Comparison

Paperback vs Klibri

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

Head to head
About

Paperback

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Paperback reimagines the discovery experience for readers by presenting books in a one-at-a-time swipeable format. To explore books in your feed just swipe to the left! The books you're shown are curated using an AI powered recommendation engine that works to learn your reading habits. We drop you right into the book so you don't have to waste time looking through long list of front covers. We give you the option to like, add to bookshelf, comment, or just swipe to the next one. You even have a profile to personalize and display the books you've read and saved!

About

Klibri

Access and read your personal digital library of comics, manga, and ebooks from your self-hosted server. Enjoy offline reading, customizable viewing options, and seamless progress syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Reads manga, comics (CBZ, CBR), ebooks (EPUB), and PDFs
  • Offline reading of downloaded content
  • Syncs reading progress with Kavita server
  • Customizable ebook reader with themes and fonts
  • Supports multiple Kavita servers
  • Webtoon continuous scroll mode
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Klibri is a reader for your own Kavita library. It connects to your self-hosted Kavita server and lets you read your whole collection of manga, comics and books — on your iPhone and iPad. Your library stays on your server. Klibri just reads it. Klibri needs a Kavita server you already run. It doesn't host or sell content of its own. READ EVERY FORMAT Manga and comics (CBZ, CBR), e-books (EPUB) and documents (PDF) — one app for your entire library. BUILT FOR COMICS AND MANGA Pinch to zoom, double-tap, swipe or tap the edges to turn pages. Read left-to-right or right-to-left. Read long strips in continuous webtoon mode. Adjust screen brightness without leaving the page. A REAL BOOK READER The EPUB reader gives you four themes (including a true-black mode for OLED), six fonts, and fine control over size, spacing and margins. Read in scrolling or paged mode, and search the full text of any book. READ OFFLINE Download chapters and read them anywhere — no connection needed. PDFs render fully offline. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Klibri syncs your reading progress with your Kavita server in real time. Move from iPhone to iPad, or to Kavita in a browser, and carry on at the exact page. Klibri won't overwrite progress you've made elsewhere. YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY Browse series, collections and reading lists. Search your entire library, even a large one. Mark chapters or whole series as read. ALL YOUR KAVITA SERVERS Add more than one Kavita server and switch between them in a tap. Each server keeps its own libraries and its own reading progress. Your logins sync across your Apple devices through iCloud Keychain, so you set up once. Free. In English and French. iPhone and iPad, iOS 16 and later.

Screenshots

Paperback3 screens
Klibri4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Klibri at every 4 days against Paperback's every 5 weeks. Paperback's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperback ships an update every 5 weeks, Klibri every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paperback versus Klibri: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperbackKlibri
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTeejeigh LLCBenjamin Chianese

In-app purchases

None

Paperback

No in-app purchases

None

Klibri

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paperback free?
Paperback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Klibri free?
Klibri is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paperback or Klibri have ads?
Neither Paperback nor Klibri shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperback or Klibri?
Paperback ships an update every 5 weeks, and Klibri every 4 days. Most recently, Paperback was updated on September 14, 2026 and Klibri on September 16, 2026.

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