Ebook Reader vs True Epub
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 It is no longer updated, but it still works like before.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.
True Epub
This app allows you to easily open and read EPUB documents. Customize your reading experience by adjusting font size, adding highlights, and taking notes. Import files directly from your device or through the share menu.
- Open EPUB documents
- Adjustable font size
- Create highlights
- Add notes
- Import via Files app
- Import via Share menu
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True Epub is an EPUB reader built to help you open and read EPUB documents faster and more comfortably. Import EPUBs directly from the Files app using the in-app Open button, or add them via the Share menu. Adjust the font size for supplementary/reference content, create highlights and notes to capture what matters, and quickly revisit key parts later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: True Epub at 5.0 against Ebook Reader's 3.4. True Epub also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Ebook Reader's advantage is ratings volume (584 vs 3). 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.
True Epub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ebook Reader has 584 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ebook Reader ships an update every 3 months, True Epub fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ebook Reader | True Epub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (584 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 584 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EBOOKS.COM PTY LIMITED | Byung-woo Hwang |
Customer experience
Ebook Reader
True Epub
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
True Epub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ebook Reader
No in-app purchases
True Epub
No in-app purchases
