Yomu EBook Reader vs Outread
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/
Outread
Enhance your reading speed and comprehension with this app. It offers guided reading modes, memory exercises, and supports various document types. Improve focus and retention for all readers.
- Speed reading modes (Guide & Flash)
- Peripheral vision and memory exercises
- Webpage and document import
- Adjustable reading speed and chunk length
- Progress tracking and reading stats
- AI translation
- Offline reading
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Speed-read websites, ebooks and documents. Outread improves reading effectiveness by helping you to focus on reading small chunks of text at a time. You can either follow the highlighter along the page or keep the text centered. Featured by Apple in “Best New Apps”, “Train Your Brain” and "Read Something New" sections “You're in luck, because Outread will help you get through [articles] and learn speed-reading in the process.” — Lifehacker "Speed Between the Lines" — WSJ “A clear winner in the speed-reading category” — AppAdvice BASIC FEATURES: - Speed read by following the highlighter along the page (Guide Mode) or by keeping the focused phrase in the center of the screen (Flash Mode - Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) - Exercises improving peripheral vision, eidetic memory, short-term memory and chunking ability. - Add webpages from Safari or other apps using share extension - Paste text or add from a URL - Sync your library, preferences and reading stats between your devices - Adjust the reading speed and chunk length (length of text you read at once) - Bookmark parts of text for later and add notes to them - Selection of fonts to suit all reading conditions - Monitor your progress with reading stats - Filter (by services or tags) and sort (by date, length or title) the items - See images included in text (even during speed reading) - AI translate text added to the app to many supported languages - Pleasant reading experience improving comprehension and concentration for people with dyslexia, ADD and ADHD - Test your reading speed and comprehension - Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac - Everything is always with you, even offline OUTREAD+ FEATURES: - Read free classic novels from the built-in catalog - Sync with Instapaper - Add your own ebooks (DRM-free ePub) - Add PDF, Microsoft Word, RTF and TXT documents - Higher reading speed up to 1,500 words per minute - Unlimited bookmarks and notes - Reader themes: Black & White (great for OLED), Sepia and Gray NOTE: - DRM-protected ebooks (Kindle and most of iBooks ebooks) are not supported Terms and Conditions: https://outreadapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://outreadapp.com/privacy-policy If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Outread at #163 against Yomu EBook Reader's unranked. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Yomu EBook Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Outread sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Yomu EBook Reader against 4.7 for Outread. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 80% positive.
Yomu EBook Reader ships an update monthly, Outread every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Yomu EBook Reader | Outread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews | 80.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1.4K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #163 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Beat Raess | Arkadiusz Holko |
Customer experience
Yomu EBook Reader
Outread
User reviews
Yomu EBook Reader
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable reading experience
- 📚 Supports wide range of file formats
- 💻 Seamless sync across devices
- 🔒 No DRM or subscription issues
- 🗂️ Effective organization with folders and tags
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs with highlighting and page turning
- 🔍 Limited search functionality
- 📚 Lack of nested folders for better organization
- 🔧 Some customization options could be improved
- 🖼️ Thumbnails/cover art could be larger
Outread
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple idea, big impact
- 👍 Developer is a chad
- 🚀 Fantastic application
- 🚀 Whole heartedly recommend
- 🚀 Increased reading speed
Room to improve
- 💰 Not free, requires subscription
- 💰 Costs money
- 💰 Pay for importing PDFs
- 🐛 Paste web link takes really long time
- 🐛 Highlighting transition needs to be smoother
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
Outread
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to link to Pocket
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
11 requests- Highlighting, underlining and saving quotes feature
- Ability to sync books and progress across devices
- Bionic reading feature
- Ability to scroll while reading in highlight mode
- Customizable highlighted text color and background
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- Larger font size options
- Ability to link to virtual library apps like Libby
- Bookmarking and note-taking features
- More advanced training exercises and levels
- Ability to scan photos from album
- Compatibility with Apple Vision Pro
In-app purchases
Yomu EBook Reader
- Yomu Pro$7.99
- Yomu Pro (Karma)$12.99
Outread
- Outread+ Weekly$2.997 Days
- Outread+ Weekly$3.997 Days
- Outread+ Monthly$4.991 Month
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- Outread+ Monthly$7.991 Month
- Outread+ Monthly Family$8.491 Month
- Outread+ Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Outread+ Annual Family7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Outread+ Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Outread+ Lifetime$119.99
- Outread+ Lifetime Family$149.99
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