Comparison

Everbound vs Foliant

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

Head to head
About

Everbound

This open-source ebook reader offers an immersive reading experience with full EPUB support, rich annotations, and customizable themes. Seamlessly sync your progress with KOReader and import books from cloud storage. Enjoy smart reading features like automatic resume and dictionary lookup.

Highlights
  • Full EPUB support
  • Rich annotations and highlighting
  • Customizable reading experience
  • KOReader sync support
  • WebDAV cloud integration
  • Smart reading features
  • Flexible file import
Features
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Everbound is an open-source ebook reader designed for immersive and deep reading experiences. KEY FEATURES -Full EPUB Support Enjoy rich, beautifully rendered EPUB books with professional typography and layout. -Rich Annotations & Highlighting Enhance your reading with multiple highlight colors and styles (highlight, underline, squiggly). Perfect for students, researchers, and avid readers who want to mark important passages. -Customizable Reading Experience • Adjust font size to your preference • Choose from multiple built-in themes optimized for day and night reading • Customize theme colors for a personalized experience • Fine-tune layout settings for maximum comfort -KOReader Sync Support Seamlessly synchronize your reading progress, notes, and bookmarks with KOReader devices and sync servers. Pick up where you left off across all your devices. -WebDAV Cloud Integration Import books directly from WebDAV servers for seamless cloud library access. Keep your entire library accessible from anywhere. -Smart Reading Features • Automatically resume from your last reading position • Volume key navigation for hands-free reading • Dictionary lookup with Wiktionary integration • Organize and manage your entire ebook library -Flexible File Import Import EPUB files from local storage or use the built-in file picker. Your books, your way. WHY EVERBOUND? Everbound combines the power of open-source software with a polished, native mobile experience. Whether you're a casual reader, a student, or a researcher, Everbound provides the tools you need for thoughtful, immersive reading. Built on the proven foliate-js rendering engine, Everbound delivers reliable performance and beautiful book rendering. The app is actively developed and open-source, meaning you can trust it with your library and contribute to its future. Perfect for: • Avid readers who want a beautiful, distraction-free reading experience • Students and researchers who need powerful annotation tools • KOReader users who want mobile sync capabilities • Anyone who values open-source software and privacy Start your reading journey with Everbound today. Your next great book is waiting.

About

Foliant

Features
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Foliant is a reader for people who read a lot, and for a long time. Books are typeset by its own engine, so a page looks the way a typesetter would set it — not like a web page. LIKE PRINT • Hyphenation and justified text — without rivers of spaces. • Footnotes at the bottom of the page, as in a printed book. A long footnote continues on the next page. • Images, tables and poems keep the look the book gives them. • Lines are never cut by the screen edge: a page holds only whole lines. TURN PAGES YOUR WAY • Tap, swipe or use the volume buttons. • Page turn effects: page peel or slide. Or none at all. • Scroll reading with auto-scroll — change the speed on the go. • Adjust brightness with a gesture at the screen edge. SERIES AND SHELVES • Books of a series gather on their own shelf, in order. • Finished a volume? The next one is already prepared — it opens with a page turn, no trip back to the library. • Your own shelves, “read” marks, ratings and thoughts about a book. • Recently added books wait at the top of the library. EVERYTHING AT HAND • Table of contents with progress by chapter. • Bookmarks, quotes and notes tied to a place in the book. • Search in a book and across the whole library. • Translate a selection and look words up in the system dictionary. MAKE IT YOURS • Fonts, size, line spacing, margins and indents. • Paper to choose from: rice, brown, beach sand, snow, night and more — with texture or a solid color. • Reading indicator at the top or bottom: chapter, pages, clock. • Give any book its own settings. BOOKS FROM ANYWHERE • Add books from Files, via Share (several at once) or from zip archives. • Book covers appear right in the Files app. • OPDS catalogs and WebDAV servers. • Sync your reading position with KOReader and other readers via KOSync. • “Continue reading” widget on the Home Screen. NO TRACKING No ads, analytics or sign-up. Your books and notes stay on your device; the app only connects to servers you add yourself.

Screenshots

Everbound4 screens
Foliant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Foliant at 100% against Everbound's 50%. Everbound's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Everbound versus Foliant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEverboundFoliant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeighborhood Nerd, LLCYana Khalikova

Customer experience

Everbound

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Foliant

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Everbound

No in-app purchases

None

Foliant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Everbound free?
Everbound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Foliant free?
Foliant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Everbound or Foliant have ads?
Neither Everbound nor Foliant shows ads.

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