Comparison

EPUB Reader vs Rumi

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

Head to head
About

EPUB Reader

This app offers a versatile reading experience for various digital formats, including EPUB, PDF, comics, and audiobooks. It provides extensive customization options for typography, color themes, and reader controls, ensuring a personalized and comfortable reading environment. The app also supports seamless library management and synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, CBZ, CBR, and audiobooks
  • Customizable typography and color themes
  • Read aloud functionality with offline neural voices
  • Syncs reading position with e-readers
  • Organized library with instant search and metadata detection
  • Highlighting, note-taking, and export options
  • Reading statistics and progress tracking
Features
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EPUB, PDF, comics, and audiobooks in one native iOS reader. Fast, deeply customizable, and built to disappear so you can simply read. FOUR FORMATS, ONE SHELF Read EPUB 3 and PDF. Read CBZ and CBR comics and manga, with two-page spreads, double-tap zoom, and a reading direction you set per book. Listen to audiobooks with chapters, a sleep timer, Car Mode, and CarPlay. Or follow along with EPUB 3 narration, where the text highlights in time with the voice. READ ALOUD Any book can be read to you, by any Apple voice on your device or by natural neural voices in 31 languages that you download once and then run offline. The sentence highlights as it is spoken and the pages turn on their own, with speed presets, sentence skips, a sleep timer, and Lock Screen controls. Prepare a book in advance and keep listening with the screen off. TYPOGRAPHY YOU CONTROL 200+ fonts, or import your own. Tune size, weight, line and paragraph spacing, alignment, hyphenation, and separate margins for portrait and landscape. Save settings per book so a novel, a textbook, and poetry each look right. Build your own color themes and let them switch at sunset. Choose which buttons the reader toolbar shows and where a tap opens it, and give links their own color and style. Smart dark mode keeps images natural, and in-reader brightness, Line Focus, and eye-care break reminders protect your eyes. NO LOCK-IN, EVER Your books stay ordinary files in an ordinary folder, never a proprietary database. Point JustRead at any folder: on device, iCloud Drive, or one your cloud app syncs through Files. Import from a Calibre server or any OPDS catalog. Email a book to your Kindle or PocketBook. IN SYNC WITH YOUR E-READER Your reading position follows you to any e-reader running KOReader, a Kobo included, in both directions. Connect a self-hosted Grimmory server to browse and download its books, send books to it, and keep status, ratings, highlights, notes, and bookmarks in step both ways. A LIBRARY THAT SCALES Thousands of books with no lag, and a book opens in about a second. Instant search by title, author, or series. Automatic metadata and series detection, 11 sort modes, saved filters, collections, and tags. Edit any book's details by hand, description included. Spotlight opens any book from your home screen. HIGHLIGHTS, NOTES, BOOKMARKS Highlight, underline, and attach a note. Browse every highlight across your whole library in one place, share a quote as a card, or export to Markdown, PDF, or Readwise. YOUR READING, IN NUMBERS Daily goals, a yearly books goal, streaks, and milestone badges. An hourly heatmap shows when you read best. Monthly and yearly recaps, plus a story-style Reading Wrap that turns your year into cards worth sharing. AND THE REST Home screen and lock screen widgets. Dictionary and translation. Full-text search and a nested table of contents. iCloud sync, so you resume on the exact line on any device. Right-to-left and Japanese vertical text. A page curl, if you want one. Free for 14 days, then a subscription or a lifetime purchase, both with Family Sharing. Available in 21 languages. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://justread.app/en/privacy_policy

About

Rumi

Features
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Rumi: Lifetime Edition is the complete Masnavi, on your phone and off the grid. For 750 years, the Masnavi has transformed hearts. Now you can step inside its world, explore its stories, and sit with its wisdom. All in one beautifully crafted app with no accounts and no internet required. STUDY & PRACTICE Five playful games turn the Masnavi into something surprisingly fun. Match stories to their themes, spot the odd one out, connect verses to their origins, and see how deep your understanding goes. The more you explore, the more rewarding it gets. Not sure what to read next? The random story picker will surprise you. STORIES THAT COME ALIVE The Masnavi's 201 chapters, each one an experience to walk through. Read verse by verse with commentary that unlocks hidden meanings. Every story ends with a reflection question that turns the mirror inward. Listen to any verse read aloud with text to speech, even in the background like an audiobook. Bookmark where you left off, auto play at your own pace, and jump to any verse instantly. READ THE COMPLETE MASNAVI All six books of the Masnavi, cover to cover. Over 25,000 verses in a complete English translation. Listen hands free with text to speech while you walk, commute, or rest. Bookmark your place, resume where you left off, and read at your own pace with auto play. SEARCH ACROSS 25,000 VERSES Find any verse instantly. Full text search across all six books with highlighted results. Tap a result to jump straight to that verse in the reader. GUIDED JOURNEYS Programs that take you deep into the Masnavi's core themes: love, ego, surrender, patience, trust. Each step pairs curated readings with reflections tailored to what you just read. Track your progress and revisit completed journeys anytime. A VERSE FINDS YOU EVERY DAY Each evening, a verse from the Masnavi arrives, chosen to resonate with where you are. Tap to discover the full story behind it. CRAFTED WITH CARE No account required. No internet needed. Dark mode for contemplative reading. Built on a complete English translation of all six books. FREE TO START, YOURS TO OPEN Browse all 201 chapters with their summaries and themes, search every verse, and take the Story Spinner for a turn, all free. A membership opens the reading itself: all 201 chapters, all six books verse by verse, all 13 guided journeys, the study games, and narration for everything. Choose monthly, yearly, or one payment for lifetime access. No ads. Ever. WHAT'S INCLUDED • Five interactive study challenges • Random story picker for when you need inspiration • Full book reader for all 25,000+ verses across six books • Full text verse search across all six books • 201 chapters drawn from all six books of the Masnavi • Auto play with adjustable speed for hands free reading • Text to speech with background playback for listening like an audiobook • Bookmark and resume from where you left off • Expert commentary on every story • Reflection questions for contemplation • Guided journey programs with progress tracking • Daily verse matched to your mood • Weekly activity tracking • Dark mode • Works completely offline SUPPORT Questions or feedback? Contact us at support@stackbase.space Privacy Policy: https://pages.stackbase.space/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://pages.stackbase.space/legal/terms-of-service The reed flute has been calling. Are you ready to listen?

Screenshots

EPUB Reader4 screens
Rumi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EPUB Reader at every 5 days against Rumi's every 2 months. Rumi's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EPUB Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Rumi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EPUB Reader ships an update every 5 days, Rumi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EPUB Reader versus Rumi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEPUB ReaderRumi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (59 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPETR JAHODAMetin Ata YETER

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EPUB Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99
3 purchases

Rumi

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$35.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rumi free?
Rumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EPUB Reader or Rumi have ads?
Neither EPUB Reader nor Rumi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EPUB Reader or Rumi?
EPUB Reader ships an update every 5 days, and Rumi every 2 months. Most recently, EPUB Reader was updated on November 5, 2026 and Rumi on October 31, 2026.

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