UniBook vs TomoTomo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UniBook
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Tired of subscriptions? UniBook is a one-time-purchase reader for the EPUB, PDF, M4B, and MP3 files you own. Read and listen offline, keep your library organized, and pick up exactly where you left off. — WHY READERS CHOOSE UNIBOOK — PAY ONCE, READ FOR LIFE A single in-app purchase unlocks the full reader. No monthly plan and no automatic renewal. YOUR LIBRARY STAYS YOURS Import compatible DRM-free files through Files, iCloud Drive, or the Share extension. Your imported books remain on your device, UniBook does not upload your library, and no account is required. — FEATURES — EPUB READER • Adjustable text size and reading themes • Light, sepia, and dark reading themes • Save highlights and quotes • Share quotes as polished images • Resume from your saved position • See reading progress in the reader and your library PDF READER • Native PDF viewing • Page and progress tracking • Saved position for reliable resume • Progress visible alongside your other books AUDIOBOOK PLAYER • M4B and MP3 audiobooks • Single-file and multi-file books • Playback speed from 0.5x to 2x • Sleep timer • Background playback and lock-screen controls • Resume from your last position • Chapter navigation LIBRARY MANAGEMENT • Custom shelves and favorites • Dedicated Reading and Finished shelves • Active books stay easy to reach; completed books move to the end • Import several compatible files from Files • Add books and audiobooks from other apps with the Share extension • Share or remove your own files at any time READING STATISTICS • Daily reading and listening time • Reading streaks and daily goals • Yearly activity graph • Year in Review SIRI • Resume your last audiobook with the “Play Last Audiobook” shortcut Supported formats: EPUB, PDF, M4B, MP3 UniBook is built for readers who manage their own digital library and want a focused, private reading experience without a recurring subscription. Note: UniBook is a reader app. It does not sell, distribute, or provide book content. You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to use every file you import. DRM-protected files are not supported.
TomoTomo
Seamlessly switch between reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks. Your progress is automatically synced across both formats, ensuring you never lose your place. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free experience with support for standard epub and audiobook files.
- Sync position between epub and audiobook
- Switch between reading and listening
- Automatic position carry-over
- Distraction-free reading
- Supports standard epub and audiobook formats
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Read the book or listen to it. Switch from where you left off. Ask the AI questions about what you're reading. Have it generate images. This isn't a store and it isn't a subscription. If you already own the ebook and the audiobook, however you got them, TomoTomo just works with the files you have. No new library to buy into, no locking your books behind another app's account, no paying Amazon a second time for something you already paid for once. What it does: Reads your own EPUB and PDF files, full screen, nothing in your way Plays your own M4B and MP3 folder audiobooks, with real lock screen controls Pairs books to their audiobooks automatically, or manually if it guesses wrong Highlights the narrated sentence as you read, with word highlighting and a reading window if you want them Finds a passage in the text and jumps your spot to it Lets you highlight and keep notes as you read Asks an AI companion about your book, with spoiler-aware catch-ups Generates illustrations from passages, and custom covers Adjustable font, spacing, and five themes, including true black Playback speed and a sleep timer, because obviously Browses free public-domain books and audiobooks Keeps your files on your device. Reading, listening, page scanning and audio alignment all work without a connection Syncs your position, highlights and stats across your devices using an anonymous account. No email needed unless you choose to sign in No ads, no analytics, no tracking There's also an optional AI companion. Ask questions about the book you're reading, get caught up on the chapters so far, or talk through what just happened. You choose how much of the book it can see: just nearby text, everything up to where you are, or the whole book. Imagine turns a passage you're reading into an illustration, and you can generate a custom cover for any book or audiobook. Nothing is sent until you use one of these, and the app shows you what it will send first. Generated images stay on your device. That's it. No gamification, no login wall, no upsell before you've even started reading, no renting access to books you've already bought. Just your books, staying in sync.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TomoTomo at every 5 days against UniBook's every 3 weeks. TomoTomo also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. UniBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TomoTomo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
UniBook ships an update every 3 weeks, TomoTomo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UniBook | TomoTomo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Tronin | Tyler Mulvey |
In-app purchases
UniBook
- UniBook Premium$49.99
TomoTomo
- imagine — 15 images$2.99
- companion — 50 messages$4.99
- pdf audio — 10,000 characters$4.99
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- pdf audio — 25,000 characters$11.99
- pdf audio — 50,000 characters$23.00








