Comparison

Bluefire Reader vs Booklover

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bluefire Reader

This application allows users to read EPUB and PDF ebooks on their iPhone or iPad. It supports Adobe® Content Server protected content from various retailers, publishers, and libraries, offering features like bookmarking, notes, and search for a customized reading experience.

Highlights
  • Read EPUB and PDF ebooks
  • Supports Adobe Content Server protected content
  • Bookmarking and notes
  • Search functionality
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Collections management
Features
Currently charting
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Bluefire Reader is the best way to read Adobe® Content Server protected ebooks on your iPhone or iPad. With Bluefire Reader you can read EPUB and PDF ebooks from many retailers, publishers and libraries. This full featured ereader app includes bookmarking, notes, search, collections, batch import and export, and settings for fully customizing your reading experience Bookstores, libraries and schools around the world tap Bluefire to design and develop their mission critical apps. Try Bluefire Reader today and see why.

About

Booklover

Organize and read a vast collection of eBooks, including PDFs, manga, and scanned books. Seamlessly sync with iCloud Drive and customize your reading experience with advanced reader settings and library management tools.

Highlights
  • Manage and view eBooks (PDF, ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR)
  • iCloud Drive syncing
  • Organize books by genre and bibliographic details
  • Powerful search and Library Navigator
  • Customizable reader settings
  • Bookmarks and PDF annotations
  • Support for archived image files
Features
Currently charting
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Booklover is a highly responsive and robust eBook reader. It excels at handling PDFs, manga, and scanned books. The metadata-driven library management system makes it easy to organize and enjoy a large collection of books in PDF, ZIP/CBZ, and RAR/CBR formats. Seamlessly integrated with iCloud Drive, books in the iCloud Drive/Booklover folder automatically appear in the app’s library and can be downloaded on demand. In the library, you can organize books by genres and arrange them using various bibliographic details such as title, author, publisher, and more. With the search field and powerful Library Navigator, you can quickly locate a book among thousands in your collection. Customize your reading experience with settings for each book, including page layout, transition axis and style, cropping, filters, progress direction, background, and more. Booklover supports bookmarks with titles and notes, as well as PDF text annotations (highlights), text search, and a table of contents. Main Features: # General • Manage and view eBooks (PDF, ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR) • Support for archived image files in JPG, PNG, GIF, HEIF, WEBP, AVIF, and JPEG XL formats • Automatic syncing of book files placed in iCloud Drive/Booklover. On-demand caching (download) of the remote files • Import files via iTunes (Windows), Finder (Mac), AirDrop, Drag & Drop, "Open with..." etc. • Import files via apps from various cloud storage services, such as Dropbox and OneDrive, as well as other services accessible through the iOS Files app. • Slide Over / Split View (iPad) • Hardware keyboard support (mainly in the reader) # Library • Section books by genre (ON/OFF) • The Library Navigator (ON/OFF) • Histories of added and opened books • Context Menu for individual books (long-press a book cover) • Change sort order: By Title, Author, Publisher, Filename, Added Date, etc. • Alphanumeric Index Labels (ON/OFF) • Toggle display of cover accessories • Adjust cover grid size • Responsive Shadow (shows page volume with shadow) • Filter books by Status, Genre, Tags, etc. • Search books by various bibliographic details, file name, and tags # Reader • PDF text annotations (highlights) with notes, text search, and a table of contents • Bookmarks with titles and notes • Lists of bookmarks and PDF annotations • Page transition settings: Axis (Horizontal, Vertical), Style (Scroll, Continuous Scroll, Stack, Crossfade, Zoom fade, Instant) • Progress direction setting: Left to Right, Right to Left (for vertical text, manga, Arabic, etc.) • Page layout setting: Automatic, Single-Page, Two-Pages (spread) • Separate page layout settings for view orientation (Portrait / Landscape) • Page trimming (for images only) • Page sizing: Show All, Width-Fit, Height-Fit • Page thumbnail view (overview, bookmarks) • Image correction filters • Dynamic background (When the "Background Color" option for a book is set to "Dynamic") • Adjust page spread position (Insert adjuster page at the beginning of the book body) • Text recognition within images (with compatible devices only) • Export (share) the currently displayed page # Book Management • Edit metadata: Title, Author, Genre, Publisher, Published Date, ISBN, etc. • Edit Tags (Can be used as filter criteria in the side menu) • Extract metadata (title/author) from PDFs • Extract various metadata from file names with configurable extraction rules • Automatic/Manual cropping of book covers • Batch modification of book settings and metadata • Transfer book files: "Open with...", AirDrop, Drag & Drop, etc. • Can manage the content files and data separately ("Ghost Book") ——————————————— # Acknowledgments [Books used in the screenshots] • "Give My Regards to Black Jack" by SHUHO SATO (Manga on Web: http://mangaonweb.com) • Public domain books from Feedbooks (http://www.feedbooks.com) • Public domain comics from digitalcomicmuseum.com (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com)

Screenshots

Bluefire Reader4 screens
Booklover4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bluefire Reader and Booklover both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Booklover's written reviews are positive against 55% of Bluefire Reader's. Booklover also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Bluefire Reader's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 57) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bluefire Reader costs $4.99 and Booklover $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bluefire Reader against 4.6 for Booklover. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluefire Reader has 4.1K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Bluefire Reader's written reviews are positive against 87% of Booklover's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluefire Reader ships an update every 2 months, Booklover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bluefire Reader versus Booklover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluefire ReaderBooklover
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings)4.6 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews87.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better57
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#34 — better#48
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB23 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBluefire ProductionsPlastic Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Bluefire Reader

All ratings4,078 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews485 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative32.2%

Booklover

All ratings57 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.9%

Bugs and requests

Bluefire Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incompatible with latest iOS versions
  • Blank pages when opening some books
  • Incorrect page numbering and navigation
  • Unreliable bookmarking and note-taking

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync reading progress across devices
  • Improved highlighting and annotation tools
  • Vertical scrolling option
  • Customizable highlight colors
  • Integrated dictionary/reference lookup

Booklover

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bluefire Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Booklover

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluefire Reader free?
Bluefire Reader costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Booklover free?
Booklover costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bluefire Reader or Booklover?
Bluefire Reader and Booklover are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4.1K and 57 ratings respectively.
Do Bluefire Reader or Booklover have ads?
Neither Bluefire Reader nor Booklover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluefire Reader or Booklover?
Bluefire Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Booklover every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bluefire Reader was updated on October 14, 2026 and Booklover on October 13, 2026.
Which is more popular, Bluefire Reader or Booklover?
Bluefire Reader currently peaks at #34 in the App Store charts, and Booklover at #48. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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