Comparison

BiblioFuse Reader & Compress vs Marky

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

Head to head
About

BiblioFuse Reader & Compress

Features
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Read your ebooks, comics and documents on iPhone and iPad. BiblioFuse brings your own books, cloud folders and library servers together, with annotations, Read Aloud and an Apple Watch companion. YOUR BOOKS, YOUR LIBRARY - Read EPUB, PDF, CBZ, CBR, RAR, ZIP and TXT, including comic EPUBs and vertical Japanese novels. - Organize books with folders, search, covers, ratings, tags, bookmarks and reading progress. - Import from Files, iCloud Drive, the document picker or local transfer. Browse local folders; iCloud folder browsing requires BiblioFuse Pro. - Browse and stream from BiblioFuse hosts on Mac, NAS or PC, and connect to OPDS, Kavita, Komga and Calibre catalogs. - Bring supported server Continue Reading lists together in Recent, with an All view, source selection and refresh. Available lists depend on the server. READ YOUR WAY - Choose paged or continuous reading, comic spreads and optional animated page curl. Set library grid columns for portrait and landscape, or let Automatic fit the screen. - Keep your book open and your place when rotating, resizing or folding a supported device. - Read TXT with multilingual chapter recognition and custom heading rules. Show or hide detected chapter rules for each book's contents list without changing its text. - Listen to EPUB and TXT with Read Aloud and a sleep timer. - Navigate books and your library with an optional Bluetooth game controller. HIGHLIGHTS, NOTES AND SYNC - Create highlights and notes in EPUB, TXT and selectable-text PDF, or page and region notes in comics and archives. Annotations are available free, with browsing, filters and export. - Sync supported reading positions, bookmarks and annotations through iCloud, BiblioFuse hosts and compatible server integrations. Capabilities vary by server and format. Books downloaded from Kavita, Komga, Calibre and BiblioFuse hosts for offline reading sync back to the server when it is available again. - BiblioFuse's Calibre Content Server integration is limited to EPUB, PDF, TXT, CBZ and CBR. Progress, bookmarks and text annotations sync only at supported, reliably matched locations. Image-page notes stay local; not every Calibre format or viewer function is supported. APPLE WATCH COMPANION - Browse local and iCloud books, BiblioFuse hosts and configured OPDS, Kavita, Komga and Calibre sources, with covers, folders and source filters in Recent. - Choose an EPUB or TXT book to start Read Aloud on the paired iPhone. Control pause, resume, stop and the sleep timer from your wrist. The iPhone handles book access, downloads and speech playback. - With a comic open on iPhone, turn pages and control auto-scroll from Apple Watch. Remote requests require an active connection to the paired iPhone. TRANSLATE AND MANAGE FILES - Translate supported comic pages on device and export a translated CBZ with BiblioFuse Pro. Availability depends on OS, device and language support. - Compress or merge supported book and image-document formats locally. Some cloud, remote-source and reader features require BiblioFuse Pro, including iCloud folder browsing, animated page curl and comic translation. Remote streaming requires a configured host; access over mobile data may require additional network setup. Books are supplied by you or your configured sources. Privacy Policy: https://mlt-solutions.github.io/app-legal-docs/bibliofuse/PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Marky

Features
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書くのが好きになる、Markdown エディタ。 Marky は「軽さ」と「美しいプレビュー」にこだわった iPhone 向けの Markdown エディタです。開いた瞬間に書けて、書いたものはそのまま整った文書になります。 ■ 主な機能 ・ライブプレビュー編集(書きながら仕上がりが見える) ・数式(LaTeX / KaTeX)・図(Mermaid)・表・コードのシンタックスハイライト ・チェックリスト、コールアウト、画像の埋め込み ・目次の自動生成でジャンプ ・PDF / HTML で書き出し(共有) ・テーマ切り替え(紙・セピア・ダーク・ターミナル 他)/写真から作るテーマ ・ファイルは端末内の .md をそのまま扱う ■ Marky Pro(買い切り) 一度の購入でずっと使えます。 ・広告の非表示 ・リッチな装飾(角丸・影・ブロック枠線) ・本文/コードのフォント変更 ・シンタックステーマの切り替え ・今後追加される Pro 機能も追加課金なし ※ 無料版では広告が表示されます。

Screenshots

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Marky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BiblioFuse Reader & Compress at none against Marky's shown. BiblioFuse Reader & Compress also leads on device support (6 vs 1). Marky's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. BiblioFuse Reader & Compress sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Marky sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BiblioFuse Reader & Compress ships an update every 2 weeks, Marky daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
BiblioFuse Reader & Compress versus Marky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiblioFuse Reader & CompressMarky
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKIEN WEI CHOOtakumi otani

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BiblioFuse Reader & Compress

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99
1 purchases

Marky

One-time1
  • Marky Pro$3.99

Questions

Is BiblioFuse Reader & Compress free?
BiblioFuse Reader & Compress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marky free?
Marky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BiblioFuse Reader & Compress or Marky have ads?
Marky shows ads; BiblioFuse Reader & Compress does not.
Which is updated more often, BiblioFuse Reader & Compress or Marky?
BiblioFuse Reader & Compress ships an update every 2 weeks, and Marky daily. Most recently, BiblioFuse Reader & Compress was updated on November 5, 2026 and Marky on October 25, 2026.

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