Readest vs eReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- OPDS Online Libraries
- Calibre Integration
- Sync Across Devices
- Bookshelf Management
- Customizable Reading Modes
- Multi-Book View
- Advanced Annotations & Highlights
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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/
eReader
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eReader opens your own EPUB and PDF books and gets out of the way. Set the page up the way your eyes like it, keep the lines that matter, and let the app read aloud when your hands are busy. No account, no store, no format lock-in. READ EPUB AND PDF • Opens EPUB 2, EPUB 3 and PDF files from Files, iCloud Drive, AirDrop, Mail or Safari • PDFs reflow like ebooks, so your font, size and theme apply to them too • Page View shows a PDF's original layout for scans, tables and diagrams • Fast search across the whole book, table of contents and jump to page MAKE EVERY PAGE YOURS • 12 reading templates: Paperback, Night Owl, Focus, Flow, Easy Read, Large Print, Compact and more • 8 page themes, from Sepia and Paper to true-black Night • Any installed font, with full control of size, line, letter and paragraph spacing READING AIDS THAT KEEP YOUR PLACE • Paragraph Focus dims everything except the paragraph you are reading • Color Flow tints each line so its end matches the start of the next • Bold Word Starts guides your eye along the line for faster reading • Speed Reader shows one word at a time, at the pace you choose LISTEN TO ANY BOOK • Text to speech turns an EPUB or PDF into an audiobook • Choose the voice, language and speed, and start from any sentence • Keeps reading with the screen off; the text follows the voice HIGHLIGHTS, NOTES AND BOOKMARKS • Highlight in five colors or underline, and add notes • Bookmark pages and jump back in one tap • Share a favourite line as a quote card, ready for Messages or Instagram Stories AI CHAPTER SUMMARIES • Recap the chapter so far with no spoilers, or the last pages after a break • Written on your device by Apple Intelligence, so your book never leaves it • Requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence BUILD A READING HABIT • Daily goal, streaks and a chart of your reading time • Time left in the chapter and the book, at your own reading speed • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets open your book in one tap • Optional gentle reminders when you have been away for a few days YOURS ON EVERY DEVICE • iCloud sync for books, position, highlights and bookmarks on iPhone, iPad and Mac • Works fully offline PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up. Your books stay on your device and in your own iCloud • Book titles, text, highlights and searches are never collected FREE AND PREMIUM eReader is free to download and read with. The free version shows ads between reading sessions. Premium removes ads and unlocks unlimited highlights and bookmarks, every template, theme and reading aid, text to speech, iCloud sync and AI summaries. Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and the subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. eReader opens DRM-free EPUB and PDF files. It does not open books protected by DRM, such as most books bought from Kindle or Apple Books, and it does not play recorded audiobook files. Terms of Use: https://ereader-epub-audio.web.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://ereader-epub-audio.web.app/privacy/ Support: https://ereader-epub-audio.web.app/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Readest at none against eReader's shown. Readest also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#210 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases 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. Readest sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and eReader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Readest ships an update fortnightly, eReader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readest | eReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (195 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 195 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #210 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bilingify LLC | sina alparslan |
In-app purchases
Readest
- Subscribe to Plus Plan$4.991 Month
- Subscribe to Pro Plan$9.991 Month
- Subscribe to Plus Plan$49.991 Year
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- Subscribe to Pro Plan$99.991 Year
- 1 GB$9.99
- 2 GB$14.99
- Full Customization$19.99
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- 5 GB$29.99
- 10 GB$49.99
eReader
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year









