Comparison

PageWave vs expt

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

Head to head
About

PageWave

Organize and enjoy your personal audiobook and eBook collection with a clean, modern interface. Track reading progress, set daily goals, and access your library across Apple devices via iCloud or your own WebDAV server.

Highlights
  • Import audiobooks and eBooks
  • Organize library with series view
  • Track listening/reading progress
  • Personal Reading List
  • Bookmarks with notes
  • Daily reading goals
  • iCloud and WebDAV sync
Features
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PageWave – where books belong. PageWave brings order, clarity, and joy to your book collection. Import your own audiobooks and eBooks, organize them at a glance, and enjoy them in a clean, elegant design. PageWave is made for people who like to own their content but still want a modern app experience. Your library and progress sync automatically across your Apple devices via iCloud — start on your iPhone and pick up seamlessly on your iPad, no manual transfer required. Or store your library on your own WebDAV server (NAS, Nextcloud, etc.). Features • Import your own audiobooks (MP3, M4B, M4A, WAV, FLAC, and more) and eBooks (EPUB, PDF) • Organized library with a book series view • Powerful search – finds chapter titles, descriptions, and other metadata • Listening and reading progress automatically saved for each book • Personal reading list – plan what to read next • Bookmarks with notes and colors for audiobooks and eBooks • Text search within the eBook reader – search by chapter or the entire book • Companion PDFs for audiobooks – booklets, sheet music, or scripts right alongside the book • Widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Mac – includes playback controls directly in the widget • Siri & Shortcuts: start books and entire series via voice, control playback, check daily goals • Daily reading goal with reminders and a confetti celebration upon completion • Detailed reading statistics – updated in real-time, featuring streaks and reading trends • PageWave Rewind: your reading year presented as an animated "Stories" slideshow • Chapter and track navigation, adjustable playback speed • Sleep timer with fixed times, custom duration, or "until end of chapter" • Magic Metadata: relevant book info automatically added during import • PageWave on Apple Watch: access the first three audiobooks on your reading list right on your wrist • iCloud synchronization for your library, progress, and settings • WebDAV support for personal servers – NAS, Nextcloud, etc. • Automatic cover art extraction from file metadata (ID3, MP4 atoms, EPUB) or via JPEG/PNG • Optional metadata import via JSON file (title, author, series, etc.) • Available in German, English, French, and Italian Activation To unlock the full feature set, a purchase is required — available as a one-time in-app purchase or a subscription. Audiobooks and eBooks themselves cannot be purchased or subscribed to within the app. Privacy PageWave does not process personal data beyond what's needed for the app to function. That data stays local on your device or — if enabled — in your iCloud account or on your own WebDAV server. PageWave has no backend of its own. The books shown in the screenshots are sample content and are not part of the app. End User License Agreement (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://pyritapps.ch/en/privacy-policy-en/ Support https://pyritapps.ch/en/support-en/

About

expt

Features
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expt is a beautiful, distraction-free reader for all your local files. Import EPUBs, PDFs, comics, text files, and more — everything opens in a clean, focused reading experience designed for deep reading. **Read Everything** • EPUB books with chapter navigation and search • PDF documents with native rendering • CBZ and CBR comic archives with page-turn viewer • Plain text, Markdown, CSV, code files, and HTML • ZIP archives with image grid browser **Designed for Reading** • Six reader themes: Light, Sepia, Dark, Solarized, Nord, Ink • Adjustable font, size, line height, and margins • Distraction-free mode hides all chrome • Reading progress tracked automatically **Organize Your Library** • Create series to group related files in reading order • Label and filter files by type, status, or custom tags • Search across your entire library by title or author • Track reading streaks and daily stats **Built for Apple** • Native iOS design with dark and light mode • iPad support with adaptive layouts • iCloud sync for reading positions across devices • Text-to-speech with language detection **Your Files, Your Device** • 100% local — no cloud storage, no accounts, no tracking • Import via Files app, Share Sheet, or drag and drop • Files stay on your device in the app sandbox

Screenshots

PageWave4 screens
expt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: expt at none against PageWave's 3. expt also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. PageWave sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. expt asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PageWave versus expt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPageWaveexpt
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars ArnetArthur Park

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PageWave

Subscriptions2
  • PageWave Month1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • PageWave Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PageWave Lifetime$59.99
None

expt

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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