Ebook Reader vs Bookary
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 It is no longer updated, but it still works like before.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.
Bookary
This app serves as a personal reading journal to track books, write notes, and organize your reading progress. It offers features like character profiles, relationship maps, and visual reading statistics to enrich your reading experience.
- Organize bookshelf (to-read, reading, finished)
- Character profiles
- Relationship maps
- Visual reading statistics
- Book finish celebrations
- Write notes on books
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Track the books you read, write notes, and celebrate every finish. Bookary is your personal reading journal and book tracker — simple, warm, and always with you. • Organize your bookshelf: to-read, reading, and finished • Character profiles & relationship maps • Visual reading stats at a glance • Gentle celebration when you finish a book Go beyond a log — build a reading life full of memories and insights. Start your personal reading journey today with Bookary. Privacy Policy: https://finepocket.app/bookary-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bookary at 100% against Ebook Reader's 51%. Bookary also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Ebook Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (3.4 vs 3.0). On price 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. Bookary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ebook Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ebook Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ebook Reader has 583 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Ebook Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bookary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ebook Reader ships an update every 3 months, Bookary every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ebook Reader | Bookary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (583 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 583 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EBOOKS.COM PTY LIMITED | Fine Pocket |
Customer experience
Ebook Reader
Bookary
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
Bookary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ebook Reader
No in-app purchases
Bookary
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
