Comparison

YiBook vs Summit Reader

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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".

About

Summit Reader

This app offers robust document management with unlimited storage, nested folders, and quick searching. It supports various archive formats, converts PDFs and Word docs to text, and allows easy exporting and customization of document covers. Enjoy a pleasant reading interface with diverse fonts and advanced TXT handling.

Highlights
  • Unlimited document storage
  • Nested folder organization
  • Archive format support (zip, rar, 7z)
  • PDF/Word to text conversion
  • Customizable document covers
  • Advanced TXT chapter segmentation
  • Pleasant reading interface
Features
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The Document Management App You'll Love Summit Reader stands out as an extremely user-friendly document management app with several key features: Organizational Capabilities Unlimited document storage, fully functional in the free version. Supports nested folders for detailed organization. Enables quick file searching. Allows batch renaming of files for efficient management. Support for Common Archive Formats Compatible with popular formats like zip, rar, and 7z. Directly decompresses files within the app. Supports password-protected and multi-part archives. Format Conversion Features Extracts pure text from PDF and Word documents. Eliminates the need for separate apps to convert PDF to text or Office files to text. Easy Document Exporting Facilitates the export of individual documents, multiple documents, or entire folders. Compresses folders for easy storage or sharing. Beyond these highlights, Summit Reader also offers unique functionalities: Customizable Document Covers Original feature to modify document covers. Import covers from your photo gallery or search for images on Baidu. A great way to enhance the look of TXT documents which typically lack attractive covers. Advanced Document Management Custom categorization, name editing, and order rearranging. Automatically prioritizes recently read documents. Allows moving documents between different categories. Pleasant Reading Interface User-friendly design with features like automatic reading position saving. Supports conversion between Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Customizable spacing and eye-friendly night mode. Diverse Font Selection 12 different fonts to choose from. Option to download and import other fonts. Advanced Handling of TXT Documents Automatically segments chapters in TXT format. Allows custom rules for chapter segmentation, including the use of regular expressions for convenience. Experience the joy of organizing and reading with Summit Reader, inspired by the high-rated novels of Yuan Dou Dou.

Screenshots

YiBook4 screens
Summit Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Summit Reader at 4.8 against YiBook's 3.2. Summit Reader also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 5) and review sentiment (86% vs 67%). YiBook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. YiBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Summit Reader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Summit Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summit Reader has 1.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of YiBook's written reviews are positive against 86% of Summit Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YiBook ships an update every 2 months, Summit Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
YiBook versus Summit Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYiBookSummit Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews86.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB109 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer振焯 陈三英 郑

Customer experience

YiBook

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative26.2%

Summit Reader

All ratings1,302 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.7%

Bugs and requests

YiBook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Summit Reader

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Playback stops unexpectedly when encountering certain symbols
  • Horizontal dual-page mode cannot be disabled
  • Inability to download new books after recent update
  • Imported books not showing up in the library
  • Settings menu and navigation buttons not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Apple CarPlay
  • Improve audiobook playback controls
  • Introduce a dark mode option
  • Allow custom text-to-speech voice selection
  • Implement iCloud sync for bookmarks and reading progress

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YiBook

One-time1
  • YiBook Premium$2.99
4 purchases

Summit Reader

One-time4
  • Extend VIP for 30 Days$0.99
  • Extend Membership for One Year$4.99
  • Extend VIP for Two Years$7.99
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  • Lifetime VIP$11.99

Questions

Is YiBook free?
YiBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Summit Reader free?
Summit Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, YiBook or Summit Reader?
Summit Reader is rated higher. YiBook averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Summit Reader averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do YiBook or Summit Reader have ads?
Summit Reader shows ads; YiBook does not.
Which is updated more often, YiBook or Summit Reader?
YiBook ships an update every 2 months, and Summit Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, YiBook was updated on October 17, 2026 and Summit Reader on October 24, 2026.

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