YiBook vs epuBear Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YiBook
An elegant ebook reader supporting EPUB and TXT formats. Easily import books from various sources, organize your library with categories, and customize your reading experience with notes, bookmarks, and custom fonts. The free version supports up to five books.
- EPUB/TXT book reading
- Import books from OPDS, web, WiFi, iTunes
- Add bookmarks, underlines, and notes
- Organize books by category
- Import custom fonts
- Customizable typesetting
- Track reading time
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YiBook is a fully functional and elegant ebook reader. Features: • EPub/Txt books reading. • Get books from open resource (OPDS). • Get books from web page (Dropbox, Google, etc.). • Transfer books through WiFi or iTunes. • Add bookmarks, underlines and notes while reading. • Category for books, easily manage tons of books. • Setting password to lock category. • Import custom fonts. • Record reading time of each book. • Share books via mail or open it in other app. • Custom typeset for three classes, adjust quickly while reading. • Elegant way to look up the progress of reading - by pull up page. • Humanization design like "Tap Left to Turn Next Page". Note:YiBook FREE version allow to store 5 books. If you want to manage more books, you should buy the In-App Purchase for "YiBook Premium".
epuBear Reader
This application is a dedicated reader for EPUB format books, offering a seamless and ad-free experience. It provides essential reading features like navigation, font customization, and bookmarking, along with advanced options such as text search and highlighting.
- EPUB 2 and EPUB3 compatibility
- Chapter and page navigation
- Night mode
- Adjustable font size
- Text search
- Bookmarks and highlights
- Text-to-speech
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Our epuBear Reader acts as a standalone reader for EPUB format books with no ads and no limitations and the solution is based on epuBear SDK developed by Scand. Core Functionality: - Reading EPUB format files; - Performance indicators display; epuBear Reader Features: - Compatibility with EPUB 2 and EPUB3 format; - Navigation through pages; - Navigation through chapters; - Night mode; - Font size change; - Embedded links support; - Text search; - Text and background color change; - Bookmarks; - Text-to-speach; - Text notes and highlights; - Ad-free; - Fast and smooth; - Clear and simple interface; - Customer support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: epuBear Reader at 4.2 against YiBook's 3.2. epuBear Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (83% vs 67%). YiBook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. YiBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. epuBear Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
epuBear Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of YiBook's written reviews are positive against 83% of epuBear Reader's.
YiBook ships an update every 2 months, epuBear Reader every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | YiBook | epuBear Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 振焯 陈 | SCAND LLC |
Customer experience
YiBook
epuBear Reader
In-app purchases
YiBook
- YiBook Premium$2.99
epuBear Reader
No in-app purchases
