Comparison

Yomu EBook Reader vs Watch Reader

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

Head to head
About

Yomu EBook Reader

An independent ebook reader designed for distraction-free reading with customizable styles and layouts. Supports a wide range of formats and offers robust library management features. Cloud synchronization is available for pro users.

Highlights
  • Customizable reading styles and themes
  • Supports EPUB, MOBI, Kindle, CBZ, CBR, PDF
  • Dynamic text and margin adjustment
  • Library organization with folders and tags
  • Cloud synchronization for books and annotations (Pro)
  • Text highlighting and note-taking
  • Widgets for quick access to books and quotes
Features
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Yomu is an independent reader for book lovers. Yomu’s design is carefully crafted for ebooks and offers custom styles for better readability and distraction-free reading. Designed to let you focus on reading, Yomu has no unnecessary preferences. Just open a book and start reading. Yomu’s fluid layout dynamically adjusts all text properties and margins depending on your preferred styles and device, giving you an optimal reading experience. FORMATS Yomu supports standard ebooks without digital rights management. Supported formats: - EPub (.epub) - Mobi (.mobi, .prc) - Kindle (.azw, .azw3, .kf8) - Comics (.cbz, .cbr) - PDF (.pdf) Choose free books from publishers such as Standard Ebooks or Project Gutenberg. Download ebooks directly from your browser or copy files from other apps. Import files with iCloud Drive, iTunes File Sharing, or from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, OPDS and Calibre. READER The reader's design is carefully crafted for ebooks and offers custom styles for better readability. Choose your favorite theme font (Lato, Georgia, Lexend, OpenDyslexic, ...), reader mode (day, sepia, grey, black, ...), select a preset or custom font size, content layout (page, scroll) and many more options. All settings can be saved as your personal default for each book. Swipe or tap to go to the next page. You can also use the book's content outline or table of contents to navigate to another chapter. While reading EPub, Mobi and Kindle books, select text to take notes or highlight favorite sections. Create bookmarks or search inside ebooks to quickly find anything you are looking for. LIBRARY Organise your books in an easy to use library. Manage your library by creating folders or tags to organize your books. Sort your collection either by title, author, series, recently read or drag and drop for a custom order. You can edit a document's title, author, summary, cover or any other meta data. Save or export your books with all information and annotations in text, markdown or json format. CLOUD Yomu's Cloud Library (pro only) stores your books and annotations securely in Apple's iCloud. Keep all your ebooks safe and at hand on whatever device. Every time you change something on one device, it's synced to all your other devices. Always have the latest version, when you start reading on your iPad and continue on your iPhone on the go. Please note that you need to be signed in on your device with the same Apple ID on all platforms. WIDGETS See your recently read books or highlighted quotes. Yomu includes widgets to quickly view and open your books and quotes. Add a widget from the gallery and choose a list from the options. Tap on an entry to continue reading where you left off. YOMU PRO Yomu is free to use and includes all basic features. Every ebook format, theme or setting is available and lets you try out the unrestricted reader. However, the free version has some limitations and does not include certain features. Upgrade to Yomu Pro to get: - Cloud Library: Store and sync your library with Apple’s iCloud. - Unlimited Documents: No limit on the number of documents. - No Advertisement: Free version can display ads. Yomu is an independent app, your purchase supports the further development. When you buy an in-app purchase, you are doing so through Apple’s App Store and agree to their terms and conditions. Payments will be charged to the credit card of your Apple account. SERVICE Yomu is available for iPhone, iPad and Mac. In contrast to other apps, Yomu does not collect or sell any personal information. And it keeps your data private. Terms of Service: https://www.yomu-reader.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.yomu-reader.com/privacy/ Support: https://www.yomu-reader.com/support/

About

Watch Reader

This app allows you to view text files on your smartwatch. It supports various customization options for text display and offers TTS playback. A companion phone app is required to import files.

Highlights
  • View TXT and EPUB files
  • Customizable font, spacing, and colors
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) playback
  • iCloud sync for reading progress
  • File management via companion phone app
  • Support for external font files
Features
Currently charting
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Watch Reader (Watch Reader) is a watch-only text viewer app. You can view the txt file you have by sending it to the watch. First check if you have a watch. (Supported from devices with WatchOS 9.0 or higher installed) It is possible to run the watch app alone, but The phone app is required to import files to the watch app. The steps to import the file are as follows. 1. The phone app checks some text contents in advance and waits to send the file to the watch app. 2. Launch the watch app and import the file to the watch app through “Import File”. 3. iPhone/iPad and Watch must be in close proximity when transferring files using the watch app. ** Watch App Features ** - Supported from devices with WatchOS 9.0 or higher installed (WatchOS 9.0+) - txt file - ePub: Display only text (not supported: image, audio, style (css), chapter) - Font: Watch default font - External font file: Transfer and apply font files in otf and ttf formats to the watch app - font size - letter spacing - line spacing - indent - Alignment (left, right, center, and justification are not supported) - Text color & recommended text color - Background color & recommended background color - Top information: Select one of non-display, progress, and battery - TTS: Background playback after Bluetooth connection - iCloud sync: sync last read location - App lock: If a password is set for the watch app - Clear all caches - Reset settings - Remove continuous blank lines from original file (automatic) - Remove blank lines - Remove a file from the watch app: Swipe left in the file list - App language: Auto / English / Japanese / Korean - Search (Location: Settings - Search) - Designate long-click operation: Unused/TTS/Search - App brightness - Internal speaker playback (background playback is not possible when the internal speaker is set) ** Phone App Features ** - Send files to the watch app - file management - Webdav, SMB, FTP, Synology NAS - If you experience significant noise or stuttering during TTS playback while using AirPods or Bluetooth headsets/earphones, please disconnect them from any other iPhone, iPad, or Bluetooth device and connect them exclusively to your Apple Watch. ** Search for "Watch Reader" on YouTube for a demonstration video

Screenshots

Yomu EBook Reader4 screens
Watch Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Yomu EBook Reader at Free against Watch Reader's $3.99. Yomu EBook Reader also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 3) and review sentiment (80% vs 71%). Watch Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On update cadence, ads 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

Yomu EBook Reader is free to download; Watch Reader costs $3.99 up front. Yomu EBook Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Watch Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Watch Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yomu EBook Reader has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Yomu EBook Reader's written reviews are positive against 71% of Watch Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yomu EBook Reader ships an update monthly, Watch Reader every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Yomu EBook Reader versus Watch Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYomu EBook ReaderWatch Reader
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#67 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeat Raesskim juyoung

Customer experience

Yomu EBook Reader

All ratings1,625 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews757 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.1%

Watch Reader

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

Bugs and requests

Yomu EBook Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior when swiping to turn pages
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Formatting problems with certain ebook files

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for text-to-speech
  • Improve PDF handling with annotation and text selection
  • Implement nested folder structure for better organization
  • Expand font and theme customization options
  • Introduce a continuous scrolling mode
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  • Add a more prominent 'return to last read position' feature

Watch Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Yomu EBook Reader

One-time2
  • Yomu Pro$7.99
  • Yomu Pro (Karma)$12.99
None

Watch Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yomu EBook Reader free?
Yomu EBook Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watch Reader free?
Watch Reader costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yomu EBook Reader or Watch Reader?
Watch Reader is rated higher. Yomu EBook Reader averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Watch Reader averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Yomu EBook Reader or Watch Reader have ads?
Neither Yomu EBook Reader nor Watch Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yomu EBook Reader or Watch Reader?
Yomu EBook Reader ships an update monthly, and Watch Reader every 6 weeks. Most recently, Yomu EBook Reader was updated on November 1, 2026 and Watch Reader on November 3, 2026.

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