Comparison

Vellum Reader vs EpubReader

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

Head to head
About

Vellum Reader

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Vellum is a minimalistic and elegant book reader designed for readers who appreciate a classy, distraction-free reading experience on iPhone and iPad. Your Personal Library Import your favorite books and documents with ease. Vellum supports PDF, EPUB, TXT, and RTF files. Smart metadata extraction automatically pulls titles, authors, and cover images from your PDFs. Organize Your Way • Create custom collections to group your reading • Mark favorites for quick access • Search and sort your library effortlessly • Track your reading progress across all documents A Beautiful Reading Experience • Choose from 8 elegant fonts including Georgia, Palatino, and Baskerville • 4 page themes: Light, Sepia, Dark, and Black (OLED) • Adjustable font size, line spacing, margins, and text alignment • Tap edges to turn pages or swipe naturally Thoughtful Features • Search Public Domains like "Project Gutenberg" and "StandardEbooks" for thousands of classics to import to your library • Automatic progress saving — pick up right where you left off • Bookmarks to mark important pages • Keep Screen Awake mode for uninterrupted reading • Visual progress bar and page numbers • Continue Reading section for quick access to current books • Utilize the AI recommendation feature to get book suggestions based on the current works in your library Five Beautiful App Themes Personalize Vellum with Sepia, Midnight, Ocean, Forest, or Lavender accent themes. Privacy First Vellum respects your privacy completely. All your books and reading data stay on your device. No accounts required. No data collection. Just you and your books. Download Vellum and rediscover the joy of reading.

About

EpubReader

Read EPUB books offline with a customizable reader. Listen to your books with built-in text-to-speech and sync your library across devices. Organize your collection with custom collections and smart sorting.

Highlights
  • Offline EPUB reading
  • Built-in text-to-speech (TTS)
  • iCloud library sync
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Organize books into collections
  • Multiple import methods
Features
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EpubReader is a clean, powerful ebook reader built exclusively for iPhone and iPad. Read EPUB books offline, listen with built-in text-to-speech, and sync your entire library across devices with iCloud. Import DRM-free EPUB books in seconds, organize them into custom collections, customize every detail of your reading experience — fonts, themes, dark mode — and pick up right where you left off on any device. Effortless Book Import • Import EPUB files from Files or iCloud Drive • WiFi Transfer – drag and drop books from Mac or PC • Open in from Safari • AirDrop support Fully Customizable Reading • Light, Sepia, Dark Mode & True Black (OLED) night mode themes • Adjust font size, line height, margins, and spacing • Choose from premium, highly readable fonts • Page curl animation or smooth vertical scrolling • Bookmarks with notes and color highlights Built-in Text-to-Speech (TTS) — Read Aloud • Listen to your ebooks hands-free like an audiobook • Real-time sentence highlighting • Automatic page turning • Great for multitasking or resting your eyes Automatic iCloud Sync • Sync books across iPhone and iPad • Reading progress, bookmarks & highlights stay updated • Secure and private — powered by your personal iCloud Smart Library & Collections • Organize your books into custom collections • Create multiple bookshelves for different genres, authors, or projects • Quickly add or move books between collections • Smart sorting by recent reads so your current book is always easy to find • Full Table of Contents navigation Privacy First • EpubReader never tracks your reading habits. • No analytics tracking. • No data selling. • No mandatory sign-ups. • All books stay on your device or securely in your personal iCloud. Download EpubReader today and enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Note: EpubReader supports DRM-free EPUB files only. DRM-protected books are not supported.

Screenshots

Vellum Reader4 screens
EpubReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vellum Reader and EpubReader are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Vellum Reader versus EpubReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVellum ReaderEpubReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUZETTE RENEE COPLEY DE SCHRYVERPenghui Zhao

In-app purchases

None

Vellum Reader

No in-app purchases

None

EpubReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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