SERIES vs 알라딘 eBook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SERIES
Explore a vast library of over 160,000 webtoons and web novels. Get personalized recommendations, enjoy exclusive content, and benefit from daily free passes and time-limited deals. Customize your reading experience with TTS and adjustable settings.
- Personalized recommendations
- Exclusive content
- Daily free passes
- Time Deal events
- TTS function
- Customizable reading settings
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Discover Your Life-Changing Story on SERIES Over 160,000 webtoon and web novel titles are waiting for you! Start enjoying them right now on the SERIES app. SERIES Helps You Find What You Love - The more you read, the more accurate our personalized recommendation system becomes—your feed will be full of tailored picks! - Discover popular titles through a variety of rankings, including hourly-updated rising charts and SERIES Best Rankings. - Enjoy exclusive content available only on SERIES! Enjoy a Variety of Rich Benefits - 10PM Daily Free: Register once and receive a daily pass every night at 10 PM. - Time Deal: Limited-time events offering free episodes for a short period! - Free Pass: Receive one NOVEL and one COMIX ticket every two hours, every day. - Plus, don’t miss out on other special benefits available through various events! The Ultimate Viewer for Immersive Reading - Enjoy stories more comfortably with our TTS (Text-to-Speech) function. - Share your favorite moments as images with stylish backgrounds. - Customize your reading experience with themes, fonts, and text size settings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Experience difficulties while using Series app? The Naver customer center is more than happy to help. Series awaits your valuable input. * Naver customer center: https://m.help.naver.com/support/index.nhn * Email inquiries: navercc@naver.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
알라딘 eBook
This app offers a streamlined eBook reading experience with advanced library management and reading analytics. Organize your books by category, track your reading progress, and customize your viewing experience with various settings. Sync your library across devices for seamless access.
- Organized book shelves
- Filtering by category, status, and format
- Reading calendar and reports
- Customizable viewer settings
- TTS (Text-to-Speech) support
- Cross-device synchronization
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깔끔하게 정리된 화면과 독서를 도와주는 기능이 더해진 새로운 알라딘 eBook 뷰어를 공개합니다! ▷ 책장 - 구매 목록에서 다운로드한 도서는 기본 책장에 추가됩니다. 기본 책장에서 '편집' 기능으로 다른 책장으로 이동할 수 있습니다. - 책장에서는 분야별 또는 독서 상태, 소장 또는 대여, 파일 형식 등으로 도서를 필터링할 수 있습니다. - '선택한 분야 자동 추가' 기능을 이용하여 책장과 분야를 미리 매칭해두면 분야별 책장을 쉽게 만들 수 있습니다. - 책장 위쪽의 이미지를 변경하거나 사용 여부를 변경할 수 있습니다. - 구매 목록에서 숨기고 싶은 책은 '잠금' 기능을 이용해 보세요. - 세트 도서는 묶어서 보거나 낱권으로 볼 수 있도록 옵션이 제공됩니다. ▷ 독서 캘린더 & 리포트 - 읽은 책이 캘린더에 자동으로 추가되어, 한 달 동안의 독서 기록을 한눈에 볼 수 있습니다. - 읽은 책, 독서 시간, 스크랩 정보 등이 자동으로 기록되어 주간, 월간 단위로 리포트가 발행됩니다. ▷ 뷰어 최적화 - 글꼴, 글자 크기, 줄간격 등을 도서별로 설정할 수 있습니다. - 기기에 내장된 TTS 엔진으로 도서를 읽어 드립니다. - ePub, 만화, PDF 등 모든 파일 포맷의 발기 조절 옵션을 통일하였습니다. - 만화 역순 보기 기능을 제공합니다. - 블루투스 리모컨으로 책장을 넘길 수 있습니다. ▷ 동기화 - 모든 단말기에서 동일한 책장과 독서 상태를 유지합니다. - 다양한 옵션을 이용하여 원하는 환경으로 세팅할 수 있습니다. ▷ 선택 접근 권한 안내 - 카메라 : 앱내 사진 첨부와 전송 시 사용 - 사진 : 책장 배경이미지 및 이미지로 공유하기의 배경화면 기능에 사용 - FaceId/TouchId : 앱 잠금 해제제 사용 - 알림 : 앱 푸시 전송 시 사용 * 선택 접근 권한은 동의하지 않아도 앱을 사용할 수 있습니다. * ▷ 연락처 - 전화번호 : 1544-2514 (평일 9:00 ~ 18:00) - email : cs-center@aladin.co.kr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 알라딘 eBook at none against SERIES's 15. 알라딘 eBook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (40% vs 30%). SERIES's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (2K vs 177). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. SERIES sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. 알라딘 eBook asks for nothing beyond the download.
SERIES holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SERIES has 2K ratings behind it against 177, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of SERIES's written reviews are positive against 40% of 알라딘 eBook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SERIES ships an update every 3 weeks, 알라딘 eBook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SERIES | 알라딘 eBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2K ratings) — better | 4.3 (177 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | 39.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 177 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #59 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd. | Aladdin Communication |
Customer experience
SERIES
알라딘 eBook
User reviews
SERIES
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for reading stories
- 💡 Diverse content selection
- 🚀 Smooth performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🔒 Restrictive access for non-Koreans
- 💸 Inconvenient payment/purchase process
- 🚫 Lack of translation/localization features
알라딘 eBook
From 177 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean and intuitive user interface
- 📚 Diverse font and reading customization options
- 🚀 Fast download and loading speeds
- 🔄 Cross-device synchronization capability
- 📖 Comprehensive e-book library support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔗 Poor cross-device synchronization of highlights and notes
- 📱 Inconsistent performance across different devices (Mac, iPad, Android)
- 🎨 Outdated and unattractive design
- ⚠️ Multiple unresolved bugs persisting across versions
Bugs and requests
SERIES
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent content display issues
- Syncing/download problems
Requested features
3 requests- Add translation/language support
- Improve payment options for international users
- Implement a more user-friendly login/authentication process
알라딘 eBook
Reported bugs
19 issues- Highlights not syncing between computer and phone
- Highlights deleted on one device remain on others
- App crashes when switching between apps
- Page navigation not updating correctly (display lag)
- Eraser tool deletes all annotations instead of single stroke
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- Drawing area expanding unexpectedly during handwriting
- TTS stopping unexpectedly during playback
- PDF support suddenly removed in recent update
- Purchase list synchronization infinite loop
- License error when downloading books on Mac
- Vertical scroll mode causing app freeze on iPad
- Keyboard arrow keys not working after app switching
- Password lock feature causing page navigation freeze
- Text selection and dragging not functioning properly
- ePub formatting breaking when resizing screen
- Database migration errors during app updates
- Book download stuck in pending state
- Highlight overlapping and layering issues
- Cursor drag functionality disabled after security update
Requested features
10 requests- Dark mode support
- Palm rejection for stylus writing
- Improved TTS voice quality and speed options
- Highlight and note sharing functionality
- Better search result highlighting visibility
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- Page number input for direct navigation
- Offline book access capability
- Apple Pencil support for iPad annotation
- Consistent login methods across all platforms
- Sample books for new users to test app features
In-app purchases
SERIES
- 쿠키 10개$0.49
- 쿠키 10개$0.99
- 쿠키 30개$1.99
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- 쿠키 50개$3.99
- 쿠키 49개$4.99
- 쿠키 100$6.99
- 쿠키 100개$9.99
- 쿠키 200개$14.99
- 쿠키 175개$14.99
- 쿠키 250개$19.99
- 쿠키 300개$22.99
- 쿠키 300개 + 보너스 쿠키 30개$24.99
- 쿠키 325개$29.99
- 쿠키 500개$39.99
알라딘 eBook
No in-app purchases
