Yomu EBook Reader vs Foliomere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Foliomere
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Ready for iPhone Duo at launch. Optimized for iPad. Foliomere is a private, local-first study reader for the documents and ebooks you already have. Read EPUB, PDF, TXT and Markdown, then turn important ideas into notes you can keep as ordinary Markdown. A workspace that adapts - Unfold iPhone Duo to keep reading and book-scoped notes side by side - Use one focused workspace in partial-fold and compact layouts - Keep your reading position, active workspace and Markdown drafts as the screen changes - Enjoy the same spacious reading and writing workflow on iPad Markdown, inside your reading flow - Read, edit and preview Markdown without switching apps - Use source and preview side by side when space allows - Navigate outlines, find and replace, and apply formatting - Scroll wide code and table blocks within Preview on iOS 18 or later - Keep native source editing, undo, redo and explicit local save Read and keep what matters - Import EPUB, PDF, TXT and Markdown files from Files - Tap or swipe to turn EPUB and TXT pages, or use continuous reading - Adjust text size, line spacing and reading theme - Keep bookmarks and highlights inside each book - Organize only the notes you actively wrote in Study - Save or share active notes as Markdown, including an Obsidian-compatible workflow Foliomere is free to download. Core reading, bookmarks, highlights, written notes and Markdown note export remain free. The one-time, non-consumable Foliomere Pro purchase permanently unlocks advanced Markdown editing, Recall and tags, Study Files and continuous read-aloud. There is no subscription. Readers who originally acquired Foliomere before version 1.1.0 receive Pro automatically. Removing a book deletes its local copy, bookmarks and highlights. Notes you actively wrote remain in Study with source metadata, but can no longer open the removed book. No accounts, ads, behavioral analytics or third-party tracking. Your library stays in the app sandbox by default. External Markdown copies go only to a folder you choose. Study Files is not automatic library or note cloud sync; nothing is uploaded to developer-operated servers. iPhone Duo adaptation requires iOS 27.1. Foliomere continues to support iOS 17 or later; iOS 17 uses the native Markdown preview.
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Verdict
Yomu EBook Reader and Foliomere are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Yomu EBook Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Foliomere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Yomu EBook Reader ships an update monthly, Foliomere every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yomu EBook Reader | Foliomere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beat Raess | 建锐 赵 |
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
Foliomere
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yomu EBook Reader
- Yomu Pro$7.99
- Yomu Pro (Karma)$12.99
Foliomere
- Foliomere Pro Lifetime$9.99









