Calibre View vs Vellora Archive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calibre View
Browse and manage your Calibre ebook library on iOS devices. Connect to cloud storage or local files for fast searching, sorting, and filtering. Optimized for large collections and works offline once downloaded.
- Connect to cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, WebDAV)
- Browse library with metadata only
- Optimized for large libraries (15,000+ books)
- Customizable book list columns and sorting
- Fast search and filtering by tags, authors, series
- Download books locally for offline reading
- Supports multiple libraries and quick switching
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Calibre View lets you browse and search your Calibre ebook library on iPhone and iPad, using cloud storage or local files on your device. Connect your existing Calibre library and explore your entire collection with fast searching, flexible sorting, and powerful filtering, all in a clean, native iOS and iPadOS interface designed for libraries large and small. (Tested with a 16,000-book library!) Whether you want to quickly find a specific book or explore your collection by tags, authors, or series, Calibre View is built to stay responsive and organized, even with very large libraries. Key Features • Connect to Calibre libraries stored in Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, iCloud, or the Files app • Optionally upload only your metadata.db file to browse your library without downloading covers or books • Fast loading, even for huge libraries (a 16,000-book library opens in about 4 seconds) • Advanced search with AND, OR, NOT, exact phrases, and column searches like authors:austen or tags:"science fiction" • Customize which columns appear in the book list, similar to Calibre's desktop view, saved separately for each library • Sort by any Calibre column, including custom columns • Filter books instantly using tags, authors, series, and other metadata fields • View detailed book information and customize what appears on the book details screen • Tap a tag or author in detail view to see every matching book, sorted just like your library • Long-press to copy titles, authors, tags, and summaries • Choose a column for Quick Filter to refine search results, authors, or tags • Covers are downloaded on demand only when viewing book details, saving bandwidth and storage • Download books locally and share or open them in other reading apps in any available format • Support for multiple libraries, with quick switching between them, even across different cloud services • Optimized layouts for both iPhone and iPad, including optional horizontal scrolling for portrait phone use • Works fully offline once a library is downloaded (covers and book downloads require connectivity) • Supports both light mode and dark mode Calibre View is free, with an optional tip jar for anyone who'd like to support development. Calibre View is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Calibre or its developers.
Vellora Archive
Organize your personal documents, articles, and audio files in a single, calm digital library. Listen offline, follow along with text, and easily revisit original sources. This app helps you manage research, study materials, and cherished content without needing an account or subscription.
- Import documents, articles, and audio
- Convert text to speech
- Offline listening
- Follow along with text
- Chapter navigation
- Retain original source
- Customizable artwork
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Start a book on your phone. Continue it on your Mac or in visionOS. It syncs across all your devices. Private and local. No subscription. No fees. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Bring in the PDFs, EPUBs, articles, links, and audio you already own. • Read, or have it read to you with voices on your device. • Listen offline and follow along with the text. • Keep highlights, quotes, notes, and bookmarks beside the source. • Pick up exactly where you left off, on any of your devices. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Share a link from Safari and it is on the shelf when you come back. • Listen with the screen off, with controls on the lock screen. • Reading styles: type, size, page, and theme, the way you like to read. • Playback from your wrist with the Watch companion. WHO IT IS FOR Long reads, personal audiobooks, research, study material, and the pieces you do not want to lose in a sea of tabs. No account. No store. No ads. Your library stays on your device or in your own iCloud Drive. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unshackledpursuit.com/vellora#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vellora Archive at every 3 days against Calibre View's every 6 weeks. Vellora Archive also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Calibre View sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Vellora Archive sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calibre View against 5.0 for Vellora Archive. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Calibre View's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vellora Archive's.
Calibre View ships an update every 6 weeks, Vellora Archive every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calibre View | Vellora Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 26.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | DANIEL EDWARD LAMSON | Dylan Russell |
Customer experience
Calibre View
Vellora Archive
In-app purchases
Calibre View
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Vellora Archive
- Leave a Bookmark$1.99
- For the Price of a Book$9.99
- Help Grow the Archive$24.99
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