Comparison

Bookries vs LIRA Reader

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

Head to head
About

Bookries

Features
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BookRies is the perfect companion to record your reading experience and cultivate your reading habits. From book details to reading progress, you can comprehensively manage your reading life. Key Features Book Management: Record detailed information such as title, author, publisher, and ISBN, and add cover images. Organize your books with three statuses: Reading, Completed, and Plan to Read. Reading Sessions: Track each reading session with date, pages read, and reading time. Monitor your reading progress in real-time. Statistics & Analysis: Visually display statistics such as completed books, total pages read, reading days, and average pages per day. Check monthly reading volume and reading trends by day of the week through graphs. Achievements: Commemorate reading milestones such as completing 10, 50, or 100 books, or reaching 1,000 or 10,000 pages. Track continuous records like 30-day reading streaks. Reading Reminders: Get notifications for your daily reading time. Support for establishing reading habits. Customization: Eye-friendly display with dark mode support. Available in both English and Japanese. Record the joy of reading with BookLog and enrich your reading life. Discover your reading trends and growth through daily reading records.

About

LIRA Reader

Features
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LIRA is a calm audiobook and ebook player for books you already own. Import MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, and EPUB files from the Files app, then listen or read without a subscription storefront. Your library stays on your device. LISTEN β€’ Resume exactly where you stopped β€’ Playback speed up to 3Γ— β€’ Sleep timer with fade and chapter options β€’ Bookmarks for favorite moments β€’ Lock screen and Control Center controls β€’ Chapters when your file includes them READ β€’ Clean EPUB reader with themes and fonts β€’ Bookmarks for paragraphs you want to revisit READ ALONG β€’ Optional on-device transcription for audiobooks β€’ Follow the text while you listen β€’ Model download happens only when you start transcription Built for people who keep their own libraryβ€”LibriVox downloads, purchased DRM-free files, and personal archives. No account required to start listening.

Screenshots

Bookries2 screens
LIRA Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LIRA Reader at none against Bookries's shown. Bookries's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Bookries versus LIRA Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookriesLIRA Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB34 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTsuyoshi MatsuokaTumba Mulamba

In-app purchases

None

Bookries

No in-app purchases

None

LIRA Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookries free?
Bookries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LIRA Reader free?
LIRA Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookries or LIRA Reader have ads?
Bookries shows ads; LIRA Reader does not.

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