Comparison

Kavita vs BookFusion

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

Head to head
About

Kavita

Features
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Get the official iPad version of Kavita Magazine right on your iPad .The eMagazine downloads the entire print edition of the Magazine for offline reading. You can use your finger - tips to "pinch and zoom" the text in articles if you would like to enlarge, or reduce the font size.You can read the eedition in portrait or landscape mode. Your Subscription Options: We have range of subscription options to choose from. These subscriptions will auto-renew until you choose to cancel the subscriptions. 1. Half- Yearly Subscription for $3.99 per 6 months 2. Yearly Subscription for $7.99 per year You can also buy and download individual volume of magazines for $1.99 per magazine NB: 1. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of Purchases 2. Your Subscription actomatically renews unless auto - renew is turned off atleast 24hrs before the end of the current period 3. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. 4. You can manage your subscription and switch -off the auto- renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase 5. You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. 6. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 7. Terms of Use - http://www.usindia.com/index.php/en/48-mobile-apps/264-terms-of-use

About

BookFusion

Manage, read, and organize your eBooks across all devices with seamless cloud synchronization. Customize your reading experience with extensive settings, highlight notes, and text-to-speech functionality. Integrates with Calibre and supports various file formats.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform eBook reader and manager
  • Cloud sync for reading progress and eBooks
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Highlighting and annotation tools
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) functionality
  • Calibre integration
  • Support for EPUB, PDF, CBZ/CBR
Features
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Thousands of readers use BookFusion to manage, read and enjoy over 2 million eBooks. BookFusion is the best cross platform eBook reader and manager with cloud sync that allows you to easily read, organize and manage your eBooks across all your devices. ◇ Features ◇ Integrated Reader - Read all your EPUB, PDF, & CBZ/CBR eBooks both online and offline with clean and intuitive interface . Extensive Reader Settings - Customize your reading experience from vertical/horizontal margins, line spacing, fonts, bold/italics, colors and much more. Seamless Syncing - Sync your reading progress, highlights & annotations, eBooks and bookmarks across all devices. Pick up exactly where you left off. Organize & Manage - Easily organize and access all your eBooks seamlessly whether offline or online. Organize your eBooks using virtual bookshelves or place them into Series. Quickly find the eBook you are looking for using the category, tags or author filters. The perfect eBook Organizer & eBook Manager in one. Light & Dark Mode – Dark or Light the preference is yours! Highlights & Annotations - Highlight with your preferred colors and add tags to highlights to keep them organized. Sort your highlights by date or reading progress and easily export them to use in other apps in CSV, Markdown, HTML and PDF formats eBook Cloud - Keep your entire eBook collection at the tips of your fingers by storing them in the cloud and downloading them to read offline only when you need to. Any title just a click away. Text-to-Speech (TTS) - Listen to your favorite eBooks with Apple's native natural-sounding text-to-speech feature. Customize reading speed, voice and accessibility. Ideal for audiobook lovers busy lifestyles and accessible for all readers. Send to Kindle – Organize and quickly send your next read to your Kindle device with one click. Calibre Integration - The perfect Calibre Ally. Sync metadata, custom columns, series, tags and incremental updated PDF & EPUB files to all your devices. Your entire Calibre library on your devices when you need it. Vertical Writing Support - Read Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese eBooks with ease. Image/Area Highlights & Annotations (PDFs) - Easily annotate/highlight images, tables, graphs or even text. Any element at all in your PDF can now be highlighted and annotated. EPUB 3 Support - With support for the full EPUB 3 spec. You can read eBooks with rich interactivity support that includes video, audio, Q&A, games and much more. Widgets – Quickly view and jump back into your last read, currently reading, or highlights right from your home screen with iOS Widgets. Multi-Window Support (iPadOS & macOS) – Open multiple books side by side, drag books into Split View, or read and view highlights simultaneously. Perfect for multitasking, studying, or comparing texts. NOTE: You will need to install the BookFusion Calibre Plugin to sync your eBooks to all your devices. See the tutorial at https://support.bookfusion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018852052-Installing-Using-the-BookFusion-Plugin-for-Calibre Open With - Don’t like the integrated reader? Use the open with functionality to send and read your eBooks with your preferred app. No lock-in Metadata & Book Details – Know what an eBook is about at a glance or easily edit the cover, description, author tags and other information. Additional Formats Supported via Web - These include: AZW, AZW3, AZW4, CBC, CHM, DJVU, DOCX, FB2, FBZ, HTML, HTMLZ, LIT, LRF, PRC, PDB, PML, RB, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ in a single app. These must be uploaded via the Web App before using the iOS App Choose from over 70,000 eBooks ◇ Other ◇ Have feedback or just want to chat? We would love to hear from you. Drop us a line at support@bookfusion.com or join us for a chat on Discord at https://www.discord.gg/7v34UYq Terms of Service - https://www.bookfusion.com/terms Privacy Policy - https://www.bookfusion.com/privacy

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BookFusion at every 10 days against Kavita's every 26 months. BookFusion also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Kavita's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Kavita sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 6 months and BookFusion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kavita ships an update every 26 months, BookFusion every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kavita versus BookFusion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKavitaBookFusion
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (525 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—76.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—525 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB158 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUnikaihatsu Software Pvt. Ltd.BookFusion

Bugs and requests

Kavita

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BookFusion

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Highlights and notes not always saving properly
  • Reading position sometimes resets unexpectedly
  • Widget not functioning as expected
  • Occasional crashes and freezes
  • Issues with importing certain ebook formats

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add page numbers instead of just percentages
  • Implement a true dark mode
  • Improve PDF viewing and annotation capabilities
  • Add support for DJVU format
  • Provide an option to purchase a lifetime license
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  • Implement better organization tools like folders/shelves

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kavita

Subscriptions2
  • Kavita Subscription$3.996 Months
  • Kavita Subscription$7.991 Year
One-time8
  • Kavita vol 270$1.99
  • Kavita Vol.288$1.99
  • Kavita vol 321$1.99
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  • Kavita vol 322$1.99
  • Kavita vol 323$1.99
  • Kavita vol 324$1.99
  • Kavita vol 325$1.99
  • Kavita vol 326$1.99
6 purchases

BookFusion

Subscriptions6
  • Casual Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Advanced Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Power Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Casual Yearly$18.991 Year
  • Advanced Yearly$47.991 Year
  • Power Yearly$95.991 Year

Questions

Is Kavita free?
Kavita is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookFusion free?
BookFusion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kavita or BookFusion have ads?
Neither Kavita nor BookFusion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kavita or BookFusion?
Kavita ships an update every 26 months, and BookFusion every 10 days. Most recently, Kavita was updated on October 26, 2026 and BookFusion on November 6, 2026.

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