leaf vs Wreader Ebook reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
leaf
This app offers a natural reading experience with customizable scroll options and an integrated read-aloud feature. Access a vast library of free classics or import your own documents. Enjoy a distraction-free environment with no ads or intrusive elements.
- Natural vertical scroll and page curl
- Read-aloud narration with line highlighting
- Access to 70,000+ free classic books
- Import EPUB, PDF, and Markdown files
- Customizable themes, fonts, and spacing
- Organized library with shelves and filters
- Ad-free and distraction-free reading experience
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Scroll naturally. Read deeply. leaf is a reading app built for your phone. Read on your own, or let leaf read to you. Read with a natural vertical scroll, or turn pages with a page curl when you want a more traditional feel. leaf flows through your book the way your thumb already moves. When your attention keeps sliding off the page, tap play. leaf sets a gentle pace and lights up each line as you go. Turn on the voice and it reads the page aloud while you follow along, or lock your phone and keep listening. Narration uses the voices built into your iPhone, so it's free and unlimited, works offline, and your books never leave your phone. Browse and download over 70,000 free books from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks: classic literature, philosophy, fiction, and more. Import your own EPUB, PDF, and Markdown files too. No reading streaks. No goals. No ads. No noise. Just you and the book. READ ALONG AND NARRATION - Tap play and leaf sets the pace, lighting each line as you read - Turn on the voice and leaf reads the page aloud as the highlight follows - Free and unlimited: no hours to count, no account to make - Runs on your iPhone, works offline, and never uploads your books - Keeps reading with the screen locked. Pause, play, or skip back 15 seconds from the lock screen or your headphones - Picks a voice in your book's language. Apple's Enhanced and Premium voices are a free download and sound the most natural - Change the speed any time, pause with a tap, or step back a sentence - Works with every reading flow - Also works for PDFs READER - Three reading flows: Page Curl, Slide, or Continuous scroll - Vertical or horizontal page turns - Light, Dark, System, and E-Ink themes - Bookmarks, highlights, and notes - Multi-paragraph highlighting and sharing - Search within any book - Typefaces including Classic, Modern, Lexend, and Atkinson Hyperlegible - Adjust font size, spacing, and text density - Set a reading intention for each book - An exportable Reading Journal is created automatically when you highlight text or write a note PDFs - Read PDFs with the same reading flows as books - Pages follow your theme automatically, in light or dark - Columns are detected and shown one at a time, so the text is bigger and you never scroll sideways to read a line LIBRARY - Organise books into shelves, grouped into sections you can collapse - Filter by shelf, intention, or reading status - Sort by title, author, last opened, or shelf - View books as Grid or List - Search your entire library - Drop supported book files into the leaf folder and they'll appear in your library automatically - Use iCloud to share books between devices - Continue reading from your current book with the Home Screen widget FREE BOOKS - Browse and download from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks - Over 70,000 free classic and public domain titles - The Call of the Wild is included, so you can start reading straight away - Import your own EPUB, PDF, and Markdown files - Supports multiple file and folder import LEAF PRO - Six more themes: Sepia, Ivory, Mist, Forest, Midnight, and Amber Night - Design up to six custom themes of your own - Three more typefaces (Literata, Spectral, and Merriweather) or import your own - Line, paragraph, and letter spacing - Sync your library across devices - Sync reading progress, highlights, notes, bookmarks, shelves, and Reading Journal entries Privacy Policy: https://readleaf.co/legal Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Wreader Ebook reader
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Wreader — Ebook Reader Wreader is an ebook reader designed to give you a comfortable, customizable, and versatile reading experience. Read ebooks, comics, and manga in one place. Open EPUB, PDF, MOBI, TXT, CBZ, CBR, and many other book and archive formats. Personalize the way you read, listen to your books with TTS (Text-to-Speech), track your reading statistics, and keep your library synced across your devices using Google Drive. Enjoy dark and sepia themes, RTL reading support, multiple languages, highlights, bookmarks, notes, detailed reading statistics, and more. ## Features * **Open Your Books** — Import ebooks, documents, comics, manga, and other supported files. Your books are stored locally on your device. * **Comic & Manga Reader** — Read your comics and manga directly in Wreader with support for popular comic book formats including CBZ, CBR, CB7, and CBT. * **Archive Files Support** — Add all your books from an archive file to your library with one tap. Wreader supports a wide range of archive formats, making it easy to import and organize your book collection. * **Wide Format Support** — Read and import a wide variety of ebook, document, comic, and archive formats: **Ebooks & Documents:** EPUB, PDF, TXT, MOBI, AZW3, DOC, DOCX **Comics & Manga:** CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT **Archive Files:** ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ/GZIP, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ISO, LZH/LHA, XAR, CPIO, ZST, LZ4 * **Reading Statistics — Become a Better Reader** — Track your reading activity directly from each book's information card. See useful statistics such as your reading progress, current page, pages left in the book, pages left in the current chapter, total chapters, current chapter, reading speed, estimated time left in the book, time spent reading, and pages read. Follow your progress over time, improve your reading habits, increase your reading speed, and become a better reader. * **Reading Progress** — Easily see how far you have progressed through each book and continue exactly where you left off. * **Text-to-Speech (TTS)** — Listen to your books and choose your favorite available voice for a comfortable, hands-free reading experience. * **Google Drive Sync** — Sync your books, library, and reading progress across your devices using your Google Drive. * **Right-to-Left (RTL) Reading** — Switch the reading direction for RTL languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. * **Sort & Genres** — Organize your library by recently added, title, reading progress, or genre. Create and edit genres for your books and group your library by genre. * **Bookmarks, Highlights & Notes** — Bookmark pages, highlight important passages, and add personal notes while you read so you can easily return to important ideas later. * **Light, Dark & Sepia Themes** — Choose the theme that feels best for you. Your selected theme is applied across the app and supported readers. * **Multiple Languages** — Use Wreader in English, العربية, 中文, Français, Español, and more. * **Customize Your Reading Experience** — Adjust font size, text color, background color, and other reading options to make reading more comfortable. * **Clean & Comfortable Reader** — Enjoy a simple, distraction-free interface designed to keep the focus on your ebooks, comics, and manga. Your books. Your comics. Your way. **Read. Listen. Track. Improve. Highlight. Take Notes. Organize. Sync. Anywhere with Wreader.** Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: leaf at none against Wreader Ebook reader's shown. Wreader Ebook reader's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. leaf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Wreader Ebook reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | leaf | Wreader Ebook reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abraham Jesri | ALWALEED ALRUTHAYA |
In-app purchases
leaf
- Leaf Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Leaf Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Wreader Ebook reader
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- 3 Months plan$2.993 Months
- lifetime$11.99







