NovelGlide vs Widget Reader

NovelGlide is a clean, privacy-first EPUB reader for your phone and tablet. Bring your own EPUB books, or discover free public-domain classics from built-in catalogs — then read the way you like: adjustable fonts and themes, dark mode, highlights, and bookmarks. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read EPUB e-books in a smooth, distraction-free reader • Listen with read-aloud (text-to-speech) — keep playing with the screen off, and control it from the lock screen • Read along with a book's own recorded narration, when the EPUB includes it • Add books straight from other apps with the share sheet • Vertical writing for Chinese & Japanese, with furigana, Zhuyin (注音), and pinyin ruby • Tap any Chinese or Japanese word for an instant dictionary lookup • Save words to a vocab library as you read, review them later, and export to Anki • Translate a selection in the reader, with offline language packs • Two-page spread on a tablet or in landscape • Sync your library across devices with Google Drive • Find free public-domain books in-app, or connect your own OPDS server (Calibre, Kavita) • Highlights, bookmarks, in-book search, and collections to organize your library • Dark mode and adjustable typography for comfortable reading PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required to read your own books. NovelGlide is free — no forced subscription, no ads. NovelGlide reads EPUB files. Read-aloud uses your device's synthesized voice; recorded narration plays only for EPUBs that include it.

Widget Reader is a quiet, local-first ebook reader for the books you already own. Import a file, settle into a distraction-free page, or listen with offline Read Aloud. No account, no online bookstore, and no ads. READ FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN Put your current book in a small, medium, or large Home Screen widget. Move to the previous or next passage right from the widget, then open the app whenever you want the full page. Use Synced progress to keep one reading position, or Separate progress for quick reading that never moves your place in the app. BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS Import DRM-free EPUB, TXT, text-based PDF, MOBI/AZW, Markdown, HTML, and FB2 files from your device. Add multiple books at once, keep them in a clean library, and choose a two-column, three-column, or list layout. Rename a book locally and return to the exact place where you stopped. LISTEN, EVEN OFFLINE Turn your ebooks into a personal listening library with system voices installed on your device. Read Aloud highlights the current sentence and follows along automatically. Adjust playback from 0.5x to 2.0x, choose a voice, set a sleep timer, and continue listening in the background with Lock Screen and headphone controls. MAKE EVERY PAGE YOURS • Choose your font and text size• Adjust spacing, margins, indentation, and alignment• Switch between comfortable reading themes• Read by tap, swipe, scroll, or page curl• Save bookmarks, highlights, and notes• Review highlights and notes in one place• Track reading time, days, and progress PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your imported books, reading positions, bookmarks, highlights, notes, and preferences stay on your device by default. Widget Reader does not require an account or upload your library to a cloud service. A few minutes is enough for another passage. Bring the books you love and make room for a little reading today. Notes: Supported ebooks must be DRM-free. PDFs must contain extractable text; scanned PDFs and OCR are not supported. Keep your original files, because local content may not be recoverable after the app is deleted or its data is cleared. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/