Comparison

Chipmunk vs EPUB Reader

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

Head to head
About

Chipmunk

Features
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Chipmunk is a lightweight Vietnamese EPUB reader that reads books aloud for you. Import your EPUB file, press play, and listen from chapter to chapter β€” even in the background. Chipmunk turns your Vietnamese EPUB books into a hands-free listening experience using the built-in iOS text-to-speech engine. The app is designed for long listening sessions: simple controls, clear chapter navigation, and automatic resume so you can continue where you left off. Key Features: + EPUB reader (Vietnamese only) - Supports EPUB format - Optimized for Vietnamese text - Uses iOS system voices (offline, no account required) + Listen like an audiobook: - Read aloud chapter by chapter - Automatically continues to the next chapter - Play, pause, skip forward or backward by 10 seconds - Works in the background like a music app + Chapter navigation: - View all chapters in the book - Jump to any chapter instantly - Resume from your last listening position + Reading highlight & progress: - See a preview of the current content - Highlight the word currently being read - Display chapter progress and full book progress + Dark Mode support: - Comfortable reading in low-light environments - Follows system appearance automatically Who is Chipmunk for? - People who want to listen to Vietnamese EPUB books - Users who prefer offline, private reading - Anyone who wants a simple audiobook-style reader without ads or accounts ------ Privacy: - Chipmunk works entirely on your device. - Your books are stored locally and never uploaded. - Privacy policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-for-Chipmunk-2bf7f108bb6e801da7ace40a313c99de

About

EPUB Reader

Features
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One reader for your books, your documents and your audiobooks. Read and listen to YOUR OWN books β€” fully offline, no account required. WHAT YOU GET β€’ Books: EPUB, PDF, DjVu; comics CBZ/CBR/CBT/CB7 β€’ Kindle: MOBI, AZW, AZW3 (DRM-protected files are not supported) β€’ Documents: TXT, Markdown, Word and more, converted for smooth reading β€’ Audio: MP3, M4B, M4A, FLAC and other audiobooks β€’ Scanned PDFs: built-in OCR β€” select, search and look up text READING β€’ Six themes; adjustable font, size, line spacing and margins; import your own fonts β€’ Paged or scrolling view; table of contents, full-text search, bookmarks, highlights and notes β€’ Reading position saved automatically; turn passages into shareable quote cards β€’ Word Bank for building vocabulary in foreign languages LISTENING β€’ On-device neural voices read aloud offline, with follow-along highlighting and automatic page turns β€’ Chinese text is split intelligently by punctuation; adjustable speed and sleep timer GETTING BOOKS IN β€’ Files app, Share Sheet and AirDrop β€’ Upload from any computer's browser over the same Wi-Fi β€” perfect for batches β€’ WebDAV servers (NAS, Synology, Nextcloud) and OPDS catalogs β€’ One-tap transfer between two devices on the same local network SYNC & PRIVACY β€’ Optional iCloud sync for progress, notes, Word Bank and library β€” or stay 100% on-device β€’ No sign-up, no tracking; your books stay on your own devices Note: DRM-protected Kindle and Apple Books files cannot be opened. Requires iOS 16 or later.

Screenshots

Chipmunk4 screens
EPUB Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Chipmunk versus EPUB Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChipmunkEPUB Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS1716.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB92 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLong NguyenHailu Bai

In-app purchases

None

Chipmunk

No in-app purchases

None

EPUB Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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