Comparison

Dialogue vs EPUB Reader

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

Head to head
About

Dialogue

This app transforms books into engaging conversations, with two hosts dissecting ideas step-by-step. It's designed for better retention and actionable insights, making learning feel natural and effective.

Highlights
  • Books as conversations
  • Improved retention through dialogue
  • Actionable insights and plans
  • Expert-crafted content
  • Focused episodes for consistent learning
  • Real-world examples and stories
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Dialogue turns books into debates. Two hosts break down every idea, step by step. Learn faster, retain more, and turn insights into a clear plan you can act on. Why it works Your brain remembers conversations better than lectures. Instead of passive listening, you follow a natural back-and-forth that helps you understand, reflect, and retain. What you get Books as conversations - Two voices break down key ideas clearly Better retention - Learn in a format your brain naturally remembers Actionable insights - Turn ideas into a personalized path forward Expert-crafted content - Clear, accurate, and easy to follow Each book is split into focused episodes, so you can learn in small, consistent sessions. Built differently Handcrafted by a dedicated team Core principles explained simply Real-world examples and stories Practical takeaways you can apply immediately Perfect for you if you Want to improve mindset, productivity, or emotional intelligence Prefer conversations over dense summaries Learn best through reflection and discussion Enjoy storytelling that leads to real growth Learn deeply. Remember more. Turn ideas into action.

About

EPUB Reader

This app offers a versatile reading experience for various digital formats, including EPUB, PDF, comics, and audiobooks. It provides extensive customization options for typography, color themes, and reader controls, ensuring a personalized and comfortable reading environment. The app also supports seamless library management and synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, CBZ, CBR, and audiobooks
  • Customizable typography and color themes
  • Read aloud functionality with offline neural voices
  • Syncs reading position with e-readers
  • Organized library with instant search and metadata detection
  • Highlighting, note-taking, and export options
  • Reading statistics and progress tracking
Features
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EPUB, PDF, comics, and audiobooks in one native iOS reader. Fast, deeply customizable, and built to disappear so you can simply read. FOUR FORMATS, ONE SHELF Read EPUB 3 and PDF. Read CBZ and CBR comics and manga, with two-page spreads, double-tap zoom, and a reading direction you set per book. Listen to audiobooks with chapters, a sleep timer, Car Mode, and CarPlay. Or follow along with EPUB 3 narration, where the text highlights in time with the voice. READ ALOUD Any book can be read to you, by any Apple voice on your device or by natural neural voices in 31 languages that you download once and then run offline. The sentence highlights as it is spoken and the pages turn on their own, with speed presets, sentence skips, a sleep timer, and Lock Screen controls. Prepare a book in advance and keep listening with the screen off. TYPOGRAPHY YOU CONTROL 200+ fonts, or import your own. Tune size, weight, line and paragraph spacing, alignment, hyphenation, and separate margins for portrait and landscape. Save settings per book so a novel, a textbook, and poetry each look right. Build your own color themes and let them switch at sunset. Choose which buttons the reader toolbar shows and where a tap opens it, and give links their own color and style. Smart dark mode keeps images natural, and in-reader brightness, Line Focus, and eye-care break reminders protect your eyes. NO LOCK-IN, EVER Your books stay ordinary files in an ordinary folder, never a proprietary database. Point JustRead at any folder: on device, iCloud Drive, or one your cloud app syncs through Files. Import from a Calibre server or any OPDS catalog. Email a book to your Kindle or PocketBook. IN SYNC WITH YOUR E-READER Your reading position follows you to any e-reader running KOReader, a Kobo included, in both directions. Connect a self-hosted Grimmory server to browse and download its books, send books to it, and keep status, ratings, highlights, notes, and bookmarks in step both ways. A LIBRARY THAT SCALES Thousands of books with no lag, and a book opens in about a second. Instant search by title, author, or series. Automatic metadata and series detection, 11 sort modes, saved filters, collections, and tags. Edit any book's details by hand, description included. Spotlight opens any book from your home screen. HIGHLIGHTS, NOTES, BOOKMARKS Highlight, underline, and attach a note. Browse every highlight across your whole library in one place, share a quote as a card, or export to Markdown, PDF, or Readwise. YOUR READING, IN NUMBERS Daily goals, a yearly books goal, streaks, and milestone badges. An hourly heatmap shows when you read best. Monthly and yearly recaps, plus a story-style Reading Wrap that turns your year into cards worth sharing. AND THE REST Home screen and lock screen widgets. Dictionary and translation. Full-text search and a nested table of contents. iCloud sync, so you resume on the exact line on any device. Right-to-left and Japanese vertical text. A page curl, if you want one. Free for 14 days, then a subscription or a lifetime purchase, both with Family Sharing. Available in 21 languages. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://justread.app/en/privacy_policy

Screenshots

Dialogue4 screens
EPUB Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dialogue and EPUB Reader both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Dialogue's written reviews are positive against 83% of EPUB Reader's. Dialogue also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Dialogue sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and EPUB Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Dialogue against 4.7 for EPUB Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 60 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Dialogue's written reviews are positive against 83% of EPUB Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dialogue versus EPUB Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDialogueEPUB Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31 ratings)4.7 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3160 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB217 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJasmeet SinghPETR JAHODA

Customer experience

Dialogue

All ratings31 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EPUB Reader

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dialogue

Subscriptions9
  • Dialogue Premium Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Free Trial for Monthly subscription7 Days trial$7.491 Month
  • Dialogue Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Dialogue Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Hidden Yearly Discount v2$39.991 Year
  • Dialogue Premium Annual$44.991 Year
  • Hidden Yearly Discount with Trial7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Free Trial for Annual subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Dialogue Premium Annual$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access - Discounted$89.99
3 purchases

EPUB Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Dialogue free?
Dialogue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dialogue or EPUB Reader?
Dialogue and EPUB Reader are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 31 and 60 ratings respectively.
Do Dialogue or EPUB Reader have ads?
Neither Dialogue nor EPUB Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dialogue or EPUB Reader?
Dialogue ships an update every 5 days, and EPUB Reader every 5 days. Most recently, Dialogue was updated on November 8, 2026 and EPUB Reader on November 11, 2026.

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