All features in one simple and handy interface - now everything is at your fingertips! You are always welcome to share your opinion and suggestions to support@i2reader.net

Screenshots

Storytel4 screens
i2Reader Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Storytel at 4.7 against i2Reader Cloud's 4.1. Storytel also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 74). i2Reader Cloud's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Storytel sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and i2Reader Cloud sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Storytel holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storytel has 11K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Storytel's written reviews are positive against 48% of i2Reader Cloud's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Storytel ships an update weekly, i2Reader Cloud every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Storytel versus i2Reader Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryteli2Reader Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings) — better4.1 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews — better48.4% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better74
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#65 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB37 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperStorytel Sweden ABYuriy Melyushin

Customer experience

Storytel

All ratings11,009 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews1,460 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral10.4%
Negative30.8%

i2Reader Cloud

All ratings74 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative43.8%

Bugs and requests

Storytel

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes after updates
  • Subscription issues and inability to cancel
  • Offline mode problems and lost progress
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more English language books
  • Improve search and filtering functionality
  • Introduce chapter-level navigation
  • Allow simultaneous reading and listening
  • Provide more language options

i2Reader Cloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Storytel

Subscriptions11
  • Storytel Select3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (India)3 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (Egypt)7 Days trial$5.491 Month
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  • Storytel Unlimited (Colombia)1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (Turkey)1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (Bulgaria)1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (Poland)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (SA)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (Mexico)7 Days trial$8.491 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (Spain)1 Month trial$9.491 Month
  • Storytel Unlimited (UAE)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
5 purchases

i2Reader Cloud

One-time5
  • Auto-scroll$0.99
  • Seamless textures$0.99
  • Auto turning$0.99
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  • Online translator$1.99
  • Removal of limitations$3.99

Questions

Is Storytel free?
Storytel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is i2Reader Cloud free?
i2Reader Cloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Storytel or i2Reader Cloud?
Storytel is rated higher. Storytel averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while i2Reader Cloud averages 4.1 from 74 ratings.
Do Storytel or i2Reader Cloud have ads?
Neither Storytel nor i2Reader Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Storytel or i2Reader Cloud?
Storytel ships an update weekly, and i2Reader Cloud every 3 months. Most recently, Storytel was updated on September 24, 2026 and i2Reader Cloud on September 23, 2026.

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