Bookshop.org vs Leaf e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookshop.org
Read millions of ebooks and support independent bookstores with every purchase. This app offers a customizable reader, extensive browsing, and tools to organize your reading list and notes.
- Customizable ebook reader
- Browse millions of titles
- Organize TBR into custom shelves
- Highlight in five colors
- Add notes to highlights
- Save titles to wishlist
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Bookshop.org’s mission is simple: We help local, independent bookstores thrive by giving more than 80% of our profits back to our network of 3,000+ stores. In our app, you can read millions of ebooks - and every purchase supports an independent bookstore near you! In the Bookshop app you can: - Read your ebooks in our customizable ebook reader. - Browse millions of titles and discover your next favorite read in romance, thrillers, mystery, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and more. - Organize your TBR into custom shelves. - Highlight in five different colors, and add notes to your highlighted passages. - Sort & filter highlights and notes by date created, book order, and more. - Save titles to your wishlist so you can read them later. - Shop knowing that over 80% of the profit goes directly to local, independent bookstores. We’re a Certified B Corp, and we’ve raised more than $50 million for independent bookstores nationwide since 2020. Download the Bookshop.org app to support bookstores, not billionaires.
Leaf e
Access your purchased ebooks and audiobooks with this reader app. Features include customizable reading settings, audiobook playback controls, and seamless syncing across devices. Log in easily with social accounts or email verification.
- Audiobook playback with sleep timer
- Customizable ebook reader settings
- Cross-device syncing
- Full text search and highlighting
- Social and email login
- Background audiobook playback
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An ebook and audiobook app designed exclusively for Longleaf Services. No password required — simply log in using the social sign on with Apple or Google, or with the email address you used to buy the book and enter the verification code sent to your email. Your purchased content can be found in the “My books” area of the app. An internet connection is required to download the content. AUDIOBOOK PLAYER • Auto-saves your current position in the book so you can pick up right where you left off, even if listening on multiple devices • Skips forward and backward • Sleep timer • Plays on lock-screen, enabling easy access to playback controls • Plays in the background while you browse other apps • Plays immediately and downloads in the background (if internet access is available) • Connects with Apple Car Play • Integrates with Air Play devices • Audiobook streaming EBOOK READER • Page book-marking, opening the title at the right place when you pick up, even across multiple devices • Font-size and font face changes, as well as dyslexic-friendly font • Selection of page colour themes (white, dark, sepia) • Full text search • Highlighting • Annotations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bookshop.org at 57% against Leaf e's 0%. Bookshop.org also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 19 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bookshop.org holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookshop.org has 2.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Bookshop.org's written reviews are positive against 0% of Leaf e's.
Bookshop.org ships an update every 5 days, Leaf e every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookshop.org | Leaf e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bookshop, Inc. | Glassboxx Limited |
Customer experience
Bookshop.org
Leaf e
Bugs and requests
Bookshop.org
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to remember last page read
- Scrolling issues and unexpected page skipping
- Formatting problems (stripped italics, weird paragraph spacing)
- Settings not persisting between app sessions
Requested features
7 requests- More font and theme options
- Ability to adjust line spacing, margins, and other formatting
- Implement highlighting, annotation, and note-taking features
- Add search functionality
- Improve page turning and navigation
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- Provide better dark mode/night reading experience
- Sync reading progress across devices
Leaf e
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bookshop.org
No in-app purchases
Leaf e
No in-app purchases
