Comparison

YiBook vs Epubgle 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

Epubgle reader

This app allows you to read EPUB ebooks on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It supports both reflowable and fixed-layout layouts, offering customizable text and page display options. Enjoy features like automatic saving of your last reading position and importing books from various sources.

Highlights
  • EPUB reflowable and fixed-layout support
  • Import EPUBs via Share menu or email
  • Customizable text size, line height, and margins
  • Automatic saving of last reading page
  • Audio playback and video support
  • Page turning and menu toggle buttons
Features
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About this app - EPUB reflowable layout viewer, EPUB fixed layout viewer on iPhones, iPads and Mac Features - Available on iOS iPhones, iPads. Also Mac. - Open files with .epub extension. - Customized TOC provided additionally. - Reopen to the location of last reading page. - Import .epub eBooks by selecting "Share" context menu which pops up when you long press tap .epub file in Files built-in App. - Import .epub eBooks from the email app's file attachments. - Choose Options that have one page(portrait) or two pages(landscape) with fixed-layout book. - Scroll type(portrait) with reflowable-layout book. - Audio playback and video full screen switch. - Media Overlay SMIL support to fixed-layout ePUB With Read Aloud Feature. - Track the path of moving pages. - To turn pages and toggle menus, use bottom buttons respectively. - Adjust text size, line height, margins. - Scan .epub ePUB files on your device

Screenshots

YiBook4 screens
Epubgle reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: YiBook at 67% against Epubgle reader's 0%. YiBook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Epubgle reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Epubgle reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
YiBook versus Epubgle reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYiBookEpubgle reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB20 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer振焯 陈Contents Color CO.,LTD.

Customer experience

YiBook

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

Epubgle reader

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YiBook

One-time1
  • YiBook Premium$2.99
None

Epubgle reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YiBook free?
YiBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Epubgle reader free?
Epubgle reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do YiBook or Epubgle reader have ads?
Epubgle reader shows ads; YiBook does not.
Which is updated more often, YiBook or Epubgle reader?
YiBook ships an update every 2 months, and Epubgle reader every 2 months. Most recently, YiBook was updated on October 17, 2026 and Epubgle reader on October 10, 2026.

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