Comparison

Ravens Reads vs Fanfic reader

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

Head to head
About

Ravens Reads

Features
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Ravens book app, is a growing platform to serve the bookish community. As we grow we will offer more features, without the issues you see on other book sites for your content and book posts. issue Readers: Will be able to post their book reviews, engage and comment on other user posts. You will get notifications in the app when you are personally tagged by your book community. Authors: Will have the ability to access too special curated accounts, that support promotion of your books and bookish items. These accounts will let you grow your fan base, and see all the amazing content fans talk about. Events: We have a special events section where you will be able to find all of the bookish happenings, across the US, some international and the ability to look up events in your local area. We can all post events and keep our community up to date on the hottest bookish happenings. Posts will be moderated but our goal is to limit censoring of posts. Users need to clearly mark any adult-themed content and language with an 18+ warning and please remember all of our friends and different genres will be here so let’s be respectful. The admin team reserves full rights to remove or provide warnings on content or posts if they are not marked appropriately. Content not allowed on this site: Full nudity and overtly sexual acts that could be considered pornographic in nature. The admin team retains full rights to remove any posts they deem necessary.

About

Fanfic reader

Features
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Unofficial fanfic reader Fanfic Reader is an unofficial personal reading app for iPhone and iPad. Keep your books, documents, and fanfiction in one library — and pick up right where you left off. NOT AFFILIATED with Archive of Our Own, authors, or publishers. You add and read your own content. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR FILES • Import from Files, Share sheet, iCloud Drive, or Wi‑Fi transfer on your local network • EPUB, FB2, MOBI, PDF, DJVU, CHM, Markdown, Office docs, comics (CBZ/CBR), and more • Open archives (ZIP, RAR, 7Z) and read supported files inside • Collections, tags, favorites, reading stats, and full‑text search across your library A COMFORTABLE READER • Per‑book font, theme, and brightness • Bookmarks, highlights, and annotations • In‑book search • Text‑to‑speech with background audio AO3 DISCOVERY (optional) • Search works on Archive of Our Own • Browse in an in‑app browser, save a reading queue, and import EPUB to your library • Content on AO3 is provided by AO3/OTW under their own terms SYNC & EXTRAS • Optional iCloud sync for progress, annotations, and library data via Apple CloudKit • Home Screen widget: continue your last book • Share extension: send files straight into the app Fanfic Reader does not show ads, sell your data, or require an account with us. Internet is used only for features you choose (such as AO3 or Wi‑Fi transfer). Requires iOS 18.6 or later.

Screenshots

Ravens Reads4 screens
Fanfic reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fanfic reader at none against Ravens Reads's shown. Ravens Reads's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Ravens Reads versus Fanfic reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRavens ReadsFanfic reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRavens Reads LLCDaniil Zolotarev

In-app purchases

None

Ravens Reads

No in-app purchases

None

Fanfic reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ravens Reads free?
Ravens Reads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fanfic reader free?
Fanfic reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ravens Reads or Fanfic reader have ads?
Ravens Reads shows ads; Fanfic reader does not.

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