Comparison

LingRoll vs Wreader Ebook reader

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

Head to head
About

LingRoll

This app offers a comprehensive reading and listening experience for e-books. It supports various file formats, provides high-quality text-to-speech synthesis with customizable playback, and features advanced customization for the reading interface. Manage your library efficiently with powerful file management tools.

Highlights
  • Supports TXT, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF formats
  • High-quality TTS with Azure/Edge/Mimo engines
  • Customizable reading interface and themes
  • Advanced file management and import options
  • Background playback and widget support
  • Note-taking and bookmarking
  • Reading statistics and habit tracking
Features
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LingRoll is an all-in-one reading app built for people who love both reading and listening. It supports multiple ebook formats and advanced TTS features, giving you a smooth, flexible, and detailed reading experience. Core Features • Format support: TXT, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF • Smart listening: System TTS, Azure/Edge TTS, and MiMo TTS • Professional layout: Fully customizable reading interface • File management: Folder-based library, sorting, search, and recent imports • Statistics: Track reading and listening habits Detailed Features 1. File Support • Supports TXT, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF. DRM-protected files are not supported • Auto-detects text encoding and supports manual encoding selection • Extracts encrypted or unencrypted RAR, ZIP, and 7Z archives • PDF text extraction and OCR for scanned documents • Import via iTunes File Sharing, iCloud Drive, or WiFi transfer 2. Listening • Built-in iOS TTS voices • Azure/Edge TTS and MiMo TTS neural voices • Natural language recognition with voice matching for Azure/Edge TTS • Narration and dialogue detection with separate voices • TTS text replacement for pronunciation, terms, and symbols • Long-paragraph optimization for smoother playback • Auto skip trailing silence • Custom background music, speed, pitch, and volume • Sleep timer • Listen while reading, scroll freely, or follow the playing paragraph • Home screen display during background playback • Progress styles: highlight, underline, line-by-line highlight, sentence underline • Headphone controls and custom lock screen display • Pre-download full-book audio • Offline TTS audio duration statistics 3. Reading • System fonts and custom font installation • Adjustable spacing, margins, first-line indent, hanging indent, and more • Custom background image with optional scroll-follow effect • Custom themes with RGBA colors • Chinese conversion between Simplified, Traditional, Hong Kong Traditional, and Taiwan Traditional • Tencent Translation API support • Auto scroll/auto page turn with adjustable speed • Auto reading modes: pixel scroll, line-by-line display, sentence underline • TOC parsing for TXT, EPUB, MOBI, and AZW3 • Original annotation display for EPUB/MOBI/AZW3 4. Bookmarks and Notes • Categorized bookmarks • Notes with underline, wavy line, dashed line, double strikethrough, redaction line, border, and background color • Custom color for each note • Tap bookmarks or notes to jump • Export notes as Markdown or TXT 5. File Management • Real folder-based book management • Sort by name, size, date, type, or reading duration • Pin files and set folders to top, bottom, or hidden • Read covers from EPUB/MOBI/AZW3, or update via web search/photos • Rename files using built-in book titles • Search files, folders, and full text while reading • Recent imports for quick access 6. Format Conversion • Convert EPUB/MOBI/AZW3/PDF to TXT • Convert TXT to EPUB • Supports Chinese conversion and encoding selection • Preserves original TOC structure 7. Statistics • Daily reading/listening duration • Reading heatmap • Book progress • Offline TTS audio duration 8. Security • Password and Touch ID/Face ID protection 9. Migration and Sync • Export/import reading history and personal settings • Export single or multiple themes

About

Wreader Ebook reader

Features
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# Wreader — Ebook Reader Wreader is an ebook reader designed to give you a comfortable and customizable reading experience. Open EPUB, PDF, TXT, and other book formats, personalize the way you read, listen to your books with Text-to-Speech, and keep your library synced across your devices using Google Drive. Enjoy dark and sepia themes, RTL reading support, multiple languages, highlights, bookmarks, notes, and more. ## Features * **Open Your Books** — Import EPUB, PDF, TXT, and other supported formats. Your books are stored locally on your device. * **Text-to-Speech (TTS)** — Listen to your books and choose your favorite available voice for a comfortable, hands-free reading experience. * **Google Drive Sync** — Sync your books, library, and reading progress across your devices using your Google Drive. * **Reading Progress** — Keep track of your reading progress and continue where you left off. * **Right-to-Left (RTL) Reading** — Switch the reading direction for RTL languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. * **Sort & Genres** — Organize your library by recently added, title, reading progress, or genre. Create and edit genres for your books and group your library by genre. * **Bookmarks, Highlights & Notes** — Bookmark pages, highlight important passages, and add personal notes while you read so you can easily return to important ideas later. * **Light, Dark & Sepia Themes** — Choose the theme that feels best for you. Your selected theme is applied across the app and supported readers. * **Multiple Languages** — Use Wreader in English, العربية, 中文, Français, Español, and more. * **Customize Your Reading Experience** — Adjust font size, text color, background color, and other reading options to make reading more comfortable. * **Clean & Comfortable Reader** — Enjoy a simple, distraction-free interface designed to keep the focus on your books. Your books. Your way. **Read. Listen. Highlight. Take Notes. Sync. Anywhere with Wreader.** Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LingRoll4 screens
Wreader Ebook reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wreader Ebook reader at Free against LingRoll's $4.99. LingRoll's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Wreader Ebook reader is free to download; LingRoll costs $4.99 up front. Wreader Ebook reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. LingRoll asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LingRoll ships an update weekly, Wreader Ebook reader every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LingRoll versus Wreader Ebook reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingRollWreader Ebook reader
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYipeng HuangALWALEED ALRUTHAYA

In-app purchases

None

LingRoll

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Wreader Ebook reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • 3 Months plan$2.993 Months
One-time1
  • lifetime$11.99

Questions

Is LingRoll free?
LingRoll costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wreader Ebook reader free?
Wreader Ebook reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LingRoll or Wreader Ebook reader have ads?
Wreader Ebook reader shows ads; LingRoll does not.
Which is updated more often, LingRoll or Wreader Ebook reader?
LingRoll ships an update weekly, and Wreader Ebook reader every 3 days. Most recently, LingRoll was updated on October 1, 2026 and Wreader Ebook reader on September 20, 2026.

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