iBunkoHD vs eBooks Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBunkoHD
Experience reading novels, documents, and comic books with a realistic interface that mimics a physical book. Organize your library with a bookshelf, add notes to bookmarks, and easily transfer files from various cloud services. Enjoy enhanced readability with smart screen design and quick page navigation.
- Realistic paper book interface
- Vertical and horizontal writing support
- Double page spread view
- Built-in Aozora Bunko library access
- Customizable bookshelf organization
- Bookmark with notes and text selection
- Multiple file format support (.txt, .pdf, .zip, .rar, .cbz, .cbr)
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iBunkoHD provides you the best way to read novels, documents and comic books on iPad. Thanks to a realistic interface, you can enjoy reading as you would with a real paper book. Reading on your iPad is now easier than ever! This is a great iPad app for all the book lovers! Won Good Design Award 2010 Ranked #1 in the Japanese App Store in 2010 Read books and comics in vertical setting with comfort ・Support both horizontal (left open) and vertical (right open) writings. ・The app automatically detects the binding direction of a PDF document. Double page spread and page effect ・When viewed landscape mode, the pages switch to the double page spread. The pages containing landscape format images are automatically treated as a double page spread. ・You can "flip" pages just like reading a real paper book. Feature about 230 built-in books and "Aozora Bunko" ・ You can download a book with simple controls from "Aozora Bunko", the Japanese digital library that provides copyright-free Japanese literary works. ・ The app comes with the well-known books from "Aozora Bunko". "Bookshelf" function ・Create a bookshelf as you need. ・You can easily choose a book you'd like to read by browsing the book covers displayed on the shelf. "Bookmark" function ・You can place as many bookmarks as you want and add notes on it. ・Select text as a bookmark in order to highlight the sentence. Supported file formats. iBunkoHD supports the following file formats as books: - .txt .pdf - .zip .rar (containing .txt or .jpg/.png files) - .cbz .cbr Transfer files ・Transfer the files using iTunes 'File Sharing' via the USB cable as well as via Dropbox, SkyDrive, pogoplug, Box, SugarSync. The app also supports both the WebDAV and the FTP servers. Utilize data from PDF ・Support the table of contents or hyperlinks on the file. ・Select and search words (when the data contains text). ・Using our own processing technology, app can select a Japanese words smoothly. Smart screen design removing the white space ・Eliminate unnecessary white space for better readability on the screen. Thumbnails of pages show quick reference for where you'd like to read ・List the page thumbnails at the bottom of the screen or in the full screen. ・The page with bookmarks will be attached a mark. You can also display only the page thumbnails which contain bookmarks. History back pages ・Viewed pages are saved in history so you can easily go back to the previous page. Look up words in the dictionary ・You can use the iPad's built-in dictionary as well as other dictionary apps that support custom URL schemes. ・Just select text and tap the button to look up the word. Support Bluetooth keyboards ・You can read without touching the screen by using the compatible device. Passcode lock ・You can set passcode lock on specific bookshelves or the "folder" screen that stored transferred files. Various page settings ・Available various settings such as enable/disable the flipping effect or change the position of the tap control. ・Customize your iBunkoHD to suit your own preferences! You will find many more convenient functions and settings.
eBooks Pro
This app allows you to read EPUB and PDF books with customizable reading settings, listen to books with a lifelike voice, and annotate your texts. It also features an AI assistant for summaries and translations, along with tools to organize your library and track reading progress.
- Read EPUB and PDF files
- Lifelike text-to-speech
- Highlight and annotate text
- AI Assistant for summaries and translations
- Organize books into folders
- Track reading progress and goals
- Import and export documents
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Read EPUB books and PDFs, listen with a lifelike voice, and keep the passages that matter to you. eBooks Pro brings your library, notes and AI Assistant together on iPhone and iPad. FIND BOOKS • Browse Free Books: public-domain and openly licensed books, ready to download. • Add the book websites you like; EPUB and PDF links save straight to your library. • Import books from Files or download one from a link. READ YOUR WAY • Turn pages with a realistic page curl, slide them, or scroll. • Choose the font, text size, margins and a light, dark or sepia theme, with dark pages in Dark Mode. • On iPad, read one page in portrait and two side by side in landscape. • Reader Mode hides everything but the page. • See the time left in the chapter and the book, or the printed page numbers when a book has them. • Jump anywhere with Go To, then return to where you were with one tap. • Keep your place on the line with the Reading Ruler. • Tap or pinch a picture to see it full screen. LISTEN • Read Aloud from the toolbar or from any passage you select. • Books in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Japanese and Chinese can use a natural voice that runs on your device. HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE • Highlight in six colors and add a note to any highlight. • Draw and add sticky notes right on the page. • Bookmark a page with one tap. • Share a passage as a quote card. • Look up words and review them later in your Vocabulary list. • Annotate PDFs, fill in forms, and insert text or images. UNDERSTAND THE STORY • Story So Far recaps what you've read, without spoilers. • People & Places lists the characters and places you've met so far. • Ask your AI Assistant about a book: its answers stay within the chapters you've read. • Get summaries and translate passages to read across languages. TRACK YOUR READING • Put books on your Want to Read, Reading and Finished shelves. • Set a daily reading goal, keep your streak going, and count the books you finish this year. • Add the Currently Reading widget to your Home Screen. • Pick up where you left off on your other devices with iCloud. • Up Next opens the next book in a series from your library as you finish one. ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY • Arrange books and documents in folders and subfolders. • Sort by author and see each book's series at a glance. • Make your collection easier to browse with custom covers. • Import and export through Files, including iCloud Drive and compatible cloud storage providers. OPEN AND EDIT MORE • Convert EPUB books to PDF. • Edit PDF, plain text, RTF, Markdown, HTML and TeX documents. • View other document formats, including Word, Pages, spreadsheets and presentations. • Open images, audio and video alongside your reading material. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eBooks Pro at 4.8 against iBunkoHD's 4.0. eBooks Pro also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and price ($4.99 vs $6.99). iBunkoHD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (58% vs 50%). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model 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
iBunkoHD costs $6.99 and eBooks Pro $4.99 up front. eBooks Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. iBunkoHD asks for nothing beyond the download.
eBooks Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of iBunkoHD's written reviews are positive against 50% of eBooks Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iBunkoHD ships an update every 2 months, eBooks Pro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBunkoHD | eBooks Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 461 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DWANGO Co., Ltd. | Kairoos Solutions SL |
Customer experience
iBunkoHD
eBooks Pro
In-app purchases
iBunkoHD
No in-app purchases
eBooks Pro
- eBooks Pro Full AI Assistant3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- eBooks Pro Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- eBooks Pro Upgrade$3.99









