eReader™ vs MapleRead CX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eReader™
This app is a versatile mobile reading software that supports a wide range of file formats, including documents, images, and even audio/video. It offers a customizable TXT reading experience with font adjustments, bookmarks, and chapter management, along with robust PDF support. Files can be easily uploaded via Wi-Fi or iTunes, and the app provides powerful bookshelf management.
- Supports multiple file formats (PDF, TXT, Office, images, audio/video)
- Customizable TXT reading experience
- Advanced PDF support with zoom and bookmarks
- Wi-Fi and iTunes file upload
- Powerful bookshelf management
- Rar Zip file decompression
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eReader is a mobile reading software that powerful and easy to use. 1. Supports multiple file formats eReader not only supports massive PDF and TXT files, but also handles the most popular file types: • MS Office - .doc, .ppt., .xls • iWork ’08/’09 • HTML and Safari web archives • High resolution images • Rar Zip file Decompression • Even audio and video! 2. The best TXT text reading experience Provide a simple, elegant flip. You can change Font size and Font type. Brightness,Background selection. Bookmark to add, delete, edit, fast-forward text, TXT text Chapter cut and save; 3.PDF Support PDF catalog, bookmarks, preview, fast forward, zoom! 4. Supports WiFi upload. Not only support add file to the iOS devices through itunes,But also through the Browser on PC. 5. The Powerful Bookshelf Management In the bookshelf, you can find any local files and manage it(delete,move,category) Note: users of older versions, please do not upgrade directly backup your books, remove the old version and reinstall!
MapleRead CX
This app offers a unique audio-visual reading experience for EPUB ebooks. Customize book styles, generate pseudo audiobooks with various voices, and enjoy immersive reading with synchronized audio and text. It also functions as a powerful library management tool with extensive customization options.
- Audio-visual EPUB reader
- Pseudo audiobook generation
- Immersion reading (sync audio/text)
- Customizable book styles and themes
- Word lookup and translation
- Library management and organization
- User-defined fonts and highlight colors
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MapleRead is dedicated to enable unique audio-visual reading experience for everyone. ------------ Our MapleRead app family has 3 members, namely SE, CE and CX. - SE is our flagship product with all features. - CE is SE without PDF reader and built-in Library Server. - CX is CE with some limitation. Free to try. - No recurring subscription fees. No ads. Just buy it once. Gratuity optional. - Moreover, SE and CE can be run side-by-side via split-view multitasking. - Recommend SE for use on multiple devices with easy and fast book sharing via Library Server. - Recommend the SE-CE bundle for the best value. ------------ MapleRead includes a superb audio-visual EPUB e-book reader. - It lets you easily modify publisher's original book style to better suit your aesthetic taste. - It lets you instantly generate pseudo audiobooks with a choice of narrator voices over 40 languages. - It enables immersion reading so that you may read and listen to the same book in sync. - Background listening works well too. Compatible with Lock Screen Music Player and CarPlay. MapleRead UI is friendly to users of all ages. - Books can be read in regular and large print. - A choice of UI text sizes makes reading in non-book views much more comfortable. MapleRead is a great learning tool. - It lets you look up words, translate sentences, search text, highlight text and write notes. - It helps you collect vocabulary and organize notes with various priorities. - It provides hooks to user-defined dictionaries, translators, and other tools. - Immersion reading improves your comprehension, especially of foreign-language books. MapleRead is an effective and fast library management tool. - It is designed for you, a book lover, who may own a huge and/or growing book collection. - It lets you keep all your books in one place and well-organized automatically. - It lets you display your books elegantly in style. - It lets you easily repair individual book metadata. - If supports multiple book sets and multiple tags. - It offers multiple ways to import and export books, and works well with Calibre. MapleRead offers unprecedented user-defined customization options. - They include unlimited user-defined fonts, book themes, cover images and library scenes. - Each book theme includes various types of user-defined highlight colors. - Each book can have its own theme, and each EPUB book can have its own style. [For more technical details, screenshots, FAQ and reviews, please visit our website.]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapleRead CX at 3.4 against eReader™'s 2.3. MapleRead CX also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 23%). eReader™'s advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. eReader™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MapleRead CX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MapleRead CX holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of eReader™'s written reviews are positive against 62% of MapleRead CX's.
eReader™ ships an update every 2 months, MapleRead CX every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eReader™ | MapleRead CX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (29 ratings) | 3.4 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.8% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 世木 林 | Maplepop LLC |
Customer experience
eReader™
MapleRead CX
In-app purchases
eReader™
- Remove Ads$4.99
MapleRead CX
- Pro Upgrade$6.99









