Comparison

Readest vs EEPP

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

Head to head
About

Readest

This app is a powerful ebook reader designed for deep thinkers and researchers. It offers advanced annotation tools, seamless device syncing, and robust library management with OPDS and Calibre support. Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience with customizable modes and multi-book viewing for enhanced study and analysis.

Highlights
  • OPDS Online Libraries
  • Calibre Integration
  • Sync Across Devices
  • Bookshelf Management
  • Customizable Reading Modes
  • Multi-Book View
  • Advanced Annotations & Highlights
Features
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Readest is an ebook reader for people who read a lot, and who want their books, notes and reading position on whatever device is nearest. Open EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, CBZ, TXT and Markdown in one library. Pull books from OPDS catalogs or from your own Calibre server. Read, annotate, listen, translate. Made for iPhone and iPad • CarPlay, so you can keep listening on the road with playback controls on the dashboard • Download read-aloud voices per book and listen with no connection at all • Add books from Files, Mail or any share sheet, and read them in place instead of copying them into a second library • Open up to four books at once on iPad and arrange them how you like Reading • Paginated or scrolling, with custom fonts, themes, spacing and margins • Vertical text for CJK books • Contrast and refresh tuned for e-ink screens • Full-text search inside a book Your library • Browse, search and download from OPDS catalogs and public libraries • Connect to Calibre or Calibre-Web, covers and metadata included • Organize with bookshelf groups you can rename Notes • Highlights, bookmarks and structured notes • Copy a highlight together with a deep link back to the passage • Export your annotations Listening and languages • Text-to-speech with downloadable offline voices • Translate a sentence, a page, or an entire book • Wikipedia and dictionary lookup without leaving the page Sync • Readest Cloud, or bring your own: iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, S3 • KOReader sync keeps your progress in step with your e-reader • iPhone, iPad, Mac, all other platforms and the web Readest is open source. Support: support@readest.com Privacy Policy: https://readest.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

EEPP

This comprehensive aviation reference book provides plain English explanations of essential information for all pilots, from students to airline captains. It covers everything from props to heavy jets in a detailed, interactive digital format.

Highlights
  • Plain English explanations of aviation topics
  • Interactive Table of Contents and Index
  • Highlighting, underlining, and note-taking
  • Drawing and writing directly on pages
  • Siri text-to-speech functionality
  • Insert custom images and diagrams
  • Purchase new editions within the app
Features
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EVERYTHING EXPLAINED for the PROFESSIONAL PILOT - 15th EDITION. For the Private Pilot or the Airline Captain… by far the #1 BEST SELLING aviation reference book in the world! Excruciatingly detailed PLAIN ENGLISH explanations of EVERYTHING essential for EVERY pilot. From student to airline captain… all will benefit. The ULTIMATE REFERENCE BOOK that explains all aspects of aviation from PROPS to HEAVY JETS. 450 pages crammed with virtually EVERY scrap of information essential and necessary for EVERY PILOT. If you can’t find it here you probably don’t need to know it. **Virtually identical to the best-selling print book but in full hi-def color. **Infinitely and crisply zoomable in Portrait, Landscape, or Multi-page views. **Totally interactive Table of Contents and INDEX zip you immediately to the page you’re looking for no matter what key word you could possibly imagine. **Highlight or underline text in any color. **Create notes in several different formats. **Add your own text anywhere in any font, font size, or color. **Bookmark pages and have access to only the bookmarked or annotated pages. **Write or draw directly on the page with your finger or stylus in any color. **Link effortlessly to an instant Google search of any selected text for further research. **Eyes getting tired? Select a portion of text, or even entire pages and Siri will read it out loud for you. **You even have the ability to insert any picture or diagram on your iPad’s camera roll directly into the app. Then size and position it anywhere you like. Tons of interesting possibilities with this truly unique feature. Photos or screen shots of your current aircraft’s systems maybe? Stick them anywhere in a related section and size them at will. WOW! **Purchase new editions from within the app and access old editions for cross-reference as regulations change.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EEPP at 4.8 against Readest's 4.5. EEPP also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 84%). Readest's advantage is ratings volume (185 vs 21) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Readest sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and EEPP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EEPP holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readest has 185 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Readest's written reviews are positive against 94% of EEPP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readest ships an update fortnightly, EEPP every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Readest versus EEPP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadestEEPP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (185 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews94.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better21
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBilingify LLCAviation Press, LLC

Customer experience

Readest

All ratings185 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative10.7%

EEPP

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Readest

Subscriptions4
  • Subscribe to Plus Plan$4.991 Month
  • Subscribe to Pro Plan$9.991 Month
  • Subscribe to Plus Plan$49.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Subscribe to Pro Plan$99.991 Year
One-time5
  • 1 GB$9.99
  • 2 GB$14.99
  • Full Customization$19.99
Show 2 more
  • 5 GB$29.99
  • 10 GB$49.99
1 purchases

EEPP

One-time1
  • EEPP - 15th Edition$59.99

Questions

Is Readest free?
Readest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EEPP free?
EEPP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Readest or EEPP?
EEPP is rated higher. Readest averages 4.5 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while EEPP averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do Readest or EEPP have ads?
Neither Readest nor EEPP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readest or EEPP?
Readest ships an update fortnightly, and EEPP every 4 weeks. Most recently, Readest was updated on October 11, 2026 and EEPP on October 7, 2026.

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