Thorium Reader vs Papyrus EPUB Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Papyrus EPUB Reader
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Papyrus is a quiet EPUB and TXT reader for people who want the book to take over the screen, not the app. Import EPUB and TXT files Read in a calm full-screen interface Listen aloud with built-in speech Adjust theme, font, text size, and speech rate Track progress, notes, and reading stats Keep a local library of books you own
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thorium Reader at none against Papyrus EPUB Reader's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Papyrus EPUB Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thorium Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Thorium Reader | Papyrus EPUB Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 26.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Readium | Serendipity Labs (OPC) Private Ltd |
In-app purchases
Thorium Reader
No in-app purchases
Papyrus EPUB Reader
- Papyrus Pro Lifetime Access$9.99
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