Send to X4 vs Sutra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Send to X4
Wirelessly send articles, notes, and custom screensavers to your e-ink reader. Convert web content to EPUBs, import your own files, and manage content directly on the device. Enjoy a private, cloud-free experience over local WiFi.
- Convert articles to EPUB
- Import custom EPUB files
- Send text notes
- Design custom screensavers
- Browse e-ink wallpapers
- Manage device files
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Your all-in-one companion for the Xteink X4 e-ink reader. Send articles, notes, custom screensavers, and EPUB files — all over WiFi, with zero cloud accounts. • ARTICLES TO EPUB IN SECONDS Paste any URL or tap Share from your browser. Send to X4 strips ads and clutter, then converts articles into clean EPUBs optimized for e-ink. Supports threads, long-form content, and image-rich pages. Queue multiple articles and batch-send them all at once — even pre-download them for offline sending later. • IMPORT YOUR OWN EPUBs Already have EPUB files? Pick them from your device and send them straight to the X4. No conversion needed. • QUICK NOTES Type or paste any text and send it to your X4 as a .txt file. Perfect for meeting notes, to-do lists, or reading lists. Drafts are saved automatically. • SLEEP SCREEN DESIGNER Create your own lock screen with the built-in editor. Add text, images, and freehand doodles. Use the Sign mode for full-screen to-do lists that auto-size to fill the display. Enable "Overwrite Default" to always replace the same file — your X4 lock screen becomes a living to-do list. • >1,000+ E-INK WALLPAPERS Browse curated wallpapers from x4ePapers (lowio.xyz and readme.club). Preview, send, or try a random pick. New wallpapers added regularly. • PHOTOS TO SCREENSAVERS Pick any photo from your gallery. It is automatically cropped, resized, and converted to a 480x800 BMP ready for the X4 display. • DEVICE FILE MANAGER Browse articles, notes, and screensavers already on the device. Preview sleep screen thumbnails. Swipe to delete files you no longer need. • 100% PRIVATE Everything transfers over local WiFi. No cloud. No accounts. No tracking. Your data stays between your phone and your X4. • WORKS WITH ALL FIRMWARE Full support for both Stock and CrossPoint firmware. Configurable IP, custom storage folders, and optional date-based subfolders to keep everything organized.
Sutra
Access your entire book collection from various sources in one beautiful app. Enjoy a customizable reading experience with synced progress, bookmarks, and highlights across devices. Organize your library with series info, search, and collections.
- Connect Kavita, Calibre, and OPDS servers
- EPUB and PDF reading with page-curl effect
- Rich typography and reading themes
- iCloud sync for progress, bookmarks, and highlights
- Offline downloads
- Highlighting and search functionality
- Series grouping and collections
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Sutra is a warm, thoughtful home for every book and comic you love. Bring together your self-hosted library, your manga, your classic EPUBs, and those “just one more chapter” reads in one beautifully calm reader. Connect Kavita, Komga, or Calibre; explore any OPDS catalogue; or discover a new favourite from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks. READ YOUR WAY • Enjoy EPUB, PDF, CBZ, MOBI, fixed-layout comics, and manga in one place • Move through comics panel by panel, or take in the whole page • Read right-to-left manga and beautiful iPad two-page spreads • Make the page yours with fonts, text size, spacing, themes, auto-scroll, page turns, and Sutra-only brightness control A LIBRARY THAT FEELS LIKE HOME • Browse dedicated Series and Collection views, with Favorites always close by • Sort by Recently Read, Title, Author, or Date Added while staying in a familiar cover grid • Let Sutra recover missing Calibre series details and keep your library beautifully organised • Pick up where you left off with dependable progress and finished-book sync for Kavita and Komga BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTERS • Connect Kavita, Komga, Calibre, Grimmory, or another OPDS server • Stream comic pages from Kavita and Komga when available, or download for offline reading • Keep your highlights and reading progress with you across your Apple devices Sutra is free to enjoy for EPUB and PDF reading, with no ads and no subscription. Unlock unlimited CBZ, MOBI, and Komga reading once, and keep it forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Send to X4 at 5.0 against Sutra's 4.3. Send to X4 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Sutra's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 5). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Sutra sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Send to X4 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Send to X4 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Send to X4's written reviews are positive against 73% of Sutra's.
Send to X4 ships an update daily, Sutra weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Send to X4 | Sutra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaime Chapinal | Koustav Dasgupta |
Customer experience
Send to X4
Sutra
In-app purchases
Send to X4
No in-app purchases
Sutra
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Sutra Pro$6.99








