Comparison

Thorium Reader vs Juniper Bedtime Stories

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

Head to head
About

Thorium Reader

Organize all your ebooks, comics, and manga in a single app. Customize your reading experience with adjustable text, fonts, and themes. Listen to audiobooks and zoom into visual content with ease.

Highlights
  • Unified bookshelf for all content
  • Adjustable text size and spacing
  • Multiple font options
  • Text-to-speech audio playback
  • Zoom for comics and manga
  • Offline dictionary and translation
  • Import EPUB, PDF, CBZ files
Features
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Looking for an app where you can bring all your ebooks, comics and manga in one place? That’s what we built Thorium Reader for. Read it your way Everyone’s different, that’s why we want you to be fully in control: • Adjust text size, switch between color schemes with themes and control spacing. • 10+ fonts available, including specialized ones. • You prefer audio? Listen to any ebook, whenever you want. We’ll remember your preference. • Zoom into comics, manga and magazines. • Add bookmarks with notes. • Use the built-in iOS dictionary and translation features, even offline. • Tweak your reading experience with reading options. Bring your own books A single bookshelf and reading application where you can bring all your content: • Download free books, borrow from your library or buy from your favorite retailer. • Support for ebooks, documents, comics and manga. • Import EPUB, PDF and CBZ files. • Support for Readium LCP, used by thousands of libraries and retailers. Thorium Reader is built by EDRLab, a non-profit dedicated to open standards, reading and accessibility.

About

Juniper Bedtime Stories

Features
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Juniper Bedtime Stories brings families together at bedtime, even when they're apart. Begin with free, beautifully narrated tales, then make storytime personal. Record a story in your own voice and share it with anyone. Loved ones can listen for free—no account, app, or purchase required. Or open a book and read together live, no matter the distance. Whether you're traveling, working late, deployed overseas, or living miles away, your voice can still be part of bedtime. Build a library of familiar voices your child can return to night after night. Record Stories in Your Own Voice • Narrate the stories you own, page by page • Re-record any page at any time • Create keepsake recordings your family can treasure forever Share with Anyone, Free to Listen • Send a story you recorded with a simple share code • Loved ones can listen instantly, free • No account, app, or purchase required to listen • Receive recordings from family and keep their voices forever • Build a collection of familiar voices your child loves Read Together Live, Even Miles Apart • Start a SharePlay session during a FaceTime call • Pages turn in sync so everyone stays on the same page • A parent on the road or grandparent across the country can join bedtime tonight A Growing Library of Stories • Classic fairy tales, adventures, and growing Bible story collections • Beautiful illustrations and engaging storytelling • Story packs available as one-time purchases, with more on the way Designed for Bedtime • Read stories yourself or listen with narration • Settle in with longer chapter books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a chapter a night • Progress saves automatically and syncs across your devices • Create personalized playlists for bedtime routines Built with Privacy in Mind • No ads • No third-party tracking • Voice recordings stay private unless you choose to share them No Subscription Required • Buy story packs once and keep them forever • No recurring fees Because the best bedtime stories aren't just the ones children hear. They're the ones shared by the people they love.

Screenshots

Thorium Reader4 screens
Juniper Bedtime Stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thorium Reader at none against Juniper Bedtime Stories's 2. Juniper Bedtime Stories's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads 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. Juniper Bedtime Stories sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Thorium Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Thorium Reader versus Juniper Bedtime Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThorium ReaderJuniper Bedtime Stories
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperReadiumJuniper Sprouts LLC

In-app purchases

None

Thorium Reader

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Juniper Bedtime Stories

One-time2
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Story$2.99
  • Classic Fairy Tales$4.99

Questions

Is Thorium Reader free?
Thorium Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Juniper Bedtime Stories free?
Juniper Bedtime Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thorium Reader or Juniper Bedtime Stories have ads?
Neither Thorium Reader nor Juniper Bedtime Stories shows ads.

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