Comparison

Spoka vs Librosy

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

Head to head
About

Spoka

Features
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Spoka Reader turns your device into a private reading studio — and it reads your books aloud. Import EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, TXT, or PDF files, listen with natural text-to-speech voices, organize your bookshelf, and track every minute you spend reading. Enjoy advanced reading analytics, daily focus charts, and detailed statistics that reveal your habits and progress. Tap any passage to translate it instantly, and keep every highlight and note in one place. Customize everything — fonts, colors, layout, and reading mode — for long, comfortable sessions, day or night. Main Features: • Listen to any book: immersive text-to-speech (TTS) with voice controls • Personal bookshelf with folders and drag-and-drop organization • Support for EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, TXT, and PDF formats • Instant translation of selected text while you read • Deep statistics: streaks, reading time, and book insights • Notes hub with highlight previews and instant page jump • Full offline reading support — no account required • Custom themes, typography, and interface layout Perfect for: readers, students, and researchers who value focus, insight, and a private reading space that adapts to them. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/spokareader/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Librosy

A beautifully designed reader for iOS that supports multiple book formats. It allows users to highlight text, save quotes, and organize notes. Track progress on both digital and physical books with integrated tools.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT, Markdown, HTML, RTF
  • Highlighting with color-coded quotes
  • Centralized saving of quotes, words, and highlights
  • Paper book tracking with timer and page counter
  • Smart library with auto-shelving and search
  • iCloud sync for progress and notes
  • Native iOS gestures and dark mode support
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Librosy is a calm, beautifully made iOS reader for people who read closely, not fast — and want to keep what their books leave behind. Any format EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT, Markdown, HTML, RTF — one beautiful reader for everything you read. Highlights with color Long-press, drag, pick a color. Your quote is saved — and you can share it as a designed card on Threads, Instagram, or Telegram. Memory Everything you save from a book — quotes, words, highlights, bookmarks — lives in one place. Add a thought, or tag how it made you feel. Librosy brings it back to you later. Paper books Add a paper book: snap the cover, run a session timer and page tracker, follow progress in a Live Activity. Camera and photos are used only for the cover. Smart library Auto-shelves by folder. Search across books, quotes, and notes. Multi-select for batch actions. iCloud Sync Reading progress, highlights, notes, bookmarks, and saved words follow you between devices through your own iCloud. Book files stay where you put them — we never see your data. Native iOS Gestures, haptics, smooth motion, dark mode, OLED — done right. Ukrainian-first Interface in Ukrainian, with hyphenation and local typography. English included. Completely free. Every feature, for everyone — no subscriptions, no ads, no limits. Made in Ukraine by one designer-developer. Not a social network. Not a store. Not a page counter. Just a calm home for everything you read — and everything it gave you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://librosy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://librosy.app/privacy

Screenshots

Spoka4 screens
Librosy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spoka at none against Librosy's 2. Spoka also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Librosy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year. Spoka asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spoka ships an update every 5 weeks, Librosy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Spoka versus Librosy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpokaLibrosy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoghomon ChilingaryanVitalii Trus

In-app purchases

None

Spoka

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Librosy

Subscriptions1
  • Librosy Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Librosy Pro · Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Spoka free?
Spoka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Librosy free?
Librosy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spoka or Librosy have ads?
Neither Spoka nor Librosy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spoka or Librosy?
Spoka ships an update every 5 weeks, and Librosy monthly. Most recently, Spoka was updated on October 25, 2026 and Librosy on October 17, 2026.

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