Suwatte vs Cinder Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Suwatte
A versatile reader and library for manga, comics, and novels on iOS devices. Organize your digital collection, connect to various services, and customize your reading experience with multiple modes and offline access.
- Supports CBZ, CBR, PDF, EPUB, manga, comic, and vertical reading modes
- Organize local and iCloud libraries
- Connect to Komga, Kavita, and OPDS services
- Install optional source plugins
- Download titles for offline reading
- Search and filter content by rich metadata
- Track reading progress and history
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Suwatte is a flexible reader and library for manga, manhwa, manhua, comics, EPUBs, and PDFs on iPhone and iPad. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY • Open CBZ, CBR, PDF, and EPUB files • Organize local and iCloud libraries • Move, copy, rename, and manage files in the app • Connect Komga, Kavita, and OPDS services you are authorized to use • Install optional source plugins from lists you trust READ YOUR WAY • Choose from paged manga, paged comic, vertical, and paged vertical reading modes • Adjust EPUB appearance and reader behavior • Download supported titles for offline reading • Keep your progress, history, and reading sessions organized FIND WHAT YOU WANT • Search local libraries, servers, and installed sources • Browse titles using rich metadata • Filter local content using series, issue, format, genre, creator, and reading-state information • Quickly return to unread and in-progress titles Suwatte does not include a content catalog or provide access to content. You are responsible for the files, services, and plugins you choose to use.
Cinder Reader
A modern, ad-free app for reading ebooks, comics, manga, and PDFs. Organize your personal library, import files from various sources, and customize your reading experience with flexible tools and appearance settings.
- Read ebooks, comics, manga, and PDFs
- Import and manage personal library
- Connect to content sources
- Customize reader appearance
- Track reading progress
- Create highlights and notes
- Organize with folders and filters
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Cinder is a modern, ad-free reading app for ebooks, comics, manga, PDFs, web novels, and more. Build a library that fits the way you read. Import your own files, connect your preferred catalogs and personal content sources, organize everything in one place, and enjoy a clean, customizable reading experience across multiple formats. Features Read ebooks, comics, manga, and PDFs in one app Import your own files and manage your personal library Add and browse compatible catalogs and personal content sources Customize fonts, themes, spacing, alignment, and reader appearance Track reading progress and pick up where you left off Create highlights and notes Organize books with folders, filters, and library tools Discover new titles with built-in discovery features Sync with your Hardcover account to track reading progress and discover new books Designed for phones, tablets, and larger screens Built for readers Cinder focuses on a polished, distraction-light reading experience with flexible library management and deep reader customization. Whether you’re reading novels, graphic novels, manga, or documents, Cinder gives you one place to keep everything organized. Privacy-first by design Your library and reading setup stay centered around your own content, your own sources, and your own reading workflow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Suwatte at none against Cinder Reader's 1. Cinder Reader's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Cinder Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Suwatte asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Suwatte against 5.0 for Cinder Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinder Reader has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Suwatte | Cinder Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Meshack Uzoukwu | JESSE LAMAR MARTIN |
Customer experience
Suwatte
Cinder Reader
In-app purchases
Suwatte
No in-app purchases
Cinder Reader
- Cinder Pro Lifetime$8.99








