Comparison

KReader Tool vs Page Vault Reader

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

Head to head
About

KReader Tool

Features
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[Supported format] KReader supports common EBook formats, including: epub, mobi, azw, azw3, txt, chm, cbz, cbr [Features] 1. Flexible and diverse library classification management. You can customize favorites and color labels, and clearly display the classification information of books in the library icon and list display mode. 2. Clean and simple reading interface. Provide you with an immersive reading experience, so that you can focus on reading without being disturbed by other information and enjoy the reading. 3. Powerful auxiliary functions. A clean and concise reading experience does not mean the lack of functions. -- You can choose the theme that suits you from a variety of reading topics, and you can also mediate the display brightness to protect your eyes when you read for a long time. -- You can choose the font that suits your book. Books in different languages will have different font options. -- You can add bookmarks and notes to books. Notes have many color themes, and you can even share your notes with your friends. -- You can find keywords in the whole book. 4. Share your reading experience. You can share the daily reading, weekly reading and annual reading books with your friends through social Apps. 5. Perfectly match Apple's ecology. Through iCloud, you can synchronize books, reading progress, reading settings, bookmark notes, reading records and other information on all devices under your account to achieve seamless continuous reading between devices. It provides you with perfect cloud library management functions. (This needs professional version) 6. The reading experience on the big screen is better. Reading on iPad can bring you a more perfect reading experience. You will find that while providing such rich functions, KReader still maintains the characteristics of small and fast. KReader does not provide EBooks, but we are committed to providing you with a complete EBook reading tool.

About

Page Vault Reader

Features
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Page Vault Reader is a private, local reader for EPUBs, PDFs, and scanned documents. Import your own books, research papers, manuals, guides, and scanned files, then keep them in one clean library. Imported files, library data, and reading progress stay on this device. There is no account, no cloud sync, and no document upload by default. For scanned PDFs and image-only pages, OCR can turn hard-to-use pages into readable text. Page Vault Reader does not provide or distribute copyrighted books. Imported files are for your own reading and document management.

Screenshots

KReader Tool4 screens
Page Vault Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KReader Tool at Free against Page Vault Reader's $1.99. KReader Tool also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). Page Vault Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). On ads 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

KReader Tool is free to download; Page Vault Reader costs $1.99 up front. KReader Tool sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Page Vault Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KReader Tool ships an update every 7 months, Page Vault Reader every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 1 level
KReader Tool versus Page Vault Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKReader ToolPage Vault Reader
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer红霞 范建亮 王

In-app purchases

3 purchases

KReader Tool

One-time3
  • KReader Upgrade to family$2.99
  • KReader Pro$4.99
  • KReader Pro FamilyShare$7.99
None

Page Vault Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KReader Tool free?
KReader Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Page Vault Reader free?
Page Vault Reader costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do KReader Tool or Page Vault Reader have ads?
Neither KReader Tool nor Page Vault Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KReader Tool or Page Vault Reader?
KReader Tool ships an update every 7 months, and Page Vault Reader every 3 days. Most recently, KReader Tool was updated on September 12, 2026 and Page Vault Reader on September 10, 2026.

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