Comparison

iPublishCentral Reader vs Epub Reader

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

Head to head
About

iPublishCentral Reader

Read and manage your digital library with this app. It supports PDF and EPUB formats, allowing you to organize books, customize your reading experience with notes and highlights, and sync progress across devices. Download content from various sources, including cloud storage and email.

Highlights
  • Read PDF and EPUB ebooks
  • Organize books into shelves
  • Add notes and highlights
  • Bookmark pages
  • Sync reading progress across devices
  • Download content from Dropbox and email
  • Customize font, margins, and background
Features
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With the iPublishCentral Reader App you can read ebooks and content in PDF and EPUB format on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. You can organize books in to shelves, customize your reading experience, add notes or highlights to specific passages, bookmark a page, and download content from your Dropbox account and e-mails. Your last read page, notes, highlights, and bookmarks are synchronized across devices when network connectivity is available. This synchronizations enables you to pick a book from where you left off on another device. Download ebooks: · From various ebookstores hosted on the iPublishCentral platform · Non-DRM PDF and EPUB content from your e-mails, and Dropbox Customize your reading experience: · Add notes or highlights to specific passages, bookmark pages/locations · Select among four typefaces and adjust font size, set margins · Set background color of the Reader · Switch between horizontal swipe and vertical scroll · Set brightness level Organize: · Organize your ebooks/content by creating shelves Navigation: · Search for specific keywords and navigate to a specific passage by picking a search result · Swipe or scroll to go to previous or next page · Use the page slider to quickly navigate across · Go to specific passages from the table listing the personalizations · Table of contents Formats supported: · Ebooks in PDF format hosted on the iPublishCentral platform · Ebooks in EPUB2 and EPUB3 format hosted on the iPublishCentral platform · Interactive ebooks and audio (read aloud) ebooks hosted on the iPublishCentral platform · Non-DRM PDFs · Non-DRM EPUBs Hope you enjoy reading your ebooks on the iPublishCentral Reader App iPublishCentral Team

About

Epub Reader

This app offers a seamless reading experience for various ebook formats including EPUB, PDF, and CHM. It supports multiple compression formats and provides features like table of contents, note-taking, and bookmarking. Customize your reading with adjustable font sizes.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, CHM, RTF formats
  • Opens compressed files (ZIP, RAR, 7Zip)
  • Table of Contents navigation
  • Note-taking functionality
  • Bookmark management
  • Customizable font size
Features
Currently charting
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Epub Reader: Ultimate Ebook & Comic Viewer Experience seamless reading with a powerful, all-in-one document viewer designed for iOS. Now fully compatible with Kindle and Amazon ebook formats! All-in-One Format Support • Kindle Formats: MOBI, AZW, AZW3, AZW4, PRC • Ebooks & Docs: EPUB, PDF, CHM, RTF • Comics & Archives: CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, GZIP, TAR Key Features: • Smart Navigation: Effortlessly browse and skip chapters with the interactive Table of Contents. • Personalized Reading: Highlight text, take inline notes, and save your favorite pages with bookmarks. • Fully Customizable: Adjust font sizes and layouts to read comfortably, day or night. • Easy File Transfer: Instantly import books via Wi-Fi (desktop browser) or iTunes File Sharing. #Permanent professional version: * Make a one-time purchase and resume purchases anytime, anywhere. #Annual professional version: * Annual auto-renewable subscription, automatic renewal upon expiration. * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://junjie-5cfc2.web.app/epubreader/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use: https://junjie-5cfc2.web.app/epubreader/terms.html Contact us: marryapps@163.com

Screenshots

iPublishCentral Reader4 screens
Epub Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Epub Reader at 4.5 against iPublishCentral Reader's 3.7. Epub Reader also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 19%) and ratings volume (11K vs 156). iPublishCentral Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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

Both are free to download. Epub Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. iPublishCentral Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Epub Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epub Reader has 11K ratings behind it against 156, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of iPublishCentral Reader's written reviews are positive against 55% of Epub Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPublishCentral Reader ships an update every 2 months, Epub Reader every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
iPublishCentral Reader versus Epub Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPublishCentral ReaderEpub Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (156 ratings)4.5 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews55.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15611K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#131 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiPublishCentral俐 马

Customer experience

iPublishCentral Reader

All ratings156 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative69.0%

Epub Reader

All ratings11,177 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews1,074 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative34.4%

Bugs and requests

iPublishCentral Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Epub Reader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when opening certain files
  • Distorts images in some ebooks
  • Fails to open ePub files consistently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve bookmark and progress tracking
  • Implement search feature
  • Increase customization options
  • Allow variable screen timeout

In-app purchases

None

iPublishCentral Reader

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Epub Reader

Subscriptions1
  • Annual professional version$3.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Passcode Lock$0.99
  • Pro Version$5.99

Questions

Is iPublishCentral Reader free?
iPublishCentral Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Epub Reader free?
Epub Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iPublishCentral Reader or Epub Reader?
Epub Reader is rated higher. iPublishCentral Reader averages 3.7 out of 5 from 156 ratings, while Epub Reader averages 4.5 from 11K ratings.
Do iPublishCentral Reader or Epub Reader have ads?
Epub Reader shows ads; iPublishCentral Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, iPublishCentral Reader or Epub Reader?
iPublishCentral Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Epub Reader every 11 days. Most recently, iPublishCentral Reader was updated on August 20, 2026 and Epub Reader on September 24, 2026.

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