Ebook Reader vs Cantook by Aldiko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ebook Reader
Access and read your favorite books on the go with this free application. Enjoy a vast collection of popular titles, read online, or download them for offline access. Features include intuitive page turning, adjustable fonts, and synchronized reading progress across devices.
- Read books online or offline
- Sync reading progress across devices
- Adjustable font size and night mode
- Page turning with tap or swipe
- Search text within books
- Organize books into collections
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Ebook Reader is replaced by our new app, eBooks.com. It is free on the App Store for iPhones and iPads running iOS 16 or later. It is faster and made for the newest devices and gets all our new features. Sign in with your eBooks.com account, and your bookshelf comes with you. This app is still available for readers on older devices. It is no longer updated, but it still works like before. Ebook Reader lets you read your favourite books while you are out. Go to eBooks.com and pick from a huge list of popular books you can download right away, or read your books online from any device with internet. Ebook Reader is free and made for the iPad and iPhone.
Cantook by Aldiko
This app consolidates all your eBooks, comics, and audiobooks into a single platform. It offers seamless integration with public libraries, access to public domain titles, and the ability to import your own files. Customize your reading experience with various fonts, themes, and organization tools.
- Unified library for eBooks, comics, audiobooks
- Public library integration
- Import EPUB, CBZ, PDF files
- Access public domain books
- Customizable reading experience
- Organize bookshelf with categories
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Welcome to Cantook! The favorite reading app for the true bookworms. Bring all your eBooks, comics and audiobooks in the same place, no matter where they're coming from. Available on iPhone, iPad or macOS. With Cantook, we make it easy to bring all your books in the same place: • Built-in support for public libraries, allowing you to easily browse your library's catalog and borrow books from them • Thousands of public domain books from the Cantook Bookstore • Import your own EPUB, CBZ or PDF files • Add your own catalogs, for example using Calibre Cantook provides an extensive set of features for both casual and power users: • Customize your reading experience with multiple fonts and themes • Full support for dark mode throughout the app • Organize your bookshelf with categories and collections Our philosophy is to contribute to and leverage open standards: • Read EPUB files via a Readium Mobile based reading experience • Explore catalogs using OPDS • Full support for Readium LCP based on EPUB, PDF and audiobooks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ebook Reader at 585 against Cantook by Aldiko's 32. Ebook Reader also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 38%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Ebook Reader against 3.3 for Cantook by Aldiko. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ebook Reader has 585 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Ebook Reader's written reviews are positive against 38% of Cantook by Aldiko's.
Ebook Reader ships an update every 3 months, Cantook by Aldiko every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ebook Reader | Cantook by Aldiko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (585 ratings) — better | 3.3 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better | 38.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 585 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EBOOKS.COM PTY LIMITED | De Marque |
Customer experience
Ebook Reader
Cantook by Aldiko
Bugs and requests
Ebook Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Losing page position
- Incorrect chapter/page display
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust font size and spacing
- Improved page navigation and bookmarking
- Sync across devices
- Dictionary and annotation tools
Cantook by Aldiko
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ebook Reader
No in-app purchases
Cantook by Aldiko
No in-app purchases
Questions
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