Ebook Reader vs Fish
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 It is no longer updated, but it still works like before.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.
Fish
Explore the nuanced difference between internet 'liking' and genuine 'loving' through an interactive tap essay. This unique format uses typography, color, and surprises to present a heartfelt manifesto.
- Interactive tap essay format
- Explores internet liking vs. loving
- Uses typography and color
- Includes surprises
- Short reading time
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This is a short but heartfelt manifesto about the difference between liking something on the internet and loving something on the internet. It's also an experiment in a new format: a "tap essay," presenting its argument tap by tap, using typography, color, and a few surprises to make its case. The essay takes about ten minutes to read, maybe less if you're fast. It's perfect for a coffee break or a train ride.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fish at 99% against Ebook Reader's 51%. Fish also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Ebook Reader's advantage is ratings volume (585 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.
Fish holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ebook Reader has 585 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Ebook Reader's written reviews are positive against 99% of Fish's.
Ebook Reader ships an update every 3 months, Fish every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ebook Reader | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (585 ratings) | 4.9 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | 98.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 585 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EBOOKS.COM PTY LIMITED | Robin Sloan |
Customer experience
Ebook Reader
Fish
User reviews
Ebook Reader
From 585 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient app
- 📚 Variety of books
- 👍 Simple interface
- 💡 Customizable reading experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable
- 📏 Poor formatting and layout
- 🔍 Limited search and navigation
- 🔧 Lack of basic features
Fish
From 38 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Thought-provoking content
- 🔄 Highly rewatchable/rereadable
- ✨ Beautiful presentation/design
- 🤔 Inspires reflection and deeper thinking
- ⏳ Timeless and enduring appeal
Room to improve
- ⏳ Updated version too long (compared to original)
- 📱 Not optimized for newer devices (e.g., retina iPad)
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
Fish
Requested features
1 request- Option to include the original version
In-app purchases
Ebook Reader
No in-app purchases
Fish
No in-app purchases
