Ebook Reader vs PalitraL
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 It is no longer updated, but it still works like before.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.
PalitraL
This app allows users to read and listen to e-books. It offers a convenient way to access a library of digital content for an immersive reading and listening experience.
- E-book reading
- Audiobook listening
- Digital content access
- Immersive experience
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E-book Reading and listening
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PalitraL at 4.5 against Ebook Reader's 3.4. PalitraL also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Ebook Reader's advantage is ratings volume (583 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PalitraL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ebook Reader has 583 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ebook Reader ships an update every 3 months, PalitraL monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ebook Reader | PalitraL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (583 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 583 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EBOOKS.COM PTY LIMITED | Publishing House Palitra L, LLC |
Customer experience
Ebook Reader
PalitraL
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
PalitraL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ebook Reader
No in-app purchases
PalitraL
No in-app purchases
